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Bay Garden Manor
1250 West Ave · Built 1964 · 19 floors · 238 residences

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Situated on West Avenue, Bay Garden Manor is a bayfront building in a prime South Beach location. The property is situated within walking distance of Lincoln Road, Flamingo Park, and various local amenities including Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.
The building offers a variety of shared amenities, including a pool deck overlooking the bay, a fitness center, and a social room with billiards. Residents have access to a BBQ area, terrace, and bike storage. The building also features a front desk, laundry facilities on every floor, and a business center.
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What surrounds Bay Garden Manor: seasonal events, annual programs and lifestyle indexes, measured from the building.
Excellent urban planning.
3 Publix stores nearby
Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
Getting around
South Beach is a walkable urban neighborhood. Transit, parks, dining and landmarks within reach:
Inventory
Sold $/sqft trend
3-month rolling median of closed sales in Bay Garden Manor; bars are closings per month.
Location
Nearby buildings within half a mile.
Building facts
- Address
- 1250 West Ave
- Year built
- 1964
- Floors
- 19
- Residences
- 238
- Developer
- Bay Garden Manor Inc
- Waterfront
- Yes
Amenities
- · Pool
- · Fitness center
- · 24-hour security
- · Bike storage
- · BBQ area
- · Social room
- · Laundry facilities
- · Business center
- · Concierge
- · Terrace
Building rules
- Parking
- Parking is available through the management office.
Special assessments & recertification outlook
ElevatedPublic records checked Oct 30, 2026 (Miami-Dade Clerk, civil docket, Florida DBPR).
- Built 1964 — a recurring structural milestone inspection is due around 2029
Estimated from Bay Garden Manor’s age and signals in active listings — not an official inspection or reserve report. Always verify the building’s milestone-inspection status and reserves with the association before buying.
Financeability
What the banks say about Bay Garden Manor: recorded purchase mortgages, the down payments they accepted, and the programmes in use.
No bank mortgages recorded here in the last two years. That is not a verdict on the building — many condos trade for cash — only the absence of a signal.
Source: Miami-Dade County official records and the FHA/VA approval lists. Aggregates only; individual instruments are never shown. Compare with South Beach
Flooding and storm surge
Public flood data at this building’s location, read Oct 22, 2026.
- FEMA flood zone
- Zone AE: high-risk area. FEMA maps a 1% yearly chance of flooding here.
- Base flood elevation on the map: 8.0 ft.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B
- Miami-Dade storm surge planning zones run from A (called first) to E. The county decides which zones evacuate in a storm.
- Ground at the building
- 4.6 ft
- Lowest nearby street
- 9.6 ft
- Highest predicted tide, 2026
- 1.0 ft
Elevations in feet above the NAVD88 datum.
The lowest street next to this building sits 8.6 ft above this year’s highest predicted tide (Oct 27, 2026).
Estimated from public data, not a flood determination. Check the FEMA flood map and an elevation certificate for this building.
Legal & Regulatory
No material litigation foundCivil court cases involving the condominium association, classified by what they are about. Routine collections against individual owners are counted separately and do not affect the building’s standing.
- Active material lawsuits
- 0
- Owner / association disputes
- 0
- Routine collection cases
- 0
- DBPR complaints
- 2
- Open DBPR complaints
- 0
- Personal injury / common-element claimClosedassociation as defendant · Filed Mar 2023
An individual filed a premises liability lawsuit against the condominium association. The litigation involves discovery processes, including requests for production, interrogatories, and motions to compel, as well as a motion to dismiss which was denied by the court.
Source: Miami-Dade Clerk civil docket, summarized by own.miami
No civil cases involving the association were found on the Miami-Dade docket in the last five years.
DBPR registration PR1S012855 · Terminated. Public complaints on record with the Florida Division of Condominiums; investigations are confidential and not counted.
Court records are matched to the association by name and summarized by us; a case is a claim, not a finding. Ask the association for its litigation disclosure before buying.
Frequently asked
Is Bay Garden Manor a waterfront building?+
Yes — Bay Garden Manor is a waterfront building (South Beach).
When was Bay Garden Manor built?+
Bay Garden Manor was built in 1964, 19 stories, 238 residences.
Who developed Bay Garden Manor?+
Bay Garden Manor was developed by Bay Garden Manor Inc.
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