Whether you’re looking in Miami Beach or Aventura, $5 million buys different variations on luxury, convenience, and a piece of paradise.
Combining Art Deco and Mediterranean elements, the meticulously restored historic 2830 Lucerne Avenue on Sunset Island is listed for $4.975.
Ocean Drive Condo: As you descend below Fifth Street on Ocean Drive, you leave the tourists behind. At the Ocean House, located at 125 Ocean Drive, Unit 0204 is a three-level, three-bedroom loft listed for $5.75 million. The unit features 2,800 square feet of living space, as well as a 1,000-square-foot roof deck, for an urban experience near the sea. Broker Dora Puig emphasizes South of Fifth’s walkability, beach access, and its desirability to jet-setting types in the market for a plush second, or third, home. Attractions within mere blocks include the “Miami Beach Marina to hop on your boat, and 20 of Miami’s finest dining establishments and lounges, all wrapped by South Pointe Park,” says Puig. Dora Puig, Luxe Living Realty, 407 Lincoln Road, Ste. 9D, Miami Beach, 305-613-2118
Ocean House Unit 0204, a three-level, three bedroom loft in South of Fifth listed for $5.75 million, comes with its own 1,000-square-foot roof deck.
Sunset Island Single-Family: “It was exclusive then and continues to be to this day,” says broker Nancy Batchelor of Sunset Island. Batchelor remembers how her husband, who moved there in 1964, would take his Boston Whaler to classes at St. Patrick’s. The broker recently listed a meticulously restored historic house, dripping in architectural details, on the island for $4.975 million. Buyers would have to dock their boat somewhere other than at home, because the house, located at 2830 Lucerne Avenue, is a block off the water, and it would be remiss not to mention that, yes, sea-level rise is a consideration. The house itself, however, is spectacular. Built in 1936 by leading Miami Beach architect Carlos Schoeppl, it combines elements of Art Deco and Mediterranean architecture, many of which were meticulously restored in 2014. With marble fireplaces, fine metal fixtures throughout, and elegant Deco chandeliers, the four-bedroom, 3,643-square-footer “is not a house for someone with 18 kids,” says Batchelor, although a family with two youngsters raised to appreciate the finer things in life might do very nicely. They’ll be close to “top dining, shopping, schools, a hospital, and golf,” she says, while still being on a gated island. Nancy Batchelor, 419 Arthur Godfrey Road, Miami Beach, 305-329-7718
Aventura’s spacious Hamptons South tower PH 8/9, for $5.15 million, has six bedrooms and 7.5 baths, with ready access to marinas, golf, and the Aventura Mall.
Aventura Penthouse: “Aventura has great shopping. All of the conveniences, like markets, and delis, are close by,” says Diane Lieberman of South Beach International Realty. “The [condominium] units that border the golf course have amazing bike/ skating/walking courses for three miles.” One of those units is the largest penthouse in Aventura’s Hamptons South tower, PH 8/9, which Lieberman has listed for $5.15 million. Built in 2004, the huge 8,500-square-foot unit has six bedrooms and 7.5 baths. On the 1,200-square-foot rooftop terrace, you’ll survey Aventura’s resort-like setting, including readily accessible marinas, golf, and tennis, and of course the mall for which Aventura is known, off in the distance. Diane Lieberman, South Beach International Realty, 1680 Meridian Ave., Ste. 102, Miami Beach, 305-532-7771