About Coral Gables.
George Merrick's 1920s Mediterranean Revival vision — coral-cut facades on deep, tree-lined lots beneath a banyan canopy. The Biltmore presides over a community of architecturally significant estates, golf greens, and a walkable Miracle Mile.
Among the strictest historic-preservation codes in the country — every facade, awning, and entry gate is reviewed against Merrick's original 1925 pattern book. The result is a city that still feels drawn by a single hand a century later. Bougainvillea along the entrance gates is required, not suggested; mailbox heights and address numerals follow a published spec.
The University of Miami anchors the south, the Venetian Pool draws families on summer Sundays, and Granada Golf threads the western edge. Miracle Mile is the dining and retail spine; Coral Way and Aragon Avenue carry the architects and law partners on bicycles in the mornings. The estate market trades on lot depth and tree canopy more than square footage — many of the best houses are quiet, low, and barely visible from the curb.
