Sunny Isles Beach Waterfront Condos For Sale
Sunny Isles Beach waterfront condos for sale stand either on the ocean, with the beach below the lobby, or on the Intracoastal, with a marina at the building, and the building’s grounds set which of the two you get. In the morning, one owner takes the elevator down from an ocean-side lobby and walks straight onto the beach in front of the tower. In the evening, on the other side of the same island, another owner walks from the elevator to a boat in the building’s marina.
On this page: Which water each tower meets·The beach or the boat·Seeing both sides·FAQ
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Sunny Isles Beach Waterfront Condos for Sale, Sorted by the Water Each Tower Fronts
On this barrier island, Sunny Isles Beach waterfront condos for sale face two waters: the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west. The ocean towers have Collins Avenue addresses, and their grounds run down to the beach. The Intracoastal towers line the western shore, on Sunny Isles Boulevard, North Bay Road, Bayview Drive, Kings Point Drive and 174th Street, and their grounds meet the waterway. Parks, schools and life in the city beyond the building are in the Sunny Isles Beach neighborhood guide.
Which of the two waters you live with is set by the grounds: the part of the property that reaches the shore. A street address does not settle it, and a well-known name does not settle it either.
| What the grounds meet | How you live with the water | Buildings, for example |
|---|---|---|
| The beach on the Atlantic | The sand is part of the property, so a swim starts at the lobby | Jade Beach, Ocean Four, Acqualina Ocean Residences, Porsche Design Tower |
| The Intracoastal Waterway | The waterway and its sunset at the edge of the grounds | Parque Towers, Coastal Towers, Winston Towers |
| The Intracoastal with a marina or dockage | The boat waits at the building where you live | 400 Sunny Isles, Oceania IV and V, Poinciana Island |
The Oceania name covers towers on both shores: Oceania I and III on the ocean, IV and V on the Intracoastal, so the tower number shows the side.
On Collins Avenue, Yet Not on the Sand
A Collins Avenue address does not put a condo on the beach. Aurora stands on the west side of Collins, minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. King David, on Atlantic Boulevard, has no water frontage at all. In both, the Intracoastal and the ocean come into view from the middle floors up, more openly at Aurora than at King David. Both are homes with a view of the water, yet neither has the water on its grounds.
Is It the Beach or the Boat That Brings You to the Water?
In Sunny Isles Beach, oceanfront condos suit you if you want the beach at the door, and Intracoastal condos if you keep a boat. On either shore, a tower with full service keeps a second home ready for visits more frequent than you planned: you arrive to the water and the view, not to chores. Once the shore is chosen, towers are compared on that shore alone: by year among the condos for sale in Sunny Isles Beach, and at the top of the market among the branded luxury condos.
On both shores, the city places nearly all of its land in a flood zone, so choosing a side does not set the question aside. For a condo, it turns on how the building itself sits: its elevation shapes the building’s flood insurance, which reaches you through the association fee. Before a tower goes on your list, I pull its elevation certificate from the city’s flood records.
Oceanfront Condos With the Sand Below the Lobby
At Muse, Florida Ocean Club and Turnberry Ocean Colony, the beach frontage comes with a private beach club, staffed so that a morning on the sand needs nothing carried down from the residence. That frontage is what an ocean-side residence here is priced for.
Intracoastal Condos With a Marina on the Grounds
On the Intracoastal side, 400 Sunny Isles keeps a marina on its own grounds, and the Oceania community has a marina as well. A boat heading south passes the NE 163rd Street drawbridge, which opens on signal and, on weekday daytime, only at a quarter past and a quarter to the hour, so the bridge sets when a trip leaves the marina. On this side, the marina and the sunset over the waterway are what a residence is priced for.
If you would rather keep the boat at your own house, the waterfront homes in Sunny Isles Beach cover lots with a dock.
An Afternoon on Each Side of Collins Avenue
One afternoon in Sunny Isles Beach can cover both shores: a tower on the sand, then a tower on the Intracoastal with its marina.
I’m Ory Pelyo, a licensed Broker Associate with more than ten years in Miami real estate. On each showing we walk from the lobby to the water you would use, not only to the view from the windows.
I select the condos that fit, including some that reach me outside the public listings, arrange the showings and stay with the purchase until you have the keys. Send me the condos you have found, or tell me whether the beach or the boat comes first. Write by email or WhatsApp, or call +1 305-874-9500, and I will reply the same day to discuss your shore.
Sunny Isles Beach Waterfront Condos FAQ
Is Sunny Isles Beach a good Florida beach to buy a waterfront condo on?
Yes, if you want the sand at the foot of the building. On this shore, ocean-side towers such as Sands Pointe, Pinnacle or Millennium have beach frontage of their own.
Does a boat slip come with a waterfront condo in Sunny Isles Beach?
Not necessarily. At 400 Sunny Isles, a deeded slip in the marina is sold separately from the condo. One has been offered even to buyers who do not live in the building. At Oceania, a listed slip was open only to a resident of the Oceania towers. For a boat owner, the slip is then a second purchase, with its own terms and its own closing, planned alongside the condo.
When does a waterfront condo tower in Sunny Isles Beach face its first recertification?
For a tower built in 1998 or later, at 25 years. A condo building of three stories or more within three miles of the coast and built in 1998 or later goes through its first structural recertification at 25 years and every ten years after. A tower’s year of construction therefore tells you when that turn comes during your ownership.