Active Listings · 2
Studios · 2 units
★ Insider Notes from Ricky
- →Spiaggia Ocean is a 12-story mid-rise at 9499 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, FL 33154, built 1965. Currently 2 active listings on the market, with active asking prices ranging up to $430K.
- →Neighborhood: Bal Harbour. Bal Harbour is the smallest of Miami-Dade's luxury beachfront municipalities -- under 3,000 residents, incorporated 1946, deliberately built to stay that way. The Bal Harbour Shops as cultural anchor; strict zoning preserves view corridors and beach access.
- →Buyer profile here: Established wealth, primary-and-second-home, buyers who specifically want the Bal Harbour Shops walking radius.
- →Built 1965 (now 61 years old) -- past Florida's 25-year structural recertification trigger.
- →Value-tier inventory with active asking prices up to $430K.
- →At 12 stories, Spiaggia Ocean is low-rise scale -- fewer total units typically means a more intimate building feel.
- →Compared anchor: Compared to Sunny Isles (high-rise wall) and Miami Beach (Art Deco density), Bal Harbour is low-density with scarcity-driven pricing.
- →Rental rules vary per association in this market -- most Miami-Dade condos require 6 or 12-month minimum leases. Verify per-association before assuming Airbnb potential.
- →Pre-offer diligence: Land scarcity is the pricing thesis -- Bal Harbour can't expand. Verify which municipality a 33154-zip listing is actually in (Bal Harbour, Surfside, or Bay Harbor Islands all share the zip).
- →Ricky has worked the Bal Harbour market for years and can pull HOA documents, recent comps, and reserve study status on any unit you're considering. Text (305) 33-RICKY -- that's (305) 337-4259 -- for a same-week walk-through.
