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Neighborhood Guide · Miami-Dade County

Coconut Grove

Miami's oldest neighborhood, bayfront, leafy, and walkable

Guides · Coconut Grove

Miami's oldest neighborhood, bayfront, leafy, and walkable

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Coconut Grove is Miami's oldest continuous neighborhood, a bayfront village of green streets, historic homes, and the CocoWalk dining district. It keeps a small-town pace that the rest of Miami outgrew, with sailboats at the marina, mango trees over the sidewalks, and a mix of bungalows, condos, and new boutique buildings. Buyers here weigh character and green space against the formality of nearby Coral Gables and the density of Brickell.

The question to ask

Do you want the walkable village life or the quieter residential streets, and how much yard do you actually want?

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The lifestyle

What a typical week looks like here.

Bayfront parks, the marina, and the Dinner Key waterfront

CocoWalk, Commodore Plaza, and the Grove's dining scene

Older stock: bungalows, courtyards, and Mediterranean homes

History-rich streets with a village feel minutes from downtown

New boutique product like Arbor Coconut Grove on Oak Avenue

Before you buy

What to know before you make an offer in Coconut Grove.

Every town has its fine print, and the fine print is where real estate mistakes live. These are the things buyers in Coconut Grove learn by their second transaction; Kelby covers them on the first.

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The Grove mixes old and new stock; check build year, flood zone, and renovation history per property

02

Bayfront and corner properties carry flood insurance expectations

03

Some buildings have rental caps and pet rules that matter for plans

04

Prices vary widely by street, so compare within the district, not just the zip code

Verified · Coconut Grove

Community facts, verified at the source.

The details below are drawn from public research, with clickable source links for every claim, verified October 2026. Where a number cannot be verified, it reads “Contact for current information” and the answer is one call away.

Arbor delivers on Oak Avenue

Arbor Coconut Grove, Ark Capital Group's five-story, 45-residence building at 3034 Oak Avenue, achieved its certificate of occupancy in March 2026 with move-ins that spring, closing out a project the Kodsi family firm acquired in 2023 and relaunched.

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Next stop: Coral Gables

Compare Coconut Grove with the rest of the county.

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