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Miami's First Sport & Wellness Waterfront Residences
Continuum 12000 Sport & Wellness Residences is the third project from Continuum Company - the developer behind Continuum South Beach and Continuum North Bay Village - and the first to be built entirely around a sport, fitness, and longevity concept. Situated on a 4-acre waterfront enclave at 12000 N Bayshore Drive, North Miami, overlooking Indian Creek and the protected waters of Biscayne Bay, the project is designed by Kobi Karp with interiors by Paul Duesing Design Partners and landscape design by Urban Robot.
The development comprises 263 residences across a 20-story glass tower - including standard residences, bayfront villas, and penthouses - ranging from 1,035 to 3,543 sq. ft. Each home features 10-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glazing, a private cedar sauna, and a Withings body scanner. The amenity campus, branded The Mermaid Club, exceeds 150,000 sq. ft. and is operated directly by Continuum Company without a hotel management layer.
What defines this address is structural: no hotel brand, no management fee, no franchised service model. The Mermaid Club is built and programmed as an in-house concept - a sport and wellness campus of a scale and specificity that does not exist elsewhere in Miami's residential market. The waterfront playground - 1.5 acres of private marina, floating yoga deck, and watersports infrastructure - is designed not as an amenity but as a daily operating environment.
This is not a branded residence in the conventional sense. It is ownership within a purpose-built wellness ecosystem, by a developer with a 30-year track record of creating waterfront communities that hold their value.
Life at Continuum 12000 is structured around movement, water, and recovery - not as an amenity promise but as a physical operating environment built into the property itself.
The Mermaid Club spans over 150,000 sq. ft. across multiple levels and categories. The sport offering includes a 4,200 sq. ft. fitness facility, dedicated yoga, Pilates, meditation and sound bath studios, a pickleball court, multi-sport courts for basketball, volleyball, soccer and shuffleboard, two Full Swing golf and multi-sport simulator suites, and an outdoor putting green. The longevity offering includes contrast therapy (infrared sauna, steam, cold plunge, and hot tubs), a longevity lounge with red light therapy, biohacking tools, and IV drip beds. The social layer includes a private dining room with open kitchen, an alfresco grill, co-working suites, a multi-screen entertainment lounge, and a 24/7 marketplace.
Interiors by Paul Duesing Design Partners are calibrated to the wellness concept without leaning into the language of hotel design. Travertine porcelain flooring, 8-foot quartzite kitchen islands, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, Calacatta marble bathrooms with five-fixture Waterworks fittings, custom European cabinetry - each element is specified for permanence and daily function rather than staged presentation.
The result is a residence that functions as a private wellness infrastructure - not a hotel amenity floor above apartments, but a building built from the ground up around how its residents want to live.
Continuum 12000 occupies a gap in Miami's residential market that is structurally difficult to replicate for three reasons.
First, the amenity model. Where branded tower developments operate hospitality services through a licensed hotel brand - generating management fees, diluting owner control, and introducing layered service structures - Continuum 12000 operates The Mermaid Club entirely in-house. The 150,000+ sq. ft. campus is not a hotel spa attached to a residential building; it is the primary architectural concept, built and programmed directly by the developer. No equivalent in-house wellness campus exists in Miami's current residential pipeline at this scale.
Second, the waterfront access. The 1.5-acre private waterfront playground with yacht slips for vessels up to 90 ft., a watersports launch dock, floating yoga deck, and dedicated waterfront attendants is not a managed marina amenity but an extension of the residential environment. Indian Creek and Biscayne Bay's protected aquatic preserve provide a natural setting that high-density urban waterfront developments cannot reproduce.
Third, the developer's track record. Continuum South Beach - the original project - has sustained resale values for over two decades and remains among Miami Beach's most recognised branded residential addresses. Continuum North Bay Village is the second iteration. Continuum 12000 is the third, and the most ambitious in terms of amenity scale and programmatic specificity.
The investment case for Continuum 12000 rests on supply constraint, operational differentiation, and the developer's established pattern of long-term value retention.
North Miami's bayfront corridor has consistently tracked below Brickell and Edgewater on a per-square-foot basis, creating waterfront entry points that the denser Miami submarkets no longer offer. The immediate site - Indian Creek, Biscayne Bay aquatic preserve - is subject to conservation constraints that limit competing development in the near vicinity. Zoning and environmental protections create a natural supply ceiling that most Miami waterfront locations do not have.
The condominium ownership structure carries no hotel management fee or brand licensing cost, preserving net yields for owners who choose to lease. The 263-unit count is sufficient to sustain an active secondary resale market without the supply pressure generated by the larger Miami tower developments.
