Nearest: Joseph's Machines brunch at the Jewish Museum of Florida, 0.6 mi away

The Floridian is a premier bayfront building situated on West Avenue in South Beach. The property offers expansive views of Biscayne Bay, the Miami skyline, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is positioned directly across from Canopy Park and is located moments from South of Fifth, Lincoln Road, and various dining and shopping destinations.
This full-service building features a variety of resort-style amenities, including two bayfront pools, a fitness center, a tennis court, and spa facilities. Residents have access to a business center, a gourmet market, a salon, and a recreation room. The building also provides concierge services, valet parking, and 24-hour security.
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What surrounds The Floridian: seasonal events, annual programs and lifestyle indexes, measured from the building.
Neighbors. The cashier knows your name.
1 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 The Floridian from live market data — value, momentum, liquidity, building health, waterfront and age. Computed, not opinion.
The stacks
13 lines · modeled from 69 salesCondos repeat vertically — each “line” is a stack of near-identical units up the tower. We reconstruct The Floridian’s lines from its sale history: the floorplan, the view, and how $/sqft climbs with the floor. The best value is the -06 line.
| Line | Layout | Size | View | $/sqft | Per floor | Low→high floor | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -01 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,147 sqft | BayWaterfront | $1,133/sqft | +$16 | $1,004/sqft → $1,351/sqft | 7 |
| -02 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,147 sqft | BayWaterfront | $926/sqft | $-4 | $933/sqft → $883/sqft | 4 |
| -03 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,078 sqft | BayWaterfront | $993/sqft | +$3 | $980/sqft → $1,044/sqft | 6 |
| -04 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,078 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $835/sqft | +$1 | $788/sqft → $818/sqft | 5 |
| -05 | 1 bd · 1 ba | 746 sqft | BayWaterfront | $992/sqft | +$3 | $973/sqft → $1,009/sqft | 5 |
| -06Best value | 1 bd · 1 ba | 746 sqft | SkylineWaterfront | $690/sqft | +$3 | $662/sqft → $730/sqft | 7 |
| -07 | 3 bd · 2 ba | 1,234 sqft | BayWaterfront | $1,155/sqft | +$10 | $1,053/sqft → $1,237/sqft | 5 |
| -08 | 3 bd · 2 ba | 1,191 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $888/sqft | +$21 | $825/sqft → $990/sqft | 6 |
| -09 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,078 sqft | BayWaterfront | $937/sqft | +$2 | $936/sqft → $970/sqft | 9 |
| -10 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,078 sqft | Ocean ViewWaterfront | $853/sqft | +$19 | $679/sqft → $911/sqft | 4 |
| -11 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,147 sqft | BayWaterfront | $1,210/sqft | — | — | 3 |
| -12 | 2 bd · 2 ba | 1,147 sqft | BayWaterfront | $917/sqft | $-2 | $928/sqft → $884/sqft | 6 |
| Penthouses | 2 bd · 2.5 ba | 1,404 sqft | BayWaterfront | $1,382/sqft | — | — | 2 |
Modeled from The Floridian’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 Floridian’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 The Floridian; bars are closings per month.
Location
Nearby buildings within half a mile.
Building facts
- Address
- 650 West Ave
- Year built
- 1997
- Floors
- 40
- Residences
- 334
- Developer
- Gumenick Properties & DK Equity
- Waterfront
- Yes
Amenities
- · Pool
- · Spa
- · Fitness center
- · Tennis court
- · Valet
- · Concierge
- · 24-hour security
- · Business center
- · Sauna
- · Marina
- · On-site market
- · Yoga room
- · Party/social room
- · Salon
- · Hot tub
- · Media room
- · Package delivery room
- · Bbq
Building rules
- Parking
- The building offers valet parking and assigned parking spaces in a garage.
Special assessments & recertification outlook
ElevatedPublic records checked Oct 18, 2026 (Miami-Dade Clerk, civil docket, Florida DBPR).
Verified records
- PositiveBank financingOct 31, 2026
Regulated lenders recorded 13 purchase or refinance loans on this building in the last 12 months, financing 40% of its recorded sales, and accepted a down payment as low as 20%. 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 67/100.
Source: Miami-Dade Clerk official records
- ElevatedSpecial assessment — noted on 2 listingsOct 16, 2026
Source: MLS listing remarks
- Verified: a special assessment is in force
- Built 1997 — past its first structural milestone; next inspection around 2032
Estimated from The Floridian’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 Floridian: 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
- 16
- 13 from banks and credit unions · purchases and refinances
- Sales bank-financed
- 40%
- 20 recorded sales, 12 months · Resales only
- Average down payment
- 38.6%
- Lowest down payment accepted
- 20%
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: 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
- 3.6 ft
- Lowest nearby street
- 2.9 ft
- Highest predicted tide, 2026
- 1.0 ft
Elevations in feet above the NAVD88 datum.
The lowest street next to this building sits 1.9 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.
Frequently asked
How much do condos at The Floridian cost?+
There are 16 condos for sale at The Floridian, from $549,000, with a median asking price of $1,100,000 ($920/sqft).
How much are the HOA fees at The Floridian?+
HOA / maintenance fees at The Floridian run around $1,581 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 Floridian a waterfront building?+
Yes — The Floridian is a waterfront building (South Beach).
When was The Floridian built?+
The Floridian was built in 1997, 40 stories, 334 residences.
Who developed The Floridian?+
The Floridian was developed by Gumenick Properties & DK Equity.
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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