1 / 25ACTIVE$172,500,000
10 beds | 18 baths | 21,145 sqft | 2.18 acres
600-620 Arvida Pkwy, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY Mocca Realty, LLC.↗
CORAL GABLES · WATERFRONT · 2026
Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale
Coral Gables waterfront homes sit on four kinds of water, and they are not the same purchase: a dock with no bridge between it and Biscayne Bay, a canal that reaches the bay under one bridge, a canal that passes under several, and a lake that reaches no sea. Here is which addresses sit on each, inside the gated communities and outside them, and what each has sold for.
CONTENTS8 SECTIONSOPENCLOSE
- 5.071 Google reviews ↗LIVE
- 13 yearsin the Miami market
- CompassREALTOR®
Quick Answer
Outside the gated communities, Coral Gables waterfront homes sold from 2022 closed at a median of $1,270 per square foot, from 43 MLS closed sales to September 29, 2026. A home sits on one of four kinds of water: no fixed bridges, one bridge, several bridges or a lake.
What this is for
What this is for
This answer states the median price per square foot of a Coral Gables waterfront home outside the gated communities, $1,270, by MLS closed sales.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “Quick Answer.” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Source: MIAMI REALTORS® MLS closed sales, as of September 29, 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#quick-answer
Documented · MLS Closed Sales
The Coral Gables waterfront market, at a glance.
Coral Gables waterfront homes divide by water access into four types: no fixed bridges to Biscayne Bay, ocean access under one fixed bridge, ocean access under several fixed bridges, and lakefront with no ocean access. Since 2022, 202 single-family homes the MLS marks as waterfront have closed in Coral Gables: 159 inside a gated community and 43 outside one (MLS closed sales, to September 29, 2026).
Outside the gated communities, half of the Coral Gables waterfront homes sold from 2022 closed between $3,250,000 and $5,291,500, at a median of $1,270 per square foot. The water a home sits on decides which boat it can keep, and it is not only a gated market: one in five waterfront homes sold since 2022, 43 of 202, closed outside a gated community (MLS closed sales to September 29, 2026).
Coral Gables waterfront: MLS closed sales to September 29, 2026 · Reviewed October 11, 2026 by Julian Acosta →
Each Coral Gables waterfront figure on this page is documented from MLS closed sales to September 29, 2026 and written out as text so it can be cited; none is a live read. A Coral Gables single-family sale counts as waterfront where the MLS marks it so.
Coral Gables · waterfront single-family homes
◆ MLS closed sales to September 29, 2026 · documented
Waterfront Sales Since 2022
202
single-family · MLS closed sales
Outside the Gated Communities
43
of the 202 · the other 159 are gated
Median Price per SF, Outside the Gated Communities
$1,270
39 sales that state a living area · 2022–2026
The Market's Record Price per SF
$5,863
Old Cutler Bay · closed April 2026
What this is for
What this is for
Use the 202 Coral Gables waterfront sales since 2022, by MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records, to see how much of the waterfront market lies inside the gated communities and how much outside them, north and east of US-1; each part has its section below.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “The Coral Gables waterfront market, at a glance.” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Sources: MIAMI REALTORS® MLS closed sales, as of September 29, 2026; Julian Acosta's own read, stated September 30, 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#waterfront-glance
Waterfront Homes for Sale in Coral Gables
On the market from $2,000,000, on the water, the highest price first.
LIVE · MLS · AS OF OCT 31, 20269 OF 29 FROM $2M SHOWN
1 / 25ACTIVE
1 / 100ACTIVE$148,000,000
6 beds | 12 baths | 12,490 sqft | 2.38 acres
8901 Arvida Ln, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY One Sotheby's International Realty↗
1 / 64ACTIVE$78,000,000
8 beds | 10 baths | 13,193 sqft | 1.26 acres
641 Leucadendra Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY One Sotheby's International Realty↗
1 / 57ACTIVE$75,000,000
7 beds | 10 baths | 12,843 sqft | 2.09 acres
9401 Journeys End Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY One Sotheby's International Realty↗
1 / 23ACTIVE$75,000,000
7 beds | 11 baths | 11,735 sqft | 1.12 acres
190 Casuarina Concourse, Coral Gables, FL 33143
LISTED BY Cervera Real Estate Inc.↗
1 / 87ACTIVE$40,000,000
6 beds | 8 baths | 0.40 acres
6941 Sunrise Ct, Coral Gables, FL 33133
LISTED BY Douglas Elliman↗
1 / 30ACTIVE$30,000,000
6 beds | 9 baths | 7,237 sqft | 0.47 acres
550 Marquesa Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY Coldwell Banker Realty↗
1 / 18ACTIVE$27,500,000
6 beds | 8 baths | 9,236 sqft | 1.03 acres
585 Arvida Pkwy, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY Coldwell Banker Realty↗
1 / 69ACTIVE$21,900,000
4 beds | 6 baths | 4,435 sqft | 0.65 acres
820 San Pedro Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33156
LISTED BY Compass Florida, LLC↗
What types of waterfront are there in Coral Gables?
