Nearest: What Water Remembers, 0.6 mi away

Costa Brava is a full-service condominium building situated in the Belle Isle neighborhood of Miami Beach. The building offers a resort-style atmosphere with views of Biscayne Bay, the Miami skyline, and the Atlantic Ocean. Recent building upgrades include a new lobby, modernized elevators, and a renovated fitness center.
The property features a variety of shared amenities, including a bayfront pool, a rooftop terrace with 360-degree views, a gym, and a marina. Additional building features include a vehicle wash area, bike storage, and on-site EV charging stations. The building is located within walking distance of Sunset Harbour, local restaurants, and retail shops.
Live near more of Miami
What surrounds Costa Brava: seasonal events, annual programs and lifestyle indexes, measured from the building.
Walk over, walk back, one bag per hand.
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:
A data-grounded score for Costa Brava from live market data — value, momentum, liquidity, building health, waterfront and age. Computed, not opinion.
The stacks
9 lines · modeled from 40 salesCondos repeat vertically — each “line” is a stack of near-identical units up the tower. We reconstruct Costa Brava’s lines from its sale history: the floorplan, the view, and how $/sqft climbs with the floor. The best value is the -07 line.
| Line | Layout | Size | View | $/sqft | Per floor | Low→high floor | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -01 | 2 bd · 2.5 ba | 1,733 sqft | BayWaterfront | $1,101/sqft | +$1 | $1,114/sqft → $1,122/sqft | 4 |
| -02 | 2 bd · 2.5 ba | 1,733 sqft | BayWaterfront | $981/sqft | — | — | 3 |
| -03 | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 1,027 sqft | BayWaterfront | $665/sqft | $-14 | $778/sqft → $620/sqft | 4 |
| -06 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,238 sqft | BayWaterfront | $735/sqft | +$39 | $584/sqft → $1,010/sqft | 3 |
| -07Best value | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,324 sqft | BayWaterfront | $534/sqft | +$4 | $523/sqft → $591/sqft | 6 |
| -08 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,238 sqft | BayWaterfront | $909/sqft | +$24 | $540/sqft → $930/sqft | 5 |
| -11 | 2 bd · 2.5 ba | 1,733 sqft | BayWaterfront | $692/sqft | +$4 | $704/sqft → $766/sqft | 5 |
| -12 | 2 bd · 2.5 ba | 1,733 sqft | BayWaterfront | $952/sqft | — | — | 3 |
| Penthouses | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,236 sqft | BayWaterfront | $911/sqft | — | — | 3 |
Modeled from Costa Brava’s past listings and sales — a guide to the building’s layouts and floor premiums, not an official floor plan. “Per floor” is the average $/sqft change per floor up the stack.
What’s a unit here worth?
Pick a line and a floor — we estimate the value from Costa Brava’s own sales history.
Estimate only — not an appraisal. It reflects the line and floor, not a specific unit’s condition, renovations or view obstructions.
Get new listings here before the portals, and a straight answer from someone who knows the building.
Inventory
Sold $/sqft trend
3-month rolling median of closed sales in Costa Brava; bars are closings per month.
Location
Nearby buildings within half a mile.
Building facts
- Address
- 11 Island Ave
- Year built
- 1972
- Floors
- 25
- Residences
- 214
- Developer
- Belle Isle Development Corp.
- Waterfront
- Yes
Amenities
- · Pool
- · Fitness center
- · Rooftop terrace
- · 24-hour security
- · Valet
- · Marina
- · Pet area
- · Vehicle wash area
- · EV charging stations
- · Meeting and party rooms
- · Bike storage
Building rules
- Parking
- The building offers assigned parking and valet services.
Special assessments & recertification outlook
ElevatedPublic records checked Oct 27, 2026 (Miami-Dade Clerk, civil docket, Florida DBPR).
Verified records
- PositiveBank financingOct 31, 2026
Regulated lenders recorded 4 purchase or refinance loans on this building in the last 12 months, financing 44% of its recorded sales, and accepted a down payment as low as 10%. A bank writing a condominium loan has just checked the building's reserves, insurance, litigation and owner-occupancy against its own standards — verified due diligence, read from the public record. Financeability Index 73/100.
Source: Miami-Dade Clerk official records
- ElevatedSpecial assessment — noted on 1 listingsOct 13, 2026
Source: MLS listing remarks
- WatchDBPR complaintsJan 1, 2025
Florida DBPR Division of Condominiums public complaint record for association licence MA00012439: 1 complaint in the last 36 months (1 open, 0 with discipline, 0 closed with a letter). A complaint is an allegation; only dispositions are findings. Investigations are confidential and not counted.
Source: health.src.dbpr
- Verified: a special assessment is in force
- Verified: open or disciplined DBPR complaints against the association
- Built 1972 — a recurring structural milestone inspection is due around 2027
Estimated from Costa Brava’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 Costa Brava: recorded purchase mortgages, the down payments they accepted, and the programmes in use.
Regulated lenders are writing purchase loans here at ordinary down payments — their due diligence on reserves, insurance and litigation, verified by the public record.
- Mortgages recorded, 12 months
- 4
- 4 from banks and credit unions · purchases and refinances
- Sales bank-financed
- 44%
- 9 recorded sales, 12 months · Resales only
- Average down payment
- 28.7%
- Lowest down payment accepted
- 10%
High confidence · As of 2026-10-31
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: 9.0 ft (NGVD29).
- 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
- 2.9 ft
- Lowest nearby street
- -
- Highest predicted tide, 2026
- 1.0 ft
Elevations in feet above the NAVD88 datum.
No street within 120 m of this building could be measured.
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
- 1
- Open DBPR complaints
- 1
DBPR registration PR1S017846 · Approved,Recorded. 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
How much do condos at Costa Brava cost?+
There are 3 condos for sale at Costa Brava, from $699,000, with a median asking price of $849,000 ($681/sqft).
How much are the HOA fees at Costa Brava?+
HOA / maintenance fees at Costa Brava run around $1,754 per month among units currently for sale; the exact fee varies by unit size and line, so confirm the current amount with the listing or the condo association.
Is Costa Brava a waterfront building?+
Yes — Costa Brava is a waterfront building (South Beach).
When was Costa Brava built?+
Costa Brava was built in 1972, 25 stories, 214 residences.
Who developed Costa Brava?+
Costa Brava was developed by Belle Isle Development Corp..
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