Summarizing the top 21 most expensive sales of luxury homes and condominiums in Miami Beach's real estate market for the final quarter of 2011:

Miami Beach Condos

As indicated at bottom of this blog post, Eleven condominiums priced over $3 Million sold in Miami Beach in the final quarter of 2011 for an average price of $1,765 per square ft. of living space.

Miami Beach Homes

Also indicated at the bottom of the blog post, TEN waterfront homes in Miami Beach priced over $2 Million were sold in the final quarter of 2011, at an average sales price of $720 per square ft. of living space.


The available Miami Beach luxury waterfront home and condo inventory drastically declined last year. As I previously highlighted in my 2011 Miami Beach Condos Year End Review, affluent foreign (and mostly cash buyers) have been taking advantage of recent real estate price corrections by spending over $3 BILLION in purchasing luxury homes andn condos in Greater Miami. As a result, we've seen a dramatic drop in
Miami Beach's premier waterfront home and condo inventory. The most searched and sought-after Miami Beach waterfront homes are in the luxury island communities of Palm, Star, Hibiscus, Sunset Islands I - IV, and the Venetian Island Chain that links Miami with Miami Beach. The highest priced condo buildings are The Continuum on South Beach, Apogee Miami Beach, The IL Villaggio (directly on Ocean Drive), The Bath Club (North Beach area), and The Setai Condo/Hotel on Collins Avenue.

Given the strong anti-development sentiment and building regulations in Miami Beach, the future supply of premier waterfront homes and condos in Miami Beach will continue to be VERY limited. Combined with an amazing city and beach lifestyle, I believe that high net worth foreign cash buyers to will continue to invest in Miami Beach luxury homes and condos in premier locations. Therefore, I'm convinced that in 2012 we will see strong price appreciation for premier waterfront Miami Beach homes and condos.


Below are the Top 21 Closed Sales of Miami Beach Homes and Condos for the Final Quarter of 2011:

Miami Beach Home and Condo Sales- Final Quarter 2011
Closed DateMiami Beach AddressMiami Beach Property S.F. Sales Price SP$/SqFt
1/6/20126641 BREVITY LNMiami Beach Home5,900 $ 2,500,000 $ 424
1/5/2012440 S HIBISCUS DRMiami Beach Home5,415 $ 3,600,000 $ 665
12/21/2011100 S POINTE DR # 2904Continuum on South Beach2,985 $ 3,300,000 $ 1,106
12/17/2011441 N HIBISCUS DRMiami Beach Home4,737 $ 2,400,000 $ 507
12/16/20111455 OCEAN DR # 1405IL VILLAGGIO Condos2,310 $ 3,999,995 $ 1,732
12/13/2011800 S POINTE DR # 2103APOGEE SOUTH BEACH3,103 $ 5,508,200 $ 1,775
12/9/2011101 20 ST # PH-ASetai Condominiums6,209 $ 21,500,000 $ 3,463
12/9/2011101 20 ST # 3609Setai Condominiums2,521 $ 6,000,000 $ 2,380
12/6/20111455 OCEAN DR # 1605IL VILLAGGIO Condos2,310 $ 3,900,000 $ 1,688
12/5/20112570 FLAMINGO DRMiami Beach Home4,428 $ 2,000,000 $ 452
12/1/201115 STAR ISLAND DRMiami Beach Home8,699 $ 12,720,000 $ 1,462
11/23/2011100 S POINTE DR # 1106/7The Continuum Condos4,378 $ 5,200,000 $ 1,188
11/20/2011114 W RIVO ALTO DRMiami Beach Home3,305 $ 2,060,000 $ 623
11/3/20111620 W 21 STMiami Beach Home6,300 $ 5,175,000 $ 821
11/2/20116905 VALENCIA DRMiami Beach Home4,500 $ 4,100,000 $ 911
11/1/20111420 W 22 STMiami Beach Home4,172 $ 2,000,000 $ 479
10/27/2011800 S POINTE DR # 1603Apogee South Beach2,756 $ 6,000,000 $ 2,177
10/14/20115959 COLLINS AV # 906The Bath Club Condominiums4,135 $ 3,100,000 $ 750
10/10/2011100 S POINTE DR # 3004CONTINUUM ON SOUTH BEACH2,508 $ 3,495,000 $ 1,394
10/10/20115328 N BAY RDMiami Beach Home6,300 $ 5,435,000 $ 863