Vita at Grove Isle is a residential project on Grove Isle in Biscayne Bay. Its island setting makes access, shared infrastructure and the rights attached to a particular residence central to the purchase decision. Begin with the source notes at /buildings/vita-at-grove-isle.
The address is the product: one bridge, twenty acres
Almost every Miami waterfront tower sells a view. Vita sells a location that cannot be replicated, because there is no more island. Our record places it on Grove Isle, a private 20-acre island in Biscayne Bay connected to the mainland by a single bridge, with a marina, tennis and resort amenities on the island itself. The record is at /buildings/vita-at-grove-isle, and the mainland neighbourhood at /neighborhoods/coconut-grove.
Compare island access and the view from the exact residence during a visit. Ask about routine travel, visitor access and emergency procedures. We have withdrawn the numerical location, view and waterfront ratings previously used here because they were not supported by a documented assessment.
Sixty-five residences over seven floors
Our record lists 65 residences across 7 stories, which works out to roughly nine homes a floor, in a two-to-five-bedroom mix. Design credits run GLUCK+ as architect with A++ and Champalimaud on interiors.
Nine a floor is worth pausing on, because "boutique" does a lot of work in Miami marketing and the arithmetic separates two very different buildings. Compare /buildings/four-seasons-residences-coconut-grove, where our record shows 70 residences over 16 stories — about four a floor, a genuinely low-density plate. Vita's density is closer to a mid-rise than a full-floor tower, and the compensation is horizontal rather than vertical: the island, water on more than one side, the low profile. If your mental image of 65 units was four penthouse-scale homes a level, adjust it before you tour.
Compare the residence and its ownership costs
Request a dated offer for the exact Vita residence, including its plan, finish specification and separately priced rights or upgrades. A price per square foot is useful only when the contract and the comparable sale use the same area definition; terraces and garages should be identified separately.
For ownership costs, obtain the proposed or adopted residential budget and ask how island, bridge, clubhouse and marina obligations are allocated. When comparing /buildings/park-grove, request the corresponding association records rather than borrowing a rate from a nearby building.
Vita against its Coconut Grove neighbours
Compare /buildings/park-grove, /buildings/vita-at-grove-isle and /buildings/four-seasons-residences-coconut-grove by the exact residence and the documents available at the time of purchase. An island setting, a multi-building community and a branded service proposal create different questions about access, shared costs and contractual rights.
For Vita, price the exact residence together with any documented garage, terrace and island-access rights. Compare the contract’s interior-area definition with resale comparables, and ask which clubhouse or shared-estate charges sit outside the residential association budget.
Confirm the residence and the stage of the purchase
Ask which Vita residences are actually being offered and whether the transaction is a developer sale or an owner resale. Request written confirmation of construction and occupancy status; a marketed sales percentage does not establish either.
It tells you nothing about your deposit. Florida's preconstruction deposit rules — what is held in escrow, what a developer may draw on, and the gap between — are the mechanism to understand before you wire anything, at /blog/florida-preconstruction-condo-deposit-protection. Get the purchase agreement to a Florida real estate attorney, and the deposit schedule and escrow arrangement in writing.
The island questions to ask before you sign
An island address adds diligence items a mainland tower does not have, and none are answerable from a brochure or from our directory. Ask whether the land is owned in fee or held under a lease, and if there is a lease, read its term and escalation. Ask who owns and maintains the bridge, and how that cost is allocated. Ask what the flood zone designation is, what the storm and evacuation plan looks like with one road out, and what insurance quotes actually come back at — the split between the master policy and the coverage you carry is at /blog/miami-condo-insurance-master-policy-vs-ho6. Ask whether marina slips convey, are leased or are separately owned, and about utility redundancy across a single bridge.
We have withdrawn the numerical quality, age and health ratings formerly used here. They did not come from documented inspections or financial reviews. Investigate island access, shared infrastructure and residence-specific documents with the appropriate licensed professionals. Browse the wider directory at /buildings.
Questions buyers ask about Vita at Grove Isle
Where is Vita at Grove Isle and how many units does it have?
Our directory records the building at 5 Grove Isle Drive, zip 33133, in Coconut Grove, on a private 20-acre island in Biscayne Bay reached by one bridge. Our record shows 7 stories, 65 residences in a two-to-five-bedroom mix, completing in 2026.
Who designed and developed Vita at Grove Isle?
Our record lists GLUCK+ as architect, CMC Group and Ugo Colombo as developer, and A++ with Champalimaud on interiors.
What do residences at Vita at Grove Isle cost?
A reliable answer needs dated evidence for the exact residences being compared. For Vita, price the exact residence together with any documented garage, terrace and island-access rights. Compare the contract’s interior-area definition with resale comparables, and ask which clubhouse or shared-estate charges sit outside the residential association budget.
What are the HOA dues at Vita at Grove Isle?
We have not verified a current residence-specific charge. Ask for the budget applicable to the unit and a written breakdown of residential, island and optional service charges, with proposed expenses distinguished from adopted ones.
How does Vita compare with Park Grove and the Four Seasons Residences?
Start with access and ownership structure: an island residence, a home within Park Grove and a branded residential offering need different document checks. Compare exact plans, current status and recurring obligations before comparing their prices.
Documents behind the decision
We have withdrawn the numerical building scores previously used in this discussion because they were not supported by documented inspections or financial reviews. Compare the building’s actual plans, current association records and a residence-specific viewing. The organizing checklist at /research/condo-document-checklist identifies questions to take to the appropriate licensed professionals.
Miami does not yet have a live MLS feed on this site, so the listings shown in Miami are clearly labeled samples rather than current inventory. Preconstruction figures move as a project is delivered; verify every number here against the developer's documents.
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