Abitare
3159 Via Abitare Way, Miami, FL 33133
South Grove Bayside
Folio 0141210880001
- Year built
- 1978
- Residences
- 21
- Building area
- 55,153 sq ft
- Median residence
- 2,427 sq ft
- FEMA flood zone
- Zone X
- Latest arms-length sale
- $2,350,000 · Dec 2025
- Median sale (10 yr)
- $2,125,000
- Recorded transfers
- 107
Abitare is a 21-residence condominium building at 3159 Via Abitare Way, in Coconut Grove. County records list 1978 as the year built. It has a median residence of 2,427 square feet.
The recorded market runs to 79 arms-length sales since 1978, an annual turnover rate of 5.7 percent of the building over the past decade, and a median of $174 per square foot. Across 58 same-unit resales, 81 percent sold above their prior recorded price, with a median gain of 62 percent over a median hold of 8 years. The 5 sales since 2023 carry a median of $968 per square foot, against a record that opens in 1978 and spans several market cycles.
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At a glance
Condominium name: Abitare Condo
Building type: Gated townhouse community held as a condominium
Architect: Carson Bennett Wright
Stories: Three per residence
Unit sizes: About 2,400 to 3,100 square feet, in two- and three-bedroom plans
Waterfront: The community borders Biscayne Bay and has boat docks with bay access
Amenities: Community pool, gated entry, boat docks
Source: The Roebling Research Desk.
Why Abitare matters
Abitare is a small townhouse enclave on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove: 21 residences, three levels each, behind a gate. Units are house-scale townhouses of roughly 2,400 to 3,100 square feet with bay access.
One recorded sale, December 2025, at $2.35 million. It is one sale, not a building price. Rely on the association's documents and the floor plan.
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove is a bayfront neighborhood in the southern part of the City of Miami, southwest of Downtown and Brickell. It has a village center of shops and restaurants and a long marina and park frontage on Biscayne Bay. Abitare sits near the village.
The setting is low-density and bay-adjacent, at the scale of a house, near the village center, in a gated community of 21. Dining and retail turn over and are not listed here.
Architecture and unit composition
The community is rustic contemporary, with large windows facing mature trees, three levels per residence, concrete block construction and mostly two- and three-bedroom plans. Plans vary by about 700 square feet across the 21 residences, so the building median will mislead; price against the same plan.
The pool and boat docks are the shared amenities. Ask whether docks are assigned, deeded or shared, and what size of vessel they take; it affects value for boat owners.
Building operations
The community has gated entry and 24-hour security. Ask what the association provides and what it costs.
Florida's milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study rules apply to condominium buildings of three or more stories; ask for the inspection report, the reserve study and any assessment history. Also ask for the current budget and recent financial statements, and ask for roof, seawall and dock repair history and any special assessments, current or planned.
Policy framework
Policies, fees and applications, including pets, leasing, minimum lease terms, guest rules and any resale approval, are set by the association and should be confirmed at offer stage.
Sales context
Plans range over about 700 square feet; price against the same plan, not the building.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
What to know if you're buying at Abitare
Confirm square footage and plan. Confirm by plan.
Ask about the seawall, docks and roofs. Request the SIRS, repair history and any assessments.
Check how the property is owned. The community is held as a condominium; the units are townhouses. Confirm ownership structure and financing eligibility with your attorney and lender.
What to know if you're selling at Abitare
List the dock and garage rights. State what conveys.
Have the association package ready. Budget, financials, SIRS and milestone status shorten diligence.
Comparable buildings
- Casa Azzura — Coconut Grove townhomes by Altara Properties, new construction.
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings and recorded pricing — read The Roebling Index guide to Coconut Grove.
Run the numbers
- Miami buyer closing cost calculator — documentary stamps on the mortgage, intangible tax, title insurance and the condo estoppel.
- Miami seller closing cost calculator — the deed documentary stamp tax, title, closing and association transfer fees.
Related guides
- Post-Surfside Miami condo diligence — milestone inspections, structural integrity reserve studies and special assessments.
- Florida Save Our Homes, explained — the assessment cap, the homestead exemption and portability.
