Sunny Isles Beach Real Estate, Condos & Homes For Sale & Rent

Sunny Isles Beach Real Estate & History

Sunny Isles Beach also known as "The Venice of America" and "The Billionaire's Row" started with humble beginnings in 1920 when Harvey Graves bought nineteen hundred acres of land on the Miami coast with the intention of creating a tourist resort. Several developers began creating islands and peninsulas when the Haulover Bridge was completed in 1925, but progress was slow in the beginning, which was hampered by the Great Depression. Soon after, a twelve hundred seat speedway that became known for begin the world's fastest with vehicles reaching speeds of one hundred and ten miles per hour, was built in the area that is now known as North Miami Beach on the current site of Diplomat Presidential Country Club. The events featured at that raceway were the precursor to the races at Daytona and Sebring. In the early 1930s Sunny Isles was purchased by another speculator, Kurtis Froedtert, shortly after the Sunny Isles Pier was built and became a popular destination for tourists and fishermen.

Sunny Isles Beach real estate - started developing around 1950s and 1960s, which is considered by some to be the golden age of Sunny Isles, with a number of motels along the iconic Collins Avenue. One of the first hotels happened to be the Ocean Palm, which was the first two-story motel in the U.S. Designed by Norman Giller and owned by the Gingold family. It was this motel that, with its Art Deco style, became the gold standard for motel design in the US for several decades and lead to the surge of development in the area, with over fifteen motels built within the 1950s alone. During this time the Sunny Isles became a popular tourist destination for working class post war families who were escaping the northern winters as well as a contingent of international visitors. There were also a number of exotic themed motels such as the Fountianhead that became popular destinations of tourists who traveled from far and wide to experience "Motel Row." Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner spent their honeymoon there and even The Beatles visited Sunny Isles and hung out at the Castaways Motel's famous Wreck Bar, a bar housed inside a Spanish Galleon submerged in one of the pools, just south of Sunny Isles Boulevard. During the 1970s the motels became to be replaced in favor of condominiums and the Isles started its transition from a tourist destination to luxury residential. The Castaways was demolished in 1984 and the Oceania Towers was constructed on its site in the 1990s. The complex became very popular and many new residents began to call the popular oceanfront community home.

Sunny Isles was renamed Sunny Isles Beach when it was incorporated as a municipality in 1997 with a new fifty five story zone. This resulted in a real estate boom which is present to this day. Today, the construction is mostly for luxury oceanfront condominiums and hotels alongside the fantastic Collins Avenue. The two and a half mile long strip spans from the award winning Regalia condo, with striking architecture and bespoke design on the North side to the opulent Ritz Carlton, with private beach, private breakfast and dining rooms, on the South. Sunny Isles Beach is home to the stunning Trump International Beach Resort Miami, offering four star oceanfront resort accommodation and the 400 Marina and Yacht Club and accompanying condominium, 400 Sunny Isles, can accommodate the most discerning seafarer. The oceanfront is the main draw card for many longing to live in this delightful mediterranean climate. There are numerous parks and recreation facilities, all within walking distance of Sunny Isle Beach's free shuttle service and Miami-Dade county's world class public transportation, all equipped with many modern amenities, most have WiFi and free internet access. Some of the more adventurous residents may enjoy the activities of Oleta River State Park, Florida’s largest park. This park is a short 2 mile drive from the center of Sunny Isles Beach and host a range of outdoor activities from canoeing, swimming, fishing, fifteen miles of bicycle trails as well as night camping. The park is also serves as a location for several triathlons and other extreme sports held throughout each year.

If you are looking for a great place to shop for the family, you will love Adventura Mall, arguably the largest shopping mall in Florida. This mall seamlessly incorporates shopping, dining and art over three floors with a vast range of goods you'll be sure to find something for the most pedantic of shoppers. Those with a more refined taste may find Bal Harbour Shops more to their liking. An open air mall, located on Collins Avenue, with a selection of high fashion and luxurious accessories to rival those of Rodeo Drive. As far as dining is concerned, you are spoiled for choice with several oceanfront resorts opening their 5-star dining rooms non guests with restaurants specializing in everything from sumptuous steakhouses, delicious seafood and authentic Italian cuisine.

The list of Sunny Isles Beach luxury oceanfront condos are a world trade mark with most exclusive, lavish and luxurious condos situated directly on the beach. If you’re in the market for an oceanfront condo to invest or have a strong desire to retire on the Florida coast, close to Miami, in a place that has the relaxed lifestyle of Miami Beach without the hoards of tourists and with beautiful weather all year long, please see the list below. Some absolutely "must see" condos that are being developed now are Estates at Acqualina, which caters to familys' with an ice skating rink, bowling alley, billiard room and childrens' room. Turnberry Ocean Club features a marina and includes a membership to Turnberry Golf Club, Armani Residences incorporates a cigar room, wine room and two story revitalization spa. The Mansions-At-Acqualina include a cinema, poolside cabanas and a private dog park with which to spoil man's best friend, to name a few. For more information on Sunny Isles Beach please visit the official site - https://www.sibfl.net/.