Coral Gables has four types of waterfront homes, told apart by what stands between the dock and Biscayne Bay: homes with no fixed bridges, homes that reach the bay under one fixed bridge, homes that reach it under several, and lakefront homes with no ocean access. The first type holds the highest documented prices, up to $55 million in sales from 2022 to 2026 (MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records).
Nº 01
No fixed bridges.
Bayfront lots and canals with open passage to Biscayne Bay. No bridge limits a boat's height, so a sailboat's mast or a yacht's flybridge passes; the depth of the channel still limits its draft (section 04). Gables Estates, Old Cutler Bay, Tahiti Beach, and 203 homes of Gables by the Sea, on the open bay and on the canals south of Lugo Avenue, the western canals of Agua and Tagus Avenues excepted.
Nº 02
Ocean access under one fixed bridge.
Canals that reach the bay beneath one fixed bridge, whose clearance decides the boat. Cocoplum's interior canals, the marina of Snapper Creek Lakes and the 59 canal homes of Gables by the Sea north of Lugo Avenue, under the Lugo Avenue bridge (9.5 feet of clearance by the City's bridge record), are of this type, and outside the gated communities, 31 Riviera canal homes just above LeJeune Road, east of US-1, by Miami-Dade County's record (section 04).
Nº 03
Ocean access under several fixed bridges.
Canals that reach the bay under two or more fixed bridges, so the lowest of them decides the boat. Outside the gated communities, 262 of the 293 canal homes of the Riviera and Country Club sections are of this type, by Miami-Dade County's water layer and the bridge records; north of US-1 the lowest bridge on the way is 7 to 7.5 feet (section 04). None of the gated communities is of this type.
Nº 04
Lakefront, no ocean access.
Homes on interior lakes: a water view and a shoreline, no route to the bay. Hammock Lakes, the lake lots of Snapper Creek Lakes, and in Gables by the Sea the western canals of Agua and Tagus Avenues, which have no water connection to the bay.
The four types of Coral Gables waterfront, and the gated communities on each
◆ Documented sales: MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records
The premium on the water
The premium on the water
Julian Acosta →, a Florida real estate licensee since 2005 who has worked the Miami market since 2013, reads a Coral Gables home with no fixed bridges to Biscayne Bay at $700 to $1,500 more per square foot than a Coral Gables home off the water (his own reading, stated September 30, 2026): it is what the water adds to a price before the house is counted.
What this is for
What this is for
Use the type of water, and its range of documented sales from 2022 to 2026 by Miami-Dade County public records, $5.7M – $55M with no fixed bridges, to know which boat a Coral Gables address can keep before you compare its price; the bridge, not the address, sets the limit.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “What types of waterfront are there in Coral Gables?” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Sources: documented sales, MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records, 2022 to the second quarter of 2026; City of Coral Gables, bridge record, and Miami-Dade County's water and parcel layers, read October 19, 2026; Miami-Dade County's water and parcel layers, read October 20, 2026; City of Coral Gables, bridge record, read October 20, 2026; Julian Acosta's own read, stated September 30, 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#water-types
CORAL GABLES · BOATS AND BRIDGES
What size boat can a Coral Gables waterfront home keep?
In Coral Gables, the bridges between a dock and Biscayne Bay set how tall a boat can be.
The bridge between the dock and Biscayne Bay decides it. The United States Coast Guard and NOAA publish two Coral Gables clearances: 15.27 feet above mean high water at the LeJeune Road bridge over the Coral Gables Waterway (United States Coast Guard, 2021) and 11 feet at the fixed bridge over Snapper Creek Canal (NOAA, Coast Pilot 4). Upstream of LeJeune Road, the City of Coral Gables' bridge record gives lower bridges on the routes to the canals north of US-1: 7 feet at Pisano Avenue, 7.5 feet at Ponce de Leon Boulevard and 8 feet at the US-1 bridge. Homes with no fixed bridges have no such limit.
