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Sunny Isles Beach, the City of Sun and Sea, is located on a
barrier island in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County,
bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal
Waterway on the west. Golden Beach lies to the north, Bal
Harbour and Haulover Park are immediately to the south.
Sunny Isles Beach is midway between downtown Miami and Fort
Lauderdale with easy access to business centers, entertainment,
sports and recreational facilities, and tourist attractions.
Residents and visitors can fly into either Miami International
or Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International airports, or cruise
into the Port of Miami or Port Everglades and be in Sunny Isles
Beach within 20 to 30 minutes.
Almost one million vacationers visit Sunny Isles Beach annually
to enjoy the 2 ½ mile-long fine sand beach and outdoor amenities
such as water sports, boating, fishing, and tennis as well as
the abundant shopping, dining and entertainment options nearby.
The landmark fishing pier is a local favorite while the
beautiful Samson Oceanfront Park provides a children's play area
and space to relax; meet friends and enjoy the sunrise.
The City is experiencing a major redevelopment renaissance on
the east side of Collins Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Zoning
laws ensure that view corridors and beach access pathways will
always offer residents a life with a view. To the west of
Collins Avenue, the City is building parks, improving the
infrastructure and laying the groundwork for future
redevelopment.
The emphasis of most of the redevelopment is on residential
condominium construction. The City is steadily replacing
outdated motels with luxury residential oceanfront development.
Much of the residential construction is not for year-round
occupancy, however the statistics show a steady growth in young
families who desire to be near the ocean.
History of Sunny Isles Beach
In 1920 a private investor purchased a 2.26-square mile tract of
land for development as a tourist resort. He named it Sunny
Isles -- "The Venice of America."
When the Haulover bridge was completed in 1925, the area became
accessible from Miami Beach, attracting developers who widened
streams, dug canals and inlets and created islands and
peninsulas for building waterfront properties on Biscayne Bay.
In 1926, a group of investors spent nearly one million dollars
to build an all-wooden racetrack with stands for 12,000
spectators. After just one "international auto race," the track
was destroyed by a major hurricane, its wooden beams blown all
over the county. This event, dubbed "Fulford's Folly," was a
forerunner to the auto races at Sebring and Daytona.
In 1936 the Sunny Isles Pier was built and soon became a popular
destination. In 1982 the ½- mile-long pier was designated a
historic site. It is still used by fishing enthusiasts and
sightseers today.
Sunny Isles developed slowly until the 1950s when the first
single-family homes were built in the Golden Shores area. During
the 1950's and 1960's more than 30 motels sprang up along
Collins Avenue including Ocean Palm, the first two-story motel
in the U.S. Tourists came from all over to vacation in themed
motels of exotic design along "Motel Row."
The Beatles were among noted visitors to Sunny Isles, cavorting
at the Castaways Motel's famed Wreck Bar on Collins Avenue
(State Road A1A) just south of Sunny Isles Boulevard. (The
Castaways Motel was demolished in the 1970s and Oceania Towers,
the first luxury condominium complex in Sunny Isles, was
constructed on the site in the 1990s.)
The popular oceanfront community gained many new residents (both
year-round and seasonal) as condominium communities such as
Winston Towers and Arlen House were built in the 1970s.
Over the next decade, tourists from Europe and North America,
flocked to Sunny Isles hotels and motels attracted by favorable
exchange rates and value-for-money accommodation.
New mid- and high-rise multi-family buildings were constructed
adding to the residential options in Sunny Isles. The City's
three single-family communities, Golden Shores, Atlantic Island
and Golden Gate, a luxury enclave at the northern tip of the
city, are all on the Intracoastal Waterway.
In 1997, the citizens of this area voted to incorporate as a
municipality, thus putting the city on the map as a highly
desirable oceanfront community. Sunny Isles Beach is now in the
midst of a major redevelopment with mostly luxury high-rise
condominiums and some elegant hotels under construction.
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