Vita at Grove Isle, Completed: Coconut Grove’s Private-Island Answer to the Ultra-Luxury Condo

Completed in December 2025, Vita at Grove Isle brings 65 ultra-luxury residences to a private island setting in Biscayne Bay, pairing boutique scale with full-service wellness, racquet sports, marina-adjacent living, and two-story penthouses designed as rooftop terrace homes. With reported asking prices in early 2026 spanning the mid-$6 millions to the low-$20 millions and a notable $20.1 million penthouse sale, the project signals how decisively buyers are valuing privacy, waterfront access, and turnkey design in the Coconut Grove orbit.

Terrace-First Living in Coconut Grove: Park Grove and Mr. C Tigertail, Compared

In Coconut Grove, luxury buyers increasingly treat the terrace as the home’s most valuable room. Here is how two defining addresses, Park Grove and Mr. C Tigertail, deliver indoor-outdoor living through architecture, landscape, and hospitality-style programming.

Miami vs. the Caribbean: The New Second-Home Equation for Ultra-Wealthy Buyers

Miami’s second-home story has shifted from lifestyle upgrade to strategic positioning. In recent residential real estate analysis, Miami was ranked as the global epicenter for ultra-wealthy second homes, with roughly 13,200 ultra-high-net-worth individuals reported to own second homes here. At the same time, tax policy headlines, including a proposed California “Billionaire Tax Act” framework described as a one-time 5% excise tax on worldwide net worth above $1 billion, have sharpened the contrast between U.S. metros and offshore alternatives. For South Florida buyers, the real comparison is not “Miami or an island.” It is “Miami plus an island,” or “Miami as the operational base with optionality elsewhere.” The Caribbean remains compelling for privacy, seclusion, and residency pathways in certain jurisdictions. Yet Miami’s advantage is institutional: depth of healthcare, market liquidity and transparency, aviation and marine services, and a year-round social and cultural calendar. This is why the conversation has become less about pure escape and more about building a second-home portfolio that performs under scrutiny, whether that scrutiny is financial, familial, or geopolitical.

From Beachfront to Bayfront: Comparing South Florida’s Waterfront Lifestyles

South Florida’s most coveted addresses often share one defining feature: water. Yet “waterfront” is not a single lifestyle. Beachfront living prioritizes an open horizon, salt-air drama, and the ritual of stepping from lobby to sand. Bayfront living favors calmer waterways, yacht-ready convenience, and a more insulated sense of arrival. This guide compares both through the lens of daily rhythm, privacy, views, wind, boating, and long-term livability, so you can match the right shoreline to the way you actually want to live.

Top 4 Boutique Developments with Under 40 Residences in Coconut Grove

Coconut Grove’s newest luxury chapter is defined not by mega-towers but by finely edited buildings with fewer than 40 homes. This article profiles four of the neighborhood’s most coveted boutique developments – The Fairchild Coconut Grove, GlassHaus in the Grove, Opus Coconut Grove, and Ziggurat Coconut Grove – explaining how their architecture, amenities, and locations serve buyers who prize privacy, bay proximity, and a village lifestyle. For investors and end users alike, these addresses show how low-density design can quietly elevate daily life.

Vita at Grove Isle, Coconut Grove: Private Island Living Reimagined

Vita at Grove Isle brings a boutique, ultra-luxury sensibility to a rare 20-acre private island just off Coconut Grove. Conceived by CMC Group, the low-rise, three-building ensemble offers only 65 residences with sweeping Biscayne Bay views, deep outdoor living terraces, and a resort-caliber island club with dining, wellness, and sport. Thoughtful architecture follows the shoreline’s curve, while finishes and engineering reflect Italian craftsmanship and Miami-ready resilience. With private elevators, a marina, and two-story penthouses with rooftop pools, Vita redefines privacy without sacrificing connection to the Grove’s culture and convenience.