Nº 01
The Coral Gables Waterway.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coast Pilot 4 describes it as "a dredged channel through coral" that "extends westward about 2 miles inland to U.S. Route 1 highway bridge", with a reported controlling depth of 5 feet in 1999.
Nº 02
Snapper Creek Canal.
The same publication gives its fixed bridge "a clearance of 11 feet", with "a yacht basin with services" just upstream of it, and a reported controlling depth of 5 feet at the entrance in 1999.
Nº 03
The LeJeune Road bridge.
The Coral Gables Waterway passes under a fixed bridge at LeJeune Road, beside Cocoplum Circle, one mile in. The United States Coast Guard gave it a vertical clearance of 15.27 feet above mean high water in 2021, and 16.69 feet for the bridge that is to replace it. A home on the Waterway above that bridge passes under it on the way to the bay, and under every bridge between it and LeJeune Road: north of US-1 that means four or more, the lowest about 7 feet by the City's bridge record.
Nº 04
No fixed bridges
means no bridge limits a boat's height. Depth still does: it is the channel's, and it changes.
What stands between a Coral Gables dock and Biscayne Bay
◆ NOAA, United States Coast Pilot 4 · United States Coast Guard, public notice 06-21 · City of Coral Gables, bridge record · NOAA nautical chart
Before an offer
Before an offer
A depth in the Coral Gables waterways is a report of its year, not a promise: measure the boat against the bridge and the channel on the current chart.
What this is for
What this is for
Use the clearances of the bridges between Coral Gables and Biscayne Bay, 15.27 feet at the LeJeune Road bridge and 11 feet over Snapper Creek Canal by the United States Coast Pilot 4 and a United States Coast Guard bridge notice, and as low as 7 feet north of US-1 by the City of Coral Gables' bridge record, to check a boat's height before an offer; depths change, so read them on the current chart.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “What size boat can a Coral Gables waterfront home keep?” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Sources: United States Coast Guard, Seventh District, public notice 06-21, September 20, 2021; NOAA, United States Coast Pilot 4, chapter 12, edition of October 4, 2026; City of Coral Gables, bridge record, read October 20, 2026; Miami-Dade County's water and parcel layers, read October 20, 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#boats-and-bridges
What is the price per square foot of a Coral Gables waterfront home?
Outside the gated communities, a Coral Gables waterfront home's median price per square foot was $1,270 from 2022 to September 29, 2026 (39 MLS closed sales). Inside the gated communities, documented sales ran from $556 to $5,863 per square foot over 2022–2026, by type of water.
The highest price per square foot recorded in Coral Gables is $5,863, at 625 Reinante Avenue in Old Cutler Bay: a $47 million closing in April 2026 (MLS closed sale). Each community's own median is on the gated communities page:
Price per square foot, community by community →
Price per square foot in the gated communities, by type of water — lowest to highest documented sale, 2022–2026
No fixed bridges
Gables Estates · Old Cutler Bay · Tahiti Beach
$1,418lowest sale$5,863highest sale
One fixed bridge
Cocoplum · Snapper Creek Lakes
$569lowest sale$2,809highest sale
Lakefront, or part of the community on the water
Hammock Lakes · Gables by the Sea
$556lowest sale$2,951highest sale
Price per SF · shared scale · $556 – $5,863
See every figure
| Type of water | Gated communities | Price per SF |
|---|---|---|
| No fixed bridges | Gables Estates · Old Cutler Bay · Tahiti Beach | $1,418 – $5,863 |
| One fixed bridge | Cocoplum · Snapper Creek Lakes | $569 – $2,809 |
| Lakefront, or part of the community on the water | Hammock Lakes · Gables by the Sea | $556 – $2,951 |
◆ Documented · Outside the gated communities, and the record
AS OF September 29, 2026
- Canal, east of US-1
- $1,543/SF
- Median of 15 sales, 2022–2026
- Canal, north of US-1
- $1,179/SF
- Median of 24 sales, 2022–2026
- The record price per SF in Coral Gables
- $5,863/SF
- Old Cutler Bay · closed April 2026
See every figure
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Canal, east of US-1 | $1,543/SF | Median of 15 sales, 2022–2026 |
| Canal, north of US-1 | $1,179/SF | Median of 24 sales, 2022–2026 |
| The record price per SF in Coral Gables | $5,863/SF | Old Cutler Bay · closed April 2026 |
◆ MLS closed sales (Compass, first-party)
◆ Documented sales: MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records
How it is read
How it is read
In these Coral Gables waterfront figures, price per square foot is of the living area. The strips are ranges of documented Coral Gables sales from 2022 to 2026, from the lowest to the highest, by Miami-Dade County public records; the reads under them are medians of MLS closed sales and one sale. A range and a median are not compared with each other.
