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Voyage EdgeMACALLAN 1926April 25, 20262 min readAd-free
Four Seasons Coconut Grove Opens With 143 Waterfront Units, $2M-$16M Range
Miami's fourth branded-residence tower positions deep-water slips and Five-Star infrastructure as the new baseline for yacht-owner primaries.
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In plain words
Coconut Grove's **42-slip** marina inside a branded tower establishes the service-infrastructure baseline that mobile UHNWs now expect from waterfront primaries.
143
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300 linear feet
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private boat slips to Miami's tightest inventory bracket
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Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove opened occupancy this month with 143 units priced $2 million to $16 million, adding 300 linear feet of waterfront and 42 private boat slips to Miami's tightest inventory bracket. The 23-story tower sits on 3.5 acres at 3300 Pan American Drive, ten minutes by tender from Biscayne Bay's main shipping channel and four blocks from the Coconut Grove Sailing Club's 1,200-member roster.
The project delivers what Marriott categorizes as Tier One branded residential infrastructure: dedicated marina concierge operations, a 75-foot lap pool with Biscae Bay sight lines, a private restaurant directed by a James Beard–nominated chef appointed in Q4 2024, and 24/7 Five-Star hospitality protocols borrowed from the adjacent 221-room Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club. Developer Terra Capital closed the site acquisition in 2019 for an undisclosed sum believed near $85 million; construction began in 2021 with oceanfront units pre-sold at an average $1,850 per square foot. Sales velocity exceeded original underwriting by 18%, with 71% of buyers listing primary residences outside Florida and 34% requiring boat slips longer than 50 feet.
The opening matters because it establishes the first full-service marina amenity inside a Miami-Dade branded-residence tower, a configuration previously limited to freestanding yacht clubs or hotel annexes. Coconut Grove's deep-water access allows vessels up to 120 feet without bridge clearance issues, a constraint that eliminates most Brickell and Edgewater properties. The model appeals to the segment Wealth-X tracks as "mobile UHNWs": principals maintaining 3+ residences, requiring embedded service infrastructure, and treating watercraft as primary transport between seasonally activated homes. Four Seasons operates 53 branded-residence projects globally; 19 opened since 2020, with 61% incorporating marina, golf, or ski-in adjacency as anchor amenities. The hospitality REIT model—where the brand collects 3-6% of gross revenue without balance-sheet exposure—now drives $4.2 billion in annual fees across Marriott, Rosewood, and Aman platforms, per JLL's Q1 2025 Branded Residential Index.
Watch for Q2 occupancy data from Miami-Dade's Marine Advisory Board, which tracks slip occupancy at private towers; sustained >85% utilization would validate the marina-centric model and likely accelerate Rosewood Brickell's pending yacht club addition, expected to break ground in late 2025. Four Seasons will open Shura Island (Red Sea, Saudi Arabia) in 2027 with a similar waterfront configuration; if Coconut Grove sustains resale premiums above 12% per annum through 2026, expect Terra Capital to replicate the format in Naples or Palm Beach, the only Gulf Coast markets with comparable slip demand.
Miami-Dade issued permits for nine new branded-residence towers in the past 18 months, but only two include boat slips exceeding 40 feet. Coconut Grove is the one already occupied.
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