Construction is moving toward completion on Casa Vanda and the Marea Collection, a small waterfront portfolio of luxury single-family homes by Miami-based Sunland Group in the Upper East Side neighborhoods of Belmar and Belle Meade. Several of the homes are expected to wrap in early 2027, marking a near-finish for one of the area’s more design-forward residential offerings.
The five-home collection includes the three-story Casa Vanda at 1155 NE 89th Street and four residences in the Marea Collection at 7707, 7711, 7717 and 7725 NE 8th Avenue. The projects are being delivered by Sunland Group through its in-house design and construction teams, with Chilean architect Gonzalo Mardones collaborating on two of the Marea homes. In a neighborhood where waterfront lots are scarce and custom new construction is tightly controlled by site conditions, the project stands out for combining modern architecture with direct canal access to Biscayne Bay.
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Casa Vanda entered the market in June 2026 with an asking price of $10 million. The home is positioned on a waterfront parcel of more than 9,000 square feet and is being marketed as a 4,800-square-foot residence with five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. The Marea Collection was introduced in 2025 and is made up of four individually designed waterfront homes, each with approximately 50 feet of private frontage.
| Project Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sunland Group |
| Project Name | Casa Vanda and Marea Collection |
| Location | Belmar and Belle Meade, Miami’s Upper East Side |
| Total Homes | 5 single-family residences |
| Casa Vanda Address | 1155 NE 89th Street |
| Casa Vanda Size | About 4,800 square feet |
| Casa Vanda Pricing | Listed at $10 million |
| Marea Collection Addresses | 7707, 7711, 7717 and 7725 NE 8th Avenue |
| Completion | Several homes expected to be completed in early 2027 |
Casa Vanda’s design centers on the waterfront site
Casa Vanda is the most fully detailed of the two projects and appears to be the flagship home in the group. Sunland describes the residence as a Tropical Modernist design, using exposed concrete, natural stone, white exterior finishes and terraces that extend across all three levels. The architecture is arranged around water views and indoor-outdoor circulation, a common but highly refined strategy in Miami’s high-end waterfront custom home market.
The street-facing side of the house is composed of stacked rectangular volumes rather than a single monolithic mass. A cream-colored stone wall with seashell-like texture and a three-story window enclosing the main stair help break up the façade. At the rear, the upper floors project over a covered outdoor living area supported by slim columns, with balconies and integrated planters oriented toward the canal.
According to the project description, the home’s program is spread across multiple levels to separate living, entertaining and private spaces. The ground floor includes a covered outdoor living room with kitchen and dining space. The second floor holds the principal living room, dining room, kitchen and family room, while the upper floors contain the bedrooms, including a third-floor primary suite with a sitting area and ensuite bathroom. The property also includes a rooftop terrace, two-car garage, pool, landscaped garden and a private 50-foot boat dock.
Marea Collection brings four custom waterfront homes to Belle Meade
While Casa Vanda is the largest named residence in the group, the four homes in the Marea Collection form a distinct set of waterfront properties in Belle Meade. The residences were introduced in 2025 and share a broader architectural language, but they are not identical. Sunland says the homes feature white stucco exteriors, large glazed openings, projecting upper floors and rooftop terraces. Each home is also planned with roughly 50 feet of private waterfront frontage.
The first two homes released were Casa Vista at 7725 NE 8th Avenue and Casa Coral at 7717 NE 8th Avenue, both originally priced at $10 million. Casa Vista was designed by Sunland Group’s in-house team, while Casa Coral was developed in collaboration with Gonzalo Mardones. The remaining homes in the collection, including the properties at 7707 and 7711 NE 8th Avenue, round out the waterfront lineup.
Casa Vista is the larger of the two detailed Marea homes, with 4,504 square feet, five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and one half bathroom. Its exterior combines white stucco with Moca Creme limestone along the lower façade. Floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors line the waterfront side, while a slatted rooftop overhang adds depth and shade. The home’s layout places an open kitchen, dining area, living room and ensuite bedroom on the ground level, with four additional bedrooms above. Exterior amenities include a lap pool, spa, outdoor dining area, sundeck, upper-level terraces, a landscaped rooftop patio and a two-car garage.
Casa Coral spans 4,694 square feet and includes four bedrooms, five full bathrooms and one half bathroom. Its design is more enclosed from the street but opens more broadly toward the water through glazed openings. The residence uses rectangular volumes, wood finishes and other natural materials to soften the modernist composition. Like Casa Vista, it includes a lap pool, spa, dining area, private terraces, rooftop terrace with built-in seating and a two-car garage.
Sunland is using its internal team to control design and delivery
One reason the project is notable is Sunland Group’s decision to oversee both development and execution through its own in-house design and construction divisions. That approach gives the company more control over materials, detailing and sequencing, which can matter on small, high-value waterfront sites where lot constraints and neighborhood character are major factors in the final product.
For Casa Vanda, the project lists Sunland Architectural Design as architect and Sunland Builders as builder. The Marea Collection also reflects that integrated delivery model, even as Mardones is brought in on select residences. The result is a set of homes that share a similar architectural direction while still being differentiated enough to read as individual properties rather than a standard subdivision product.
In comments provided by the developer in the original report, Sunland emphasized design, livability and waterfront context as central ideas behind the homes. That position places the project within a broader South Florida trend: buyers at the top of the market continue to show interest in newer, lower-density product that offers direct water access, private dockage and contemporary architecture without the scale of a condominium tower.
Upper East Side waterfront inventory remains limited
Belmar and Belle Meade are among the Upper East Side’s established residential enclaves, with canals and bay access helping support demand for custom homes. New construction in these neighborhoods is typically limited by lot availability, zoning constraints and the high cost of waterfront land. As a result, the delivery of even a handful of new homes can draw attention from buyers looking for newly built product east of Biscayne Boulevard without moving farther north or into the mainland suburbs.
The projects also underscore how developers continue to target the luxury single-family segment in Miami, where the cost of redevelopment and the scarcity of waterfront parcels have kept supply tight. While condominium construction dominates much of the city’s skyline, smaller residential collections like Casa Vanda and the Marea homes serve a different audience: buyers seeking privacy, boat access and a lower-density living environment in one of Miami’s most established urban neighborhoods.
For readers following South Florida development, the significance of the project is not its size, but its positioning. Five homes may be a modest count compared with the region’s larger towers, but each residence is tailored for a premium market that continues to favor direct water frontage, contemporary design and turnkey new construction. With several homes approaching completion, Sunland’s project is entering the final stage of a long development cycle for a tightly held part of Miami’s historic east-side waterfront.
What happens next
Based on the latest construction update, several of the residences are expected to be finished in early 2027. Publicly available information does not indicate that the homes are part of a larger mixed-use plan or a phased condominium offering; instead, the sites are being developed as a limited set of stand-alone luxury houses. Any remaining interior work, landscaping and final site improvements will likely determine the pace of closings.
As the homes near completion, the project will be one to watch for buyers tracking Miami’s high-end single-family sector, especially along the city’s waterfront neighborhoods where new inventory is difficult to replace once it is absorbed. For now, Casa Vanda and the Marea Collection remain a clear example of how small-scale luxury development continues to shape the market in the Upper East Side.