What this is for
What this is for
Use the Coral Gables ranges, $1,418 – $5,863 per square foot with no fixed bridges in documented sales from 2022 to 2026, to see where a gated waterfront home's price can fall by its water, and the median outside the gated communities, $1,270 by MLS closed sales, to place a canal home; a range and a median are not compared with each other.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “What is the price per square foot of a Coral Gables waterfront home?” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Sources: MIAMI REALTORS® MLS closed sales, as of September 29, 2026; documented sales, MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records, 2022 to the second quarter of 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#price-per-sf
Which Coral Gables gated communities are on the water?
Each Coral Gables gated community's profile, sales and gate are on the gated communities page.
Seven are in the table below. Sunrise Harbour, Hammock Oaks Harbor, Deering Bay, Journey's End and Kings Bay are on the water too:
The fourteen, community by community →
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $10.5M
- The highest sale
- $55M
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $5.7M
- The highest sale
- $47M
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $8.5M
- The highest sale
- $32M
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $3.4M
- The highest sale
- $17.4M
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $1.8M
- The highest sale
- $21.5M
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $3.6M
- The highest sale
- $8M
Documented sales, 2022–2026
- The lowest sale
- $1.6M
- The highest sale
- $6.8M
See every figure
| Gated community | Type of water | Documented sales, 2022–2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gables Estates | No fixed bridges | $10.5M – $55M |
| Old Cutler Bay | No fixed bridges | $5.7M – $47M |
| Tahiti Beach | No fixed bridges | $8.5M – $32M |
| Cocoplum | One fixed bridge | $3.4M – $17.4M |
| Snapper Creek Lakes | One fixed bridge | $1.8M – $21.5M |
| Hammock Lakes | Lakefront | $3.6M – $8M |
| Gables by the Sea | No bridge south of Lugo Avenue, one bridge north | $1.6M – $6.8M |
◆ Coral Gables Gated Communities: each community's documented record
What this is for
What this is for
Use each Coral Gables gated community's range of documented sales from 2022 to 2026, by MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records, from $1.6M – $6.8M in Gables by the Sea to $10.5M – $55M in Gables Estates, to see which fit a budget on the water, then open its chapter for its sales and its gate.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “Which Coral Gables gated communities are on the water?” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Source: documented sales, MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade County public records, 2022 to the second quarter of 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#gated-on-the-water
Can you buy waterfront in Coral Gables outside a gated community?
Yes. Of the 202 single-family waterfront sales in Coral Gables since 2022, 43 closed outside the gated communities: 26 north of US-1 and 17 east of it (MLS closed sales, to September 29, 2026). They are homes on the canals of the Riviera and Country Club sections and on the Gables Waterway, with no gate and no membership.
East of US-1, the side nearer the bay, the median price per square foot is $364 higher than north of it ($1,543 against $1,179, 2022 to 2026). In the 24 months to September 29, 2026, 19 of these homes closed, at a median of $1,482 per square foot.
Coral Bay is not among them: its plats lie inside the security district of Gables by the Sea, so its sales are gated sales, among the 159.
Only some homes in the Coral Gables plats named for the Waterway touch the water: 19 of 144, by Miami-Dade County's water layer.
Waterfront outside the gated communities — MLS closed sales to September 29, 2026
All
$1,270
Median $/SF
- Sales since 2022
- 43
- $/SF, middle half
- $1,110–$1,551
- Price, middle half
- $3,250,000 – $5,291,500
North of US-1
$1,179
Median $/SF
- Sales since 2022
- 26
- $/SF, middle half
- $1,040–$1,385
- Price, middle half
- $3,025,000 – $4,000,000
East of US-1
$1,543
Median $/SF
- Sales since 2022
- 17
- $/SF, middle half
- $1,300–$1,825
- Price, middle half
- $4,700,000 – $7,500,000
$/SF, middle half · shared scale · $1,040 – $1,825
See every figure
| Waterfront outside the gated communities | Sales since 2022 | Median $/SF | $/SF, middle half | Price, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 43 | $1,270 | $1,110–$1,551 | $3,250,000 – $5,291,500 |
| North of US-1 | 26 | $1,179 | $1,040–$1,385 | $3,025,000 – $4,000,000 |
| East of US-1 | 17 | $1,543 | $1,300–$1,825 | $4,700,000 – $7,500,000 |
Where they are, by the plat the MLS files each sale under
See every figure
| Plat | Sales since 2022 |
|---|---|
| Riviera section | 28 |
| Country Club section | 8 |
| Plats named for the Waterway | 3 |
| Other plats | 4 |
◆ MLS closed sales (Compass, first-party)
How it is read
How it is read
These Coral Gables figures are single-family sales the MLS marks as waterfront, closed from 2022 to September 29, 2026 outside the gated communities' districts and plats. A Coral Gables waterfront price per square foot here is of the 39 MLS closed sales whose record states a living area (24 north of US-1, 15 east of it): it lets a canal home be compared whatever its size. In these Coral Gables figures, the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile of the sales: the range in which half of them closed.
