A rendering of Villa Valencia, a forthcoming condo project in Coral Gables, Florida, by developer Rishi Kapoor, that features a smart home technology and design focused on wellness and health. ?we want to create the healthiest home environment possible,? Kapoor says. | Courtesy Villa Valencia

The multibillion-dollar wellness real estate industry believes air purifiers, pollution sensors, and natural materials can breathe new life into high-end homes The latest high-end real estate amenity: living longer.
At least that?s the view of South Florida real estate developer Rishi Kapoor, whose Location Ventures has begun selling units in a forthcoming beachfront development in Coral Gables that Kapoor believes will deliver the promise of a healthier home, which he says is ?not just science fiction, but fact.? The forthcoming Villa Valencia development, set to open in mid-2021, features 39 units, all offering some of the latest features of the burgeoning wellness real estate trend. The sales pitch highlights ?hospital-grade air, energizing light and pollutant-free water to protect from contaminants, free radicals and aging.? Kapoor says when all is said and done, the units, which start at $1.65 million, will benefit from a ?five-figure investment? per unit in air purification systems, circadian living lighting, a Savant home audio system, and the Darwin system, a new smart-home solution that monitors environmental pollutants (roughly 1,000 will be installed in high-end ho...