Gables Club Tower I

Gables Club Tower I sits at 10 Edgewater Drive in Coral Gables, a 16-story bayfront condominium developed by Marc Kovens with architecture by Robert M. Swedroe that delivered in 1996. The tower carries 99 residences across two- to six-bedroom layouts, with floor plans that run substantially larger than typical Gables condo product. The Gables Club Tower I anchors a private campus that later added a second tower and shares a 42-slip deep-water marina, four lighted clay tennis courts, a putting green, a jogging path, and a restaurant under the Gables Club name. Swedroe's program at Gables Club ran parallel to his work at 2000 Williams Island in Aventura and several Bal Harbour towers, and the floor plates carry the same wide-balcony, oversized-primary-suite signature. The Gables Club site sits on the Gables Waterway as it opens onto Biscayne Bay, a bayfront pocket of Coral Gables that runs between Cocoplum and Coconut Grove. The 10 Edgewater Drive address pulls private guarded entry and waterfront frontage that the Gables interior streets do not offer, with Coconut Grove's village center five minutes north, Cocoplum's gated single-family enclaves immediately south, and the University of Miami campus about ten minutes inland. The Biltmore Hotel sits about 15 minutes north through downtown Coral Gables, and Brickell is roughly 15 to 20 minutes by car. The Coral Gables Yacht Club sits a block west on the waterway, and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens sits ten minutes north along Biscayne Bay. The Gables Club Tower I program runs on a country-club model rather than a high-rise condo template, with residents tapping the clay-court tennis program, the marina with deep-water slips for vessels into the 70-foot range, a fitness center, spa, social rooms, a clubhouse, and an on-site restaurant. Robert M. Swedroe, who also designed 2000 Williams Island and several Bal Harbour towers, laid out the floor plates around private elevator access and oversized terraces that suit the larger four- and five-bedroom residences that anchor the building. 24-hour security, valet, and covered parking complete the operations, and the gated bridge entry to the Gables Club campus controls vehicle access for residents and guests. The Gables Club 10 Edgewater building functions as a stand-alone waterfront enclave rather than a typical Coral Gables condo.