At Ponce Park, the 11-story residential and retail project rising at 3000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables, the design team chose the most direct path to material selection possible — flying to Italy to hand-select the building's stone at the quarry source. The Allen Morris Company, the developer behind the project, has unveiled Ponce Park's interior design program, anchored by stone sourced from two quarries with a combined history of more than two thousand years: travertine from Tivoli outside Rome, and Calacatta Borghini marble from the Apuan Alps in northern Tuscany.
The travertine — which will cover Ponce Park's exterior base and recur throughout key architectural moments inside — comes from a Tivoli quarry with more than 2,000 years of operating history. It is the same source used to build the Roman Colosseum in the first century CE, and continues to supply some of the most architecturally significant projects in modern Europe. At Ponce Park, the stone introduces warmth and texture to the building's foundation, with each block selected for its variation and tonal range rather than ordered to a uniform spec.
The Calacatta Borghini marble — destined for the kitchen countertops in each of Ponce Park's 58 residences — comes from the Apuan Alps in northern Tuscany, a range that has supplied marble to sculptors and architects since antiquity, including the stone Michelangelo selected for his most celebrated works. Calacatta Borghini, defined by its luminous white background and dramatic gray-and-gold veining, is one of the rarest varieties pulled from the range. Each slab arriving at Ponce Park was inspected and chosen directly from the quarry face, ensuring that the marble in every residence is structurally and visually distinct.
The interior design program is led by Meyer Davis, the New York-based studio whose portfolio includes the Hamptons' Surf Lodge, the Standard High Line, and Manhattan residences for Macklowe Properties. At Ponce Park, the firm has framed its approach as a warm interpretation of Mediterranean modernism, balancing stone with oak, bronze, plaster, and natural textiles across every shared space.
The lobby is anchored by custom seating, travertine and oak detailing, and sculptural lighting in bronze and Murano glass; the wellness floor pairs spa, sauna, and hammam treatments with natural stone, oak, and ambient lighting; the fitness areas combine refined finishes with open sightlines; and the rooftop transitions to teak, travertine, rope, and soft upholstery for indoor-outdoor lounge and dining spaces overlooking Coral Gables.
Ponce Park is being designed by Miami-based Zyscovich Architects and is currently under construction with completion anticipated in late 2027. The project rises 11 stories at 3000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard and combines 58 residences with approximately 25,000 square feet of curated ground-floor retail. Sales are being handled exclusively by ONE Sotheby's International Realty, with residences starting at $3.1 million. The Allen Morris Company, a 67-year-old Coral Gables-headquartered firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Atlanta, recently completed its 90th project; Ponce Park sits within a pipeline that also includes a new luxury condominium and office building in Coconut Grove.
"Going to the quarries fundamentally changes the way you design," said W. A. Spencer Morris, President of The Allen Morris Company. "You're not selecting from samples, you're understanding the material in its original context — its history, its variation. That level of engagement allows us to be incredibly precise in how Ponce Park comes together. Every stone we chose has a purpose." For a Coral Gables market where ground-up luxury residential continues to expand at scale, Ponce Park is positioning itself through the depth of detail behind every finish — a discipline that, executed properly, becomes its own form of luxury.