Sunny Isles

Sunny Isles Beach (SIB or more commonly Sunny Isles, and officially the City of Sunny Isles Beach) is a city located on a barrier island in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 22,342.[3] Sunny Isles Beach is an area of cultural diversity with stores lining Collins Avenue, the main thoroughfare through the city. It is renowned for having the 14th tallest skyline in the United States, and according to the 2020 U.S. Census it was the mostly densely populated incorporated place in the United States outside of the New York City metropolitan area. It is a growing[5][6][how?] resort area, and developers like Michael Dezer have invested heavily in construction of high-rise hotels and condominiums while licensing the Donald Trump name for some of the buildings for promotional purposes.[6] Sunny Isles Beach has a central location, minutes from Bal Harbour to the south, and Aventura to the north and west.

Overview for Sunny Isles, FL

22,439 people live in Sunny Isles, where the median age is 49.9 and the average individual income is $47,228.43. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

22,439

Total Population

49.9 years

Median Age

High

Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.

$47,228.43

Average individual Income

Demographics and Employment Data for Sunny Isles, FL

Sunny Isles has 10,841 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Sunny Isles do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 22,439 people call Sunny Isles home. The population density is 13,574.15 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

22,439

Total Population

High

Population Density Population Density This is the number of people per square mile in a neighborhood.

49.9

Median Age

45.98 / 54.02%

Men vs Women

Population by Age Group

0-9:

0-9 Years

10-17:

10-17 Years

18-24:

18-24 Years

25-64:

25-64 Years

65-74:

65-74 Years

75+:

75+ Years

Education Level

  • Less Than 9th Grade
  • High School Degree
  • Associate Degree
  • Bachelor Degree
  • Graduate Degree
10,841

Total Households

2

Average Household Size

$47,228.43

Average individual Income

Marital Status

Married
Single
Divorced
Separated

Commute Time

0 to 14 Minutes
15 to 29 Minutes
30 to 59 Minutes
60+ Minutes

Schools in Sunny Isles, FL

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Primary Schools ()
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Mixed Schools ()
The following schools are within or nearby Sunny Isles. The rating and statistics can serve as a starting point to make baseline comparisons on the right schools for your family. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Type
Name
Category
Grades
School rating
Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8
PUBLIC
PreK - 8th
4/5

Around Sunny Isles, FL

There's plenty to do around Sunny Isles, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.

75
Very Walkable
Walking Score
59
Bikeable
Bike Score
45
Some Transit
Transit Score

Points of Interest

Explore popular things to do in the area, including Pop Lab Ice Pops, Marcus Aurelio Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and Temple Beth El Preschool.

Name Category Distance Reviews
Ratings by Yelp
Dining · $$ 0.49 miles 6 reviews 5/5 stars
Active 2.74 miles 5 reviews 5/5 stars
Active 4.33 miles 5 reviews 5/5 stars
Active 1.58 miles 7 reviews 5/5 stars
Active 0.33 miles 6 reviews 5/5 stars
Beauty 0.24 miles 13 reviews 5/5 stars

In 1920, Harvey Baker Graves, a private investor, purchased a 2.26-square-mile (5.9 km2) tract of land for development as a tourist resort. He named it "Sunny Isles, the America Riviera".

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.

Sunny Isles Beach was known as North Miami Beach until 1931, then known as Sunny Isles until 1997.

In 1936, Milwaukee malt magnate Kurtis Froedtert bought Sunny Isles. The Sunny Isles Pier was built and soon became a popular destination. Sunny Isles developed slowly until the 1950s when the first single-family homes were built in the Golden Shores area. During the 1950s and 1960s more than 30 motels sprang up along Collins Avenue including the Ocean Palm, the first two-story motel in the U.S. Designed by Norman Giller in 1948 it was developed and owned by the Gingold family for the next 45 years and provided the springboard for Sunny Isles economic development. Tourists came from all over to vacation in themed motels of exotic design along "Motel Row". One motel, The Fountainhead, was named by its owner Norman Giller after the novel by Ayn Rand. As of 2013, the Ocean Palm Motel is closed.

In 1982 the half-mile-long Sunny Isles Pier was designated a historic site. In the early-mid 1980s, it went through restoration and re-opened to the public in 1986. The pier was damaged severely in October 2005 by Hurricane Wilma. After eight years, it was remodeled and reopened as Newport Fishing Pier on June 15, 2013. 

In 1997, the citizens of the area voted to incorporate as a municipality. Sunny Isles was renamed Sunny Isles Beach.[14] Sunny Isles Beach began major redevelopment during the real estate boom of the early 2000s with mostly high-rise condominiums and some hotels under construction along the beach side of Collins Avenue (A1A) replacing most of the historic one- and two-story motels along Motel Row. In 2011, construction began on two more high-rises, Regalia, located on the northern border of the city along A1A, and The Mansions at Acqualina, located adjacent to the Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach.


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