Recorded sales history
Recorded transfers for this building in Miami-Dade County public records, back to Sep 1978. Prices reflect the recorded consideration; transfers the Property Appraiser does not qualify as arms-length are shown unmarked. Nominal-consideration paper transfers (deeds into trusts and LLCs, estate and family transfers, corrective deeds) are part of the record but not sales, and are omitted from this table. Recording lags closing, so the newest sales can take several weeks to appear.
| Date | Residence | Size | Price | Arms-length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 6 | 2,427 sf | $2,350,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2025 | 20 | 2,872 sf | $3,200,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2025 | 3 | 2,427 sf | $1,900,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 2,872 sf | $2,550,000 | |
| Dec 2023 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $4,375,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2023 | 8 | 2,872 sf | $2,200,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 2022 | 16 | 2,427 sf | $2,125,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2022 | 5 | 2,872 sf | $2,550,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2022 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $2,500,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2019 | 13 | 2,427 sf | $1,355,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2018 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $1,300,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2018 | 19 | 2,427 sf | $1,015,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2017 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $1,625,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2016 | 21 | 2,427 sf | $1,090,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2013 | 21 | 2,427 sf | $795,000 | ✓ |
| May 2013 | 14 | 2,872 sf | $625,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2012 | 9 | 2,427 sf | $750,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2012 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $600,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2012 | 10 | 2,427 sf | $600,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2012 | 18 | 2,427 sf | $580,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 2011 | 8 | 2,872 sf | $510,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 2011 | 9 | 2,427 sf | $732,500 | ✓ |
| Aug 2010 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $798,900 | ✓ |
| Nov 2009 | 18 | 2,427 sf | $550,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2009 | 13 | 2,427 sf | $496,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 2009 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $1,114,750 | ✓ |
| Sep 2007 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $1,025,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2007 | 20 | 2,872 sf | $1,000,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2006 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $1,545,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2006 | 8 | 2,872 sf | $1,314,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2006 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $1,375,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2004 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $965,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 2003 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $795,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2003 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $670,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2001 | 12 | 2,427 sf | $580,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2000 | 14 | 2,872 sf | $815,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2000 | 12 | 2,427 sf | $530,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2000 | 9 | 2,427 sf | $435,300 | ✓ |
| Aug 1998 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $320,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 1997 | 14 | 2,872 sf | $460,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1997 | 20 | 2,872 sf | $460,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1996 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $465,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1996 | 14 | 2,872 sf | $375,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 1994 | 15 | 2,427 sf | $340,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1993 | 16 | 2,427 sf | $375,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1993 | 3 | 2,427 sf | $348,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 1992 | 5 | 2,872 sf | $395,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1992 | 20 | 2,872 sf | $369,000 | ✓ |
| May 1991 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $530,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1990 | 10 | 2,427 sf | $309,500 | ✓ |
| Feb 1990 | 3 | 2,427 sf | $338,000 | |
| Dec 1989 | 1 | 2,872 sf | $480,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1989 | 20 | 2,872 sf | $390,000 | ✓ |
| May 1988 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $510,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1986 | 8 | 2,872 sf | $325,000 | |
| Apr 1986 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $395,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1986 | 6 | 2,427 sf | $350,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 1985 | 19 | 2,427 sf | $300,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 1985 | 1 | 2,872 sf | $500,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1984 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $320,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 1984 | 21 | 2,427 sf | $300,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 1983 | 19 | 2,427 sf | $300,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 1981 | 5 | 2,872 sf | $495,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1980 | 4 | 2,872 sf | $460,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1980 | 13 | 2,427 sf | $350,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 1980 | 3 | 2,427 sf | $125,250 | |
| Feb 1980 | 9 | 2,427 sf | $195,000 | |
| Dec 1979 | 21 | 2,427 sf | $165,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 1979 | 20 | 2,872 sf | $250,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1979 | 19 | 2,427 sf | $185,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1979 | 2 | 2,872 sf | $360,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1979 | 17 | 2,872 sf | $225,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 1979 | 18 | 2,427 sf | $165,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1979 | 11 | 3,053 sf | $280,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 1979 | 16 | 2,427 sf | $165,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 1979 | 15 | 2,427 sf | $170,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 1979 | 13 | 2,427 sf | $182,500 | ✓ |
| Jul 1979 | 12 | 2,427 sf | $180,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1979 | 14 | 2,872 sf | $240,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1979 | 10 | 2,427 sf | $187,500 | ✓ |
| Jun 1979 | 2 | 2,872 sf | $360,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1979 | 1 | 2,872 sf | $357,500 | ✓ |
| Mar 1979 | 8 | 2,872 sf | $325,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 1978 | 7 | 2,427 sf | $190,000 | ✓ |
✓ = qualified arms-length per the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser. 23 nominal-consideration paper transfers omitted.
This page reflects publicly available information compiled by The Roebling Research Desk. Specific building details should be confirmed with the association during due diligence; the recorded Declaration of Condominium, the current building budget, the current tax bill, the structural integrity reserve study and milestone-inspection status should be reviewed for any specific transaction. © 2026 The Roebling Team at Compass.
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Building facts and sales records are compiled from Miami-Dade County public records (Property Appraiser) and reviewed against recognized architectural references. Figures are reported as recorded and may be updated as the county updates its records. This page is informational and is not an offer or solicitation. Apartment estimates are automated, from public records, and are not appraisals.
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