Sunny Isles Beach, Florida | |
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| City of Sunny Isles Beach | |
 Sunny Isles Beach skyline | |
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| Nickname: Little Moscow | |
| Motto: The Height of Living | |
 Location inMiami-Dade County and the state ofFlorida | |
 U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits | |
| Coordinates:25°56′30″N80°07′30″W / 25.94167°N 80.12500°W /25.94167; -80.12500 | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Miami-Dade |
| Incorporated | June 16, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Larisa Svechin[1] |
| • Vice Mayor | Alex Lama |
| • Commissioners | Jeniffer Viscarra, Jerry Joseph, and Fabiola Stuyvesant |
| • City Manager | Stan Morris |
| • City Clerk | Mauricio Betancur |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2) |
| • Land | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.08 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,342 |
| • Density | 22,108.2/sq mi (8,536.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 33160 |
| Area codes | 305,786,645 |
| FIPS code | 12-69550[4] |
| Website | www |
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Sunny Isles Beach (SIB, or more commonlySunny Isles, informally “Little Moscow”, and officially theCity of Sunny Isles Beach) is a city located on abarrier island in northeastMiami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of theMiami metropolitan area ofSouth Florida, and is bounded by theAtlantic Ocean on the east and theIntracoastal Waterway on the west. As of the2020 census, it had a population of 22,342.[3]
Sunny Isles Beach is an area of cultural diversity with stores liningCollins Avenue, the main thoroughfare through the city. It is renowned for having the14th tallest skyline in the United States, and according to the 2020 U.S. Census it was themostly densely populated incorporated place in the United States outside of theNew York City metropolitan area.
Developers likeMichael Dezer have invested heavily in construction ofhigh-rise hotels andcondominiums while licensing theDonald Trump name for some of the buildings for promotional purposes.[5] Sunny Isles Beach has a central location, minutes fromBal Harbour to the south, andAventura to the north and west.
Sunny Isles Beach was the 2008 site ofMTV's annualSpring Break celebration, with headquarters at the local Newport Beachside Resort.[6]
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 AmericaRiviera".[7]
When theHaulover bridge was completed in 1925, the area became accessible fromMiami Beach, attracting developers who widened streams, dug canals and inlets and created islands and peninsulas for building waterfront properties onBiscayne Bay.[7]
Sunny Isles Beach was known as North Miami Beach until 1931, then known as Sunny Isles until 1997.[8]
In 1936,Milwaukeemalt magnateKurtis Froedtert bought Sunny Isles.[9] 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".[7] One motel, The Fountainhead, was named by its owner Norman Giller after the novel byAyn Rand.[10] As of 2013, the Ocean Palm Motel is closed.[citation needed]
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.[11] The pier was damaged severely in October 2005 byHurricane Wilma. After eight years, it was remodeled and reopened as Newport Fishing Pier on June 15, 2013.[12]
In 1997, the citizens of the area voted toincorporate as amunicipality. Sunny Isles was renamed Sunny Isles Beach.[13] 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 alongA1A, and The Mansions at Acqualina,[14] located adjacent to the Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach.
Sunny Isles Beach is located in northeastern Miami-Dade County at25°56′30″N80°7′30″W / 25.94167°N 80.12500°W /25.94167; -80.12500 (25.941270, –80.125111).[15] It is bordered to the north by the town ofGolden Beach, to the west across theIntracoastal Waterway by the cities ofAventura andNorth Miami Beach, to the south by Miami-Dade County'sHaulover Park, and to the east by theAtlantic Ocean.