What this is for
What this is for
Use the Coral Gables medians, $1,543 per square foot east of US-1 against $1,179 north of it from 2022 to 2026 by MLS closed sales, to see what a canal home outside the gated communities costs on each side; one home's price follows its own lot, its water and its house.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “Can you buy waterfront in Coral Gables outside a gated community?” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Sources: MIAMI REALTORS® MLS closed sales, as of September 29, 2026; Miami-Dade County's water and parcel layers, read October 20, 2026. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#outside-the-gates
What does it cost to own a waterfront home in Coral Gables?
Property tax on a Coral Gables home totals 18.1852 mills before any exemption, at Miami-Dade County's 2025 adopted millage, and a waterfront home pays it as any other does. It carries three costs of its own: flood insurance, the seawall, and a permit for any work over the water.
Nº 01
Flood insurance.
Miami-Dade County states: "Flood insurance is required for any federally backed mortgage in a Special Flood Hazard Area." The County's flood map tool shows the zone of an address.
Nº 02
The dock and the seawall.
Section 24-48 of the Code of Miami-Dade County requires a Class I permit "prior to performing any work in, on, over or upon tidal waters or coastal wetlands anywhere in Miami-Dade County including any of the municipalities located within the county" (Miami-Dade County, Class I permit application, revised May 2025). A dock at a single-family home is the County's own example of such a project. The County lists a few minor repairs that need no permit, and other agencies, the municipality among them, that may require their own.
Property tax and wind insurance
Property tax and wind insurance
A Coral Gables waterfront home pays the same property tax and wind insurance as any Coral Gables home; the property tax calculator works the tax for any value: the property tax calculator →
General information
General information
This Coral Gables waterfront page is not legal or insurance advice: confirm a property's flood zone, its permits and its seawall's condition with Miami-Dade County and with licensed professionals before a purchase.
What this is for
What this is for
Use the Coral Gables millage, 18.1852 before any exemption in 2025 by the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, to estimate the tax every Coral Gables home pays, then add the three costs of the water; confirm a home's flood zone, its permits and its seawall before an offer.
Share or cite
Julian Acosta, Compass. “What does it cost to own a waterfront home in Coral Gables?” Coral Gables Waterfront Homes for Sale & Prices. Sources: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, adopted millage rates, tax year 2025; Miami-Dade County, Class I permit application, revised May 2025. https://julianacostarealtor.com/en/coral-gables/waterfront#cost-of-owning
Common Questions About Coral Gables Waterfront Homes
Which Coral Gables neighborhoods have ocean access with no fixed bridges? $5.7M – $55M sales, 2022–2026+
Gables Estates, Old Cutler Bay, Tahiti Beach and Sunrise Harbour have ocean access with no fixed bridges, and so do 203 homes of Gables by the Sea, on the open bay and on the canals south of Lugo Avenue, the western canals of Agua and Tagus Avenues excepted. Documented sales in Gables Estates, Old Cutler Bay and Tahiti Beach ran from $5.7 million to $55 million between 2022 and 2026 (MLS closed sales and Miami-Dade public records).
How much does a waterfront home cost in Coral Gables? $1,270 median per sq ft+
Outside the gated communities, half of the waterfront homes sold in Coral Gables from 2022 to September 29, 2026 closed between $3,250,000 and $5,291,500, at a median of $1,270 per square foot (43 MLS closed sales). Inside the gated communities, documented sales ran from $1.6 million to $55 million over 2022–2026.
