Bay Harbor Islands · Bal Harbour · Surfside
Three small towns, three distinct markets
Between the ocean and Biscayne Bay, a mile of the barrier island holds some of Miami's most sought-after addresses. Raphael works from The Corcoran Group's office on Harding Avenue in Surfside.
The three towns
Boutique buildings on the water
Two islands of low-rise and mid-rise condominiums, many from the 1950s to the 1970s, alongside new boutique developments and a residential island of waterfront houses. Walkable, with a well-regarded public school. Building age and reserves are central to value.
Oceanfront towers and a gated village
A short stretch of oceanfront condominium towers, from established buildings to recent branded residences, facing Bal Harbour Shops. To the west, a gated residential village of large houses on the bay.
A beach town scale
Single-family streets between Harding and Collins Avenues and a line of oceanfront condominiums. Since 2021, building safety, inspections and reserves weigh heavily on the condominium market here.
Building guides
Condominiums on the islands, one by one
Each guide sets out what the county record shows for one building, town by town: Oceana in Bal Harbour; the Surf Club, Fendi Château and Solimar in Surfside; Blair House in Bay Harbor Islands.
Advice
What decides price on the islands
For condominiums: the building's age and structural status, completed or upcoming milestone inspections, the reserve study and funding plan, insurance, the size of the association and its rules on leasing, pets and renovation. Two apartments with identical views can be worth very different amounts if one building has finished its work and the other has not started.
For houses: water frontage and depth, bridge clearance, elevation and flood zone, seawall condition, and the age of the structure. On these islands land value often dominates.
Raphael prepares sellers' documentation in advance and walks buyers through each building's records before they commit.