The most expensive unit at a new longevity-focused condo tower in Houston is a duplex penthouse that’s set to hit the market for $15 million, Mansion Global has learned.
The “invite-only” development, KA Residences, plans to bring the wellness amenities that can be found at high-end health clubs directly into the home. Construction for KA Houston—which will be the first stand-alone wellness-focused branded residence in Texas—is planned to begin in the fall, with completion slated for the end of 2028 or early 2029.
Each KA Residences unit, including the premier penthouse, will have its own “Merkaba Room,” a 400-square-foot space equipped with wellness amenities like a meditation pod, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, a red-light dry sauna, and hot and cold plunge.
“Focusing on self is really the ultimate luxury at this point,” said KA Residences co-founder Nina Magon. “We wanted to go against how everyone is doing social spa and wellness, and say if this is truly going into oneself, how can that be achieved on a regular basis without having to travel?”
The two-story penthouse, on the 13th and 14th floors, will span approximately 7,000 square feet, plus have about 3,800 square feet of balcony space. The balconies on the two levels will feature a private 10- by 20-foot pool, a hot tub, an outdoor shower and a sauna.
The penthouse can be configured to have five bedrooms or four bedrooms and a study, Magon said. In addition to the Merkaba Room, the primary suite will have its own sauna and soaking tub.
“Your entire wellness regime is built into your lifestyle because it’s inside of your home,” Magon said.
The Houston tower will comprise 28 units, including the duplex penthouse and two additional single-level penthouses, which will be listed for $10 million.
Magon, who has her own interior design business Nina Magon Studio, and her co-founder, Moiz Bhamani, chose Houston for the first KA Residence as they both live there and wanted to begin developing in a second-tier city. Additionally, both wellness culture and luxury condo living are trending in Houston, giving KA an early foot in the door.
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“We have so much land in Texas, and people want to live in beautiful houses because we have these big pieces of land, however condo living is becoming a big desire,” Magon said. “The St. Regis [Residences] is here now, the Ritz-Carlton Residences just got announced, and now KA is coming up.”
Shared amenities at KA Houston will include a padel club, a lap pool and a fitness center with private training, yoga and Pilates.
In the future, Magon and Bhamani have plans to develop KA Residences in other cities, including Dallas, Mexico City, Dubai and Scottsdale, Arizona. KA has about $1 billion in the pipeline for the five developments.