Florida State Road A1A is the main road through the city, leading north 4 miles (6 km) toHollywood Beach and south 10 miles (16 km) to the center ofMiami Beach.State Road 826 (Sunny Isles Boulevard) leads west into North Miami Beach, andState Road 856 (the William Lehman Causeway) leads west into Aventura from the north end of Sunny Isles Beach.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), with 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of it (44.24%) as water.[2]
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,315 | — | |
| 2010 | 20,832 | 36.0% | |
| 2020 | 22,342 | 7.2% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 22,903 | 2.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16] | |||
| Race(NH = Non-Hispanic) | % 2020[17] | % 2010[18] | % 2000[19] | Pop 2020 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2000 |
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| White alone (NH) | 53.1% | 50.2% | 58.8% | 11,858 | 10,457 | 9,010 |
| Black alone (NH) | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 359 | 552 | 271 |
| American Indian alone (NH) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 344 | 287 | 195 |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 249 | 56 | 49 |
| Multiracial (NH) | 5% | 1% | 1.1% | 1,124 | 209 | 173 |
| Hispanic/Latino (any race) | 37.6% | 44.4% | 36.6% | 8,394 | 9,247 | 5,607 |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 22,342 people, 10,666 households, and 5,309 families residing in the city.[20] The most reported ancestries were:[21]
| Sunny Isles Beach Demographics | |||
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| 2010 Census | Sunny Isles Beach | Miami-Dade County | Florida |
| Total population | 20,832 | 2,496,435 | 18,801,310 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | +36.0% | +10.8% | +17.6% |
| Population density | 20,518.9/sq mi | 1,315.5/sq mi | 350.6/sq mi |
| White or Caucasian (includingWhite Hispanic) | 90.6% | 73.8% | 75.0% |
| (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) | 50.2% | 15.4% | 57.9% |
| Black or African-American | 3.2% | 18.9% | 16.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 44.4% | 65.0% | 22.5% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| Native American orNative Alaskan | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Two or more races (Multiracial) | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Some Other Race | 2.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
As of the2010 United States census, there were 20,832 people, 10,266 households, and 5,183 families residing in the city.[22]
In 2000, 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.1% were non-families. 43.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.55.
In 2000, the city's population was spread out, with 11.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $31,627, and the median income for a family was $40,309. Theper capita income for the city was $27,576. About 11.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000,Spanish was themother tongue for 40.08%, whileEnglish was spoken by 36.86% of all residents. Living up to its nickname of "Little Moscow," 7.37% of the population hadRussian as their first language. Other languages includedFrench (4.08%),Yiddish (2.63%),Hebrew (2.42%),Portuguese (2.01%),Polish (1.38%),Hungarian (0.93%),Italian (0.69%),Arabic (0.66%),German (0.55%), andFrench Creole (0.35%).[23]
Also, as of 2010, the six mainancestries of the population (excludingHispanic ancestry) were 9.4%Russian, 5.8%Italian, 5.0%Polish, 4.9%American, 2.9%Irish, and 2.7%German.[24]
Sunny Isles Beach is within theMiami-Dade County Public Schools system.
All residents are zoned toNorman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K–8 for elementary and K–8.[25]
Prior to August 2008 residents were zoned to an elementary school as follows:[26]
TheNorman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K–8, with four stories, is currently educating students from kindergarten through 8th grade from all of Sunny Isles Beach andGolden Beach as well as theEastern Shores neighborhood ofNorth Miami Beach. The school can hold up to 1,600 students. The school opened in August 2008 as a K–6, with grades 7 and 8 introduced in the subsequent two school years.[27] The school has or is currently participating[when?] in:Accelerated Reader, VMath Live, mock elections, book drives, toy drives, etc. The school has state of the art technology that includesSmart Boards and surround sound microphones for both teachers and students. The school has Intracoastal and ocean views from almost every classroom on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors.[citation needed] Sunny Isles Beach spent $12.5 million so the school district could buy the land. The anticipated 2008 enrollment of city residents in the school was about 900.[26] It was originally known as Sunny Isles Beach Community School, but in 2011 a proposal came in to rename it after Mayor Norman S. Edelcup.[28]
Residents who want a standard comprehensive middle school instead of a K–8 may choose to enroll at a separate middle school,[25]Highland Oaks Middle School in anunincorporated area.[29]
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus, which opened in 2009 in North Miami, is one senior high school serving residents of Sunny Isles Beach.[30]Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School also serves Sunny Isles Beach. Sunny Isles Beach lists both Krop and Mourning as Senior High Schools on its Education website.[31]
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Sunny Isles Beach has its own newspaper,Sunny Isles Community News, published bi-weekly and part ofMiami Community Newspapers. Sunny Isles Beach is also served by the Miami-Ft.Lauderdale market for local radio and television.
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