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The Collins
6917 Collins Ave · Built 1969 · 17 floors · 238 residences

The Collins is a waterfront condominium of 238 residences in North Beach, rising 17 floors on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. It was built in 1969. A Publix supermarket is 220 m away in a straight line, about 0.1 miles, while the building's Car-Free Index is 0.
The building sits in FEMA flood zone AE, part of the Special Flood Hazard Area, where FEMA maps a 1% yearly chance of flooding and lenders require flood insurance for federally backed or federally regulated mortgages. It is in Miami-Dade hurricane evacuation zone B. The lowest street next to the building is 3.7 ft above the highest tide predicted for 2026 at Virginia Key.
Five active tower construction sites lie within 1 km, 4 of them within 500 m, which can bring noise and traffic while the work lasts. On the 2025 tax roll, 20% of units carry a homestead exemption and 27% are owned by a company or trust. The financeability index is 55 of 100, in the good tier. The Miami-Dade Clerk recorded 8 resale deeds in the 12 months to October 22, 2026.
Live near more of Miami
What surrounds The Collins: seasonal events, annual programs and lifestyle indexes, measured from the building.
Flanigan's IndexLive nowTen minutes on a good day. Miami has fewer of those than it admits.
1 Flanigan's locations nearby
You could carry the watermelon home. You will regret it, but you could.
1 Publix stores nearby
Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
Getting around
Mid-Beach & North Beach is a walkable urban neighborhood. Transit, parks, dining and landmarks within reach:
A data-grounded score for The Collins from live market data — value, momentum, liquidity, building health, waterfront and age. Computed, not opinion.
The stacks
7 lines · modeled from 33 salesCondos repeat vertically — each “line” is a stack of near-identical units up the tower. We reconstruct The Collins’s lines from its sale history: the floorplan, the view, and how $/sqft climbs with the floor. The best value is the -12 line.
| Line | Layout | Size | View | $/sqft | Per floor | Low→high floor | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -04 | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 812 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $677/sqft | — | — | 2 |
| -05 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,218 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $716/sqft | +$5 | $693/sqft → $736/sqft | 2 |
| -08 | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 806 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $571/sqft | — | — | 3 |
| -09 | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 943 sqft | Direct OceanWaterfront | $681/sqft | +$2 | $677/sqft → $695/sqft | 4 |
| -12Best value | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 808 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $556/sqft | +$1 | $552/sqft → $565/sqft | 3 |
| -20 | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 812 sqft | SkylineWaterfront | $569/sqft | — | — | 3 |
| -26 | 1 bd · 1.5 ba | 825 sqft | SkylineWaterfront | $558/sqft | +$2 | $544/sqft → $554/sqft | 3 |
Modeled from The Collins’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 The Collins’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.
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Inventory
Sold $/sqft trend
3-month rolling median of closed sales in The Collins; bars are closings per month.
Location
Nearby buildings within half a mile.
Building facts
- Address
- 6917 Collins Ave
- Year built
- 1969
- Floors
- 17
- Residences
- 238
- Developer
- Karlton Properties
- Waterfront
- Yes
Amenities
- · Pool
- · Fitness center
- · Sauna
- · Steam room
- · Valet
- · Concierge
- · Business center
- · Party/social room
- · Beach access
- · Multi-purpose room
- · Game room
Building rules
- Parking
- The building offers assigned covered parking and valet service.
Special assessments & recertification outlook
ElevatedPublic records checked Oct 31, 2026 (Miami-Dade Clerk, civil docket, Florida DBPR).
Verified records
- PositiveBank financingOct 31, 2026
Regulated lenders recorded 6 purchase or refinance loans on this building in the last 12 months, financing 63% of its recorded sales, and accepted a down payment as low as 25%. 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 55/100.
Source: Miami-Dade Clerk official records
- PositiveNo special assessment — noted on 1 listingsSep 25, 2026
Source: MLS listing remarks
- InfoSpecial assessment reported as paid — noted on 1 listingsDec 22, 2025
Source: MLS listing remarks
- Verified: no special assessment in force
- Built 1969 — past its first structural milestone; next inspection around 2034
Estimated from The Collins’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 The Collins: 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
- 6
- 6 from banks and credit unions · purchases and refinances
- Sales bank-financed
- 63%
- 8 recorded sales, 12 months · Resales only
- Average down payment
- 29%
- Lowest down payment accepted
- 25%
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 Mid-Beach & North 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 (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
- 5.8 ft
- Lowest nearby street
- 4.7 ft
- Highest predicted tide, 2026
- 1.0 ft
Elevations in feet above the NAVD88 datum.
The lowest street next to this building sits 3.7 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
- 0
- Open DBPR complaints
- 0
No civil cases involving the association were found on the Miami-Dade docket in the last five years.
DBPR registration PR68826 · 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 The Collins cost?+
There are 4 condos for sale at The Collins, from $470,000, with a median asking price of $647,500 ($720/sqft).
How much are the HOA fees at The Collins?+
HOA / maintenance fees at The Collins run around $1,164 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 The Collins a waterfront building?+
Yes — The Collins is a waterfront building (Mid-Beach & North Beach).
When was The Collins built?+
The Collins was built in 1969, 17 stories, 238 residences.
Who developed The Collins?+
The Collins was developed by Karlton Properties.
We track every listing here, every day. Get the next one before it hits the portals — and a straight answer from someone who knows the building.
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