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by Roger Sands
Jun 05, 2025

Sunland Group Unveils Waterfront Homes In Exclusive Miami Neighborhood

Affluent sun-seekers can now indulge in luxurious surroundings at newly-built waterfront homes in Miami’s tony Belle Meade neighborhood.

Sunland Group, a full-service design, development, construction and brokerage firm, recently debuted the Marea Collection of Casa Vista and Casa Coral, both priced at $10 million. Comprising four homes total when complete, the single-family residences are connected through modern aesthetic and emphasis on their pristine waterfront location and private access. Sunland Group’s in-house sales and marketing team, Sunland Real Estate, is exclusively representing the Collection.

Naoshi Matsumoto, founder of Sunland Group, says, “Our focus in Miami has been developing and designing beautifully built waterfront, single-family homes. When we came across the Belle Meade neighborhood and these four adjacent sites, we saw an immense opportunity, both in the amount of private waterfront access each residence has, as well as the proximity to the open waterways. People not only want immediate access to water, but they also want to be able to get out of the winding canals fairly quickly and easily. Belle Meade enabled all of this. The neighborhood is also an incredibly private and exclusive community, which buyers at this level tend to appreciate. These four projects are part of a broader vision for Belle Meade. We’ve already completed other developments in the area and continue to grow our presence with additional residences underway. It’s a clear reflection of the confidence we have in this neighborhood’s unique character and long-term appeal.”

To further elevate the Collection’s design presence, Sunland Group tapped acclaimed Chilean architect Gonzalo Mardones to collaborate on two of the residences. The resulting selection of homes plays off each other to create a cohesive group of properties that collectively redefine Miami’s vision of opulent waterfront living in one of its most desirable enclaves.

“Design is at the center of our ethos, which is why we opted to integrate this specialty into our practice, and we’re incredibly proud of the Marea Collection as it showcases this focus and attention to detail and craft,” explains Nicolas Izquierdo, Managing Director. “Waterfront single-family homes are highly desired among buyers looking to settle in Miami so we knew we had to let the location guide the design process. It was also very important that these homes embody comfort and elegance.”

Defined by white stucco exteriors, each home enhances the natural beauty of Miami’s waterways. Building upon the idyllic location and with the goal of drawing in the outdoors, the design team leveraged light as a primary building material, shaping each residence to maximize the number of windows and create sun-filled interiors throughout all points of each home. The building’s facade is a split between a white stucco upper half and a lower stone half composed of Moca Creme Limestone.

Located at NE 8th Avenue, Casa Vista and Casa Coral each features 50 feet of exclusive waterfront access. The oversized rear outdoor spaces connect to the ground floor living areas. They include a private lap pool, spa, alfresco dining area and spacious sundeck. Other hallmarks of the Marea Collection include large private terraces off the primary bedrooms and a rooftop patio, along with glass railings, wood cladding and abundant landscaping.

Casa Vista, an opulent five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom home, spans more than 4,500 square feet and employs a modernist aesthetic that becomes immediately warmed with a light color palette and wood and stone accents. The first floor features an open concept plan including a fully-appointed kitchen and dining area; oversized living space and ensuite bedroom. Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors run the entire length of the back of the residence. Floor-to-ceiling glass panels frame views of the adjacent waterfront and rear outdoor space, which has been arranged to emphasize the waterfront access.

The second floor is dedicated to the remaining four ensuite sleeping quarters. The primary bedroom is a tranquil sanctuary with its abundance of space, dressing room-style walk-in closet, luxuriously appointed bathroom and private terrace overlooking the waterfront. A secondary terrace provides the other three bedrooms with additional outdoor space. Adorning the home is the landscaped rooftop patio featuring water views. A two-car garage is attached on the ground level.

Casa Coral boasts over 4,600 square feet and shares an open-concept floor plan similar to Casa Vista. Featuring a private street front design, the residence opens up to expansive views of the waterfront towards the rear, creating a sense of seclusion and space that afford a striking lightbeam effect onto the street at nightfall.

The home has four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, with its top-of-the-line kitchen, living room, dining area and one ensuite bedroom encompassing the first floor. The water-facing outdoor area at the home’s rear extends off of the living space and is complete with a grilling station, alfresco dining area, lap pool, spa and oversized sundeck.

The remaining bedrooms including the primary are situated on the second floor. Spa-like in its design, the primary suite’s oversized bathroom opens onto a private terrace with waterfront views. A den-like area serves as a connecting point to an intimate private terrace as well as the remaining two bedrooms, each featuring an ensuite bathroom. A landscaped rooftop terrace with built-in, backlit benches caps the property, while a two-car garage is on the ground level.

“We embrace modern design for its warmth and how naturally it suits waterfront homes like Casa Vista, Casa Coral and the Marea Collection,” explains Evelyn Gavilondo, Director of Design at Sunland Group. “In collaboration with Gonzalo Mardones, we explored distinct modern expressions within a shared design language, giving each home a unique identity, while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic. Because this aesthetic is more minimal in styling, it enables you to draw the outdoors in beautifully, which is crucial to leveraging a waterfront home’s most desirable aspect, the water. The surrounding area with the waterway and views become a signature design element. We also relied heavily on a warm color palette, floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and multiple outdoor spaces to further pull the outdoors in. There is an innate ease to waterfront living due to the desire to allow the natural landscape to take a more prominent role. These elements combined helped blur the lines between indoors and out to create a sense of luxury and serenity.”

Matsumoto adds, “Both Casa Vista and Casa Coral reflect Sunland Group’s continued commitment to elevating and redefining the waterfront living experience in Miami. Each of these homes, though architecturally distinct, embodies our design and development philosophy of emphasizing the waterfront location and inviting the inherent calm and tranquility synonymous with this through a modern design that retains a strong sense of warmth. The Marea Collection as a whole is pioneering a lifestyle that artfully blends luxury and high design with the ease and comfort inherent to waterfront living.”

A true hidden gem, Belle Meade provides a welcome respite from Miami’s ever-pulsing energy with its gated community and tree-lined streets, thus offering the rare opportunity to reside in a safe, waterfront oasis in the heart of the city.