How The Well & Coconut Grove Are Redefining Wellness Real Estate in Miami

Welcome back to the Better Decisions Podcast. Today, we’re not in the studio, we’re inside the sales gallery of a project that’s making a bold claim: that it may just be the healthiest condo in the healthiest neighborhood in America. And after spending time here, I think that might actually be true.

Coconut Grove has quietly become one of the nation’s top wellness hubs.  The WELL, this new, wellness-driven residential concept, is setting a new benchmark for how we live, work, and take care of ourselves. So in this episode, we dive into a question worth asking: What does it take for a neighborhood to earn the title of “America’s healthiest,” and can a single building actually redefine the standard for wellbeing?

The Birth of The WELL: How One Missing Piece Sparked a New Wellness Concept

The WELL concept started with a clear gap the founders kept running into. Wellness was everywhere, but never in one place.  You had to go to one location for yoga and another for acupuncture. Physical therapy, healthy food, and recovery were all in separate places. It was fragmented, inconvenient, and overwhelming for anyone trying to build consistent healthy habits. They asked a simple question: “Why isn’t there a single home for all of this?” So they built it.

The WELL became the first space to unify movement, nutrition, healing, and community under one roof. No more running around the city. No more disconnected wellness routines. Just a seamless way to take care of yourself—physically, mentally, and socially—in one integrated environment. The response was immediate. People didn’t just treat it like a gym or spa; they treated it like a lifestyle hub. They stayed, worked, met friends, and built routines that finally made sense. In the process, The WELL unintentionally created a new category: social wellness. It became a space designed not just for health, but also for connection and daily living. What began as a fix for a simple gap has now grown into a full movement reshaping how people approach wellbeing.

Where Wellness Becomes a Way of Life: The WELL’s Miami Evolution

The WELL didn’t exactly choose Miami, Miami chose The WELL. After the New York club took off, developers around the country started calling. But one call stood out. David Martin from Terra wasn’t looking for just a wellness club. He wanted to build an entire wellness-driven community. David Martin saw the future before anyone else. Therefore, he bought a site in Bay Harbor specifically for The WELL and challenged the team to reimagine life, work, and home. In his vision, wellness wasn’t an amenity, it was the entire ecosystem. Then the world shifted during COVID. Wellness, immunity, and healthier living became urgent priorities. The timing aligned perfectly. Miami was booming, it had just been named the healthiest city in America, and the demand for integrated wellness was exploding. That combination pushed The WELL into its next chapter. It wasn’t just a club anymore, but a fully integrated lifestyle destination. It was built for a city where outdoor living, wellness culture, and human performance are part of daily life. The Well is setting a new standard for wellness real estate in Miami.

The WELL didn’t just come to Coconut Grove—it found its natural habitat

When The WELL arrived in Coconut Grove, it wasn’t just expanding—it was tapping into a neighborhood that already lives and breathes its philosophy. The Grove is Miami’s green sanctuary, where banyan canopies replace skyscrapers and daily life naturally blends with the outdoors. That made it the perfect canvas for The WELL’s next chapter: a building designed as an extension of the landscape rather than an escape from it. Here, wellness isn’t added on; it’s built in—in the terraces draped in greenery, the indoor-outdoor spaces, the walkability, and the sense of community that mirrors the Grove’s roots. This is where The WELL’s nature-driven vision finally meets a neighborhood that has always understood it.

Wellness, Simplified: The Six Essentials That Shape a Truly Healthy Life

Today, wellness isn’t about obsessing over trackers, pills, or the next extreme trend—it’s about getting back to the fundamentals that actually move the needle. At The WELL, health is defined through six simple pillars: what you eat, how you move, how you recover, your mind and spirit, your skin and body, and the most important one—community. Food as medicine. Movement that feels good. Recovery that restores. Practices that ground your mind. Bodywork that releases what your body holds. And a community that keeps you accountable and connected. When you strip away the noise, these six touchpoints are what truly build a healthy life—and it’s exactly why Coconut Grove, with its nature, walkability, and sense of belonging, aligns so perfectly with real wellness.

The Healthiest Neighborhood Meets the Wellness Leader: A Natural Fit

Coconut Grove isn’t just a beautiful neighborhood — it’s a living expression of the six pillars of wellness. Start with food: the Grove’s long agricultural history, weekly farmers markets, and true farm-to-table culture make high-quality, nutrient-dense eating effortless. Movement is just as natural here. With lush parks, shaded sidewalks, waterfront trails, and year-round outdoor weather, walking, running, biking, yoga, and Pilates aren’t scheduled activities — they’re part of daily life.

Recovery happens organically too. The Grove’s old-growth banyan canopies, warm nights, and quiet residential streets create an atmosphere that naturally lowers stress and supports rest. For mind and spirit, its grounding environment, coastal energy, and slower rhythm offer a kind of built-in meditation you can feel as soon as you step outside. Skin and body health thrive in a place where clean air, access to nature, and world-class bodywork studios are all within a short walk. And perhaps most importantly, community and connection — the sixth pillar — are everywhere. With few hotels and a strong local identity, you see the same people at cafés, studios, farmers markets, and along the waterfront. It’s one of the rare neighborhoods in Miami where people truly live locally.

Wellness Real Estate Miami: where healthier living meets stronger financial resilience.

The WELL: Where World-Class Wellness Meets Seamless Daily Living

At The WELL, wellness isn’t an amenity,  it’s a system. Everything is thoughtfully designed around two pillars: exceptional “hardware” and life-simplifying “software.” On the hardware side, residents enjoy a best-in-class gym and spa, steam and sauna circuits, cold plunges, infrared therapy, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, movement studios, indoor/outdoor pools, paddle courts, herb gardens, clean air and water systems, and functional, beautifully designed spaces for movement, recovery, and connection.

But the true differentiator is the software: the integrated team of healers, trainers, therapists, coaches, chefs, and wellness operators who work together on one coordinated plan for your lifestyle. Your trainer, your acupuncturist, your PT, your massage therapist, all of them are colleagues, communicating through a unified system so your body is supported like an elite athlete’s. Nutrition is personalized and delivered. Wellness tech is brought to your door. Every service , from recovery to meal planning,  is sequenced for you so taking care of yourself becomes effortless.

This is not retreat-style wellness you access once a year. This is daily wellness woven into the way you live, with micro-moments built right into your home: lymphatic drainage showers, built-in infrared panels, thoughtful lighting, restorative spaces, and layouts designed for full-time living.

The WELL creates a foundation where your sleep improves, your stress drops, your recovery accelerates, and your lifestyle supports longevity — not through disruption, but through integration.

Live Where Wellness Works for You

The WELL in Coconut Grove is more than a building,  it’s a wellness real estate community in Miami grounded in healthier living, real human connection, and a shared commitment to longevity. With an unmatched amenity program, a fully integrated wellness ecosystem, and homes designed as true primary residences, this is the first development where your environment actively improves how you feel every single day.

If you’re prioritizing health, seeking alignment between your home and your values, or simply ready for a lifestyle that helps you sleep better, move more, stress less, and truly thrive: The WELL is the blueprint.

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