Can you buy a waterfront home in Coral Gables without living in a gated community? 43 sales outside the gates+
Yes. Of 202 single-family waterfront sales in Coral Gables from 2022 to September 29, 2026, 43 closed outside the gated communities: 26 north of US-1 and 17 east of it, on the canals of the Riviera and Country Club sections and the Gables Waterway (MLS closed sales).
Which Coral Gables waterfront homes are lakefront, with no ocean access? $3.6M – $8M Hammock Lakes+
Hammock Lakes is lakefront with no connection to the ocean, and so are the lake lots of Snapper Creek Lakes. In Gables by the Sea, the western canals of Agua and Tagus Avenues have no water connection to the bay; its 59 canal homes north of Lugo Avenue reach the bay under the Lugo Avenue bridge, with 9.5 feet of clearance by the City's bridge record (read 2026-10-19). Hammock Lakes' documented sales ran from $3.6 million to $8 million between 2024 and 2026.
How high is the bridge over the Coral Gables Waterway? 15.27 feet at LeJeune Road+
The fixed bridge at LeJeune Road, beside Cocoplum Circle, has a vertical clearance of 15.27 feet above mean high water, by a United States Coast Guard notice of 2021. The same notice gives 16.69 feet for the bridge planned to replace it. A home on the Waterway above that bridge passes under it on the way to the bay, and under every bridge between it and LeJeune Road: north of US-1 that means four or more, the lowest about 7 feet by the City's bridge record (read 2026-10-20).
Do I need a permit to build or replace a dock or a seawall in Coral Gables? 24-48 County Code section+
Yes, in most cases. Miami-Dade County requires a Class I permit before any work in, on, over or upon tidal waters anywhere in the county, its municipalities included (Section 24-48 of the County's Code). The County lists a few minor repairs that are exempt, and other agencies may require their own permits.
Do waterfront homes in Coral Gables need flood insurance?+
A lender requires it where the federal flood map says so. Miami-Dade County states that flood insurance is required for any federally backed mortgage in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and its flood map tool shows the zone of an address. A homeowners policy does not cover flood damage.
What is the highest price per square foot paid for a waterfront home in Coral Gables? $5,863 record per sq ft+
$5,863 per square foot, at 625 Reinante Avenue in Old Cutler Bay: a $47 million sale closed in April 2026 (MLS closed sale). It is the highest price per square foot recorded in Coral Gables.
Talk to Julian Acosta
The right water is a question about a boat, a view and a budget before it is a question about an address. Tell me what you keep at the dock, or what you want to see from the terrace, and I will show you which streets answer it and what each has sold for.
20+
Years Experience
202
The Market's Waterfront Sales Since 2022
COMPARABLE MARKET ANALYSIS · FREE · NO ACCOUNT
What is my home worth?
Enter your address. The page finds your home in the public record and reads the closed sales nearest it.
An estimate by Julian Acosta from MLS closed sales and the Miami-Dade County record; not an appraisal. How it works →
Would you rather have Julian do it for you? He answers within one business day. Write to Julian →
ABOUT THIS PAGE
Where every figure on this page comes from.
◆ MLS CLOSED SALES (COMPASS, FIRST-PARTY)◆ MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS◆ CITY OF CORAL GABLES — SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS (SECURITY-GATE SUBSET)◆ NOAA, UNITED STATES COAST PILOT 4, CHAPTER 12◆ U.S. COAST GUARD, SEVENTH DISTRICT, PUBLIC NOTICE (06-21)◆ MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, CLASS I PERMIT APPLICATION FOR COASTAL CONSTRUCTION◆ JULIAN ACOSTA FIRST-PARTY TRANSACTIONAL KNOWLEDGE◆ CITY OF CORAL GABLES, BRIDGES BY OWNER (GIS)◆ MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, WATER LAYER (GIS)
Sales figures are MLS closed sales (first-party) to September 29, 2026 for the homes outside the gated communities, and the documented sales of 2022 to 2026 for the communities, with Miami-Dade County public records. The navigation notes are the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's United States Coast Pilot 4 and nautical chart, a United States Coast Guard bridge notice and the City of Coral Gables' bridge record; the counts of Coral Gables canal homes by bridge are read from Miami-Dade County's water and parcel layers, on 2026-10-20. The permit rule is Miami-Dade County's. Julian Acosta's reading of the premium is his own, dated. No figure comes from another brokerage.
Compass Coral Gables · 1515 Sunset Dr, Suite 40, Coral Gables, FL 33143 · julian.acosta@compass.com · +1 (786) 473-2565
This Coral Gables waterfront page is market information; it is not an appraisal, and not legal, insurance or investment advice.