No specific return projections are implied. The long-term value proposition is grounded in supply constraint, operational differentiation, and a developer with a demonstrable track record across two prior comparable projects.
Continuum Company, led by Ian Bruce Eichner, is the developer of three Continuum-branded waterfront projects in the Miami area. Continuum South Beach - the original development on the southern tip of Miami Beach - established the brand's reputation for large-scale waterfront residential product with enduring resale performance over two decades. Continuum North Bay Village, positioned between Miami and Miami Beach, is the second project. Continuum 12000 is the third, and the first to introduce a sport and wellness concept as the primary organising principle.
Architecture is led by Kobi Karp, whose practice has delivered a significant body of waterfront residential work in South Florida. Interior design by Paul Duesing Design Partners brings a restrained, wellness-oriented approach to the residences. Landscape design by Urban Robot completes a project team with demonstrable experience in the Miami market.
Unlike hotel-branded developments where the operator's involvement is primarily a licensing and service arrangement, Continuum 12000's amenity programme is built and operated directly by Continuum Company - fully integrated from design through long-term operations.
Inquiries and private presentations are coordinated through One And Only Realty. Floor plans, pricing schedules, residence specifications, and current availability are provided upon request.
North Miami's bayfront occupies a distinct position within metropolitan Miami - quieter and less developed than the urban corridors of Brickell or Edgewater, yet connected by road to Miami's primary cultural, commercial, and retail nodes within 15 to 25 minutes. The site sits on Indian Creek, adjacent to the Biscayne Bay aquatic preserve - a federally protected waterway that limits adjacent development and maintains the environmental character of the immediate waterfront.
The combination of protected natural waterfront, low-density street character, and proximity to Miami's commercial core has historically made this corridor attractive to buyers who want genuine water access without the density or pricing of Brickell or South Beach. The conservation status of the adjacent bay further constrains future competing supply in the immediate vicinity - a structural condition that is difficult to reproduce elsewhere in metropolitan Miami.
The Mermaid Club is Continuum 12000's signature amenity complex - over 150,000 sq. ft. of sport, fitness, longevity, and social spaces. It includes a saltwater pool with private cabanas, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, dedicated yoga/Pilates/meditation studios, contrast therapy (infrared sauna, cold plunge, hot tubs), a longevity lounge with red light and biohacking tools, pickleball and multi-sport courts, two Full Swing golf simulators, spa treatment rooms, outdoor putting greens, private dining, co-working suites, and a 24/7 marketplace.
Residences range from 1,035 to 3,543 sq. ft. with 1 to 3 bedrooms. Each home features 10-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass with panoramic ocean, bay, and sunset views, oversized balconies, travertine porcelain flooring, NSF-certified reverse osmosis drinking water, a private cedar sauna, and a fully integrated Sub-Zero/Wolf appliance package with built-in wine fridge. Primary bathrooms include five-fixture Waterworks fittings, Calcutta marble, oversized rain showers, and soaking spa bathtubs.
The 1.5-acre private waterfront playground features an east-facing sun deck with loungers and daybeds, a floating yoga and meditation deck, a buoy-protected water-play zone, a watersports launch dock with paddleboards and luxury yacht toys, and private boat slips accommodating yachts up to 90 feet. Dedicated watersports attendants provide full bay and poolside service.
Residences start from $1,500,000 for 1-bedroom + den units. 2-bedroom residences start from $1,962,000, and 3-bedroom + den residences start from $3,807,000 (March 2026 pricing).
Continuum 12000 is developed by Continuum Company, with architecture by Kobi Karp, interior design by Paul Duesing Design Partners, and landscape design by Urban Robot. Exclusive sales are managed by Continuum Realty.
Residents enjoy 24-hour valet and front desk service, a dedicated concierge and wellness director, monthly wellness and longevity programming, yacht club membership, beach club membership with shuttle, and bay and poolside service. Additional perks include a white glove resident app, EV charging stations, bike and e-bike storage, 24/7 security, daily organic food delivery, kids programming and nanny service, and a pet spa with dog walking.
Continuum 12000 sits on a 4-acre waterfront enclave at 12000 N Bayshore Drive in North Miami, overlooking Indian Creek and Biscayne Bay's pristine aquatic preserve. The property fronts one of South Florida's quietest tree-lined waterfront streets, surrounded by manatees, dolphins, and sea turtles - yet minutes from Wynwood, Miami Design District, Bal Harbour Shops, and Miami International Airport.
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