Ocean House South Beach
125 Ocean Drive C-0101, Miami Beach, FL 33139
South of Fifth
Folio 0242033480001
- Year built
- 2009
- Residences
- 30
- Building area
- 88,105 sq ft
- Median residence
- 3,256 sq ft
- FEMA flood zone
- Zone AE · BFE 8 ft
- Latest arms-length sale
- $11,928,500 · Jun 2026
- Median sale (10 yr)
- $9,200,000
- Recorded transfers
- 131
Ocean House South Beach is a 30-residence condominium building at 125 Ocean Drive C-0101, in South Beach. County records list 2009 as the year built. It has a median residence of 3,256 square feet.
The recorded market runs to 56 arms-length sales since 2009, an annual turnover rate of 6.3 percent of the building over the past decade, and a median of $1,572 per square foot. Across 27 same-unit resales, 89 percent sold above their prior recorded price, with a median gain of 58 percent over a median hold of 5.1 years. Recorded deeds show 4 parties that acquired more than one residence in the building.
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At a glance
Building type: Oceanfront condominium, seven stories, built behind a preserved 1946 Art Deco hotel facade
Architect: Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates.
Interiors: Antrobus + Ramirez
Developer: Matrix, with iStar completing and selling the project.
Residences: 28, per the state condominium registration. The county record counts 30 units, two of them cabanas.
Unit mix: About 13 flats, 9 lofts, 3 penthouses and 3 two-story beach houses, from one to five bedrooms, plus 2 deeded cabanas. Private elevators serve most of the larger residences.
Unit sizes: About 1,200 to 6,400 square feet. Beach houses run about 6,378 square feet.
Amenities: Beachfront pool deck with zero-entry pool and cabanas, fitness center, screening room, billiards room, valet, concierge
Parking: Two assigned spaces per residence
Source: The Roebling Research Desk.
Why Ocean House South Beach matters
It is a boutique oceanfront building with an Art Deco street face. The front of the building keeps the facade of the Walburne Hotel, built in 1946 on Ocean Drive, and the residential building was constructed behind it. From the beach, it is a seven-story condominium with a pool deck on the sand.
There are 28 residences in several plan types, from about 1,200-square-foot lofts and flats to two-story beach houses of more than 6,000 square feet. Most of the larger homes have private elevator access.
South of Fifth is the southernmost part of South Beach, and Ocean Drive's 100 block is within a short walk of South Pointe Park.
South of Fifth and Ocean Drive
South of Fifth is the Miami Beach neighborhood south of 5th Street. It is residential and low in density compared with the rest of South Beach, with a mix of oceanfront towers, boutique buildings and a few restaurants. South Pointe Park, which has a pier, a promenade and a view of the cruise ship channel, is at the southern tip. Ocean Drive's hotel and restaurant strip runs north from here.
The Miami Beach Architectural District, with its collection of 1930s and 1940s Art Deco, Streamline Moderne and Miami Modern hotels, is the context for the building's facade.
Architecture and unit composition
Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates designed the building. Matrix started the project, and iStar took it over and relaunched sales in 2012. The seven-story building sits behind the Walburne Hotel facade on Ocean Drive and faces the Atlantic from its east side.
Plans are east-west flow-through, so most residences have light from both sides. Kitchens have gas stoves and stone counters, bathrooms have limestone floors, and large windows and balconies face the ocean. Penthouses have rooftop terraces. The beach houses are two-story homes of about 6,378 square feet. The residences were sold with Italian porcelain flooring and Crestron home automation.
Building operations
Ocean House has a valet and a concierge, and a management office on site. The pool deck has a zero-entry pool, cabanas with food and drink service, an outdoor kitchen and a screening room. Ask whether dues include water, sewer, trash, cable and internet.
For a specific purchase, ask for the current budget and financials, reserve funding, windstorm and flood coverage, and any special assessments. Florida's milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study rules apply to condominium buildings of three or more stories; ask for the inspection report, the reserve study and any assessment history. The building is in a FEMA flood zone designated AE. Ask for the flood insurance cost and the elevation certificate. Because of the oceanfront setting, ask for the maintenance record on the facade, balconies and pool deck.
Policy framework
Pet, rental and minimum-lease rules are set by the association; confirm at offer stage.
Sales context
Sales relaunched in 2012, when a four-bedroom beach house of about 6,378 square feet closed at $12.1 million, and the building has traded as a sold-out boutique since. A resale closed in 2017 at about $10.7 million.
The county record shows 56 arm's-length sales. One recorded sale in June 2026: $11,928,500 for a four-bedroom of about 3,460 square feet, about $3,445 a square foot. It is one sale, not a building price.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
What to know if you're buying at Ocean House
Identify the line. Lofts, flats, penthouses and beach houses are different products. Get the plan and the interior square footage from the association's schedule.
Confirm the facade status. Ask what approvals apply to changes and who funds maintenance.
Underwrite the oceanfront. Flood and windstorm coverage, balcony and facade maintenance and the SIRS are the main numbers.
What to know if you're selling at Ocean House
Price against your plan. With 28 homes in several types, comparables are few. Use trades in your line and floor, and explain differences in size and exposure.
Package the documents. A current budget, reserve study and inspection status help a buyer move quickly.
Comparable buildings
- Continuum on South Beach, South Tower — an oceanfront condominium tower in South of Fifth.
- The Courts at South Beach — a South of Fifth condominium.
- Faena House — a Foster + Partners oceanfront condominium in Mid-Beach.
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings and recorded pricing — read The Roebling Index guide to South of Fifth.
Run the numbers
- Miami buyer closing cost calculator — documentary stamps on the mortgage, intangible tax, title insurance and the condo estoppel.
- Miami seller closing cost calculator — the deed documentary stamp tax, title, closing and association transfer fees.
Related guides
- Post-Surfside Miami condo diligence — milestone inspections, structural integrity reserve studies and special assessments.
- Florida Save Our Homes, explained — the assessment cap, the homestead exemption and portability.
Recorded sales history
Recorded transfers for this building in Miami-Dade County public records, back to Jun 2009. Prices reflect the recorded consideration; transfers the Property Appraiser does not qualify as arms-length are shown unmarked. Nominal-consideration paper transfers (deeds into trusts and LLCs, estate and family transfers, corrective deeds) are part of the record but not sales, and are omitted from this table. Recording lags closing, so the newest sales can take several weeks to appear.
| Date | Residence | Size | Price | Arms-length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | U-0503 | 3,463 sf | $11,928,500 | ✓ |
| Aug 2025 | L-0101 | 1,296 sf | $2,090,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2025 | U-0702 | 3,936 sf | $24,000,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2025 | F-0203 | 1,370 sf | $2,075,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2024 | F-0205 | 1,314 sf | $1,650,000 | |
| Dec 2022 | U-0703 | 2,303 sf | $9,200,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 2022 | U-0301 | 4,068 sf | $10,500,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2022 | U-0201 | 5,487 sf | $14,250,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2022 | U-0403 | 4,365 sf | $16,500,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2022 | U-0204 | 2,452 sf | $7,000,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2022 | U-0503 | 3,463 sf | $9,550,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 2021 | U-0401 | 4,068 sf | $12,000,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2021 | L-0104 | 1,439 sf | $1,750,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2021 | F-0205 | 1,314 sf | $1,250,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2021 | F-0201 | 1,396 sf | $1,699,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2021 | U-0201 | 5,487 sf | $15,060,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2021 | U-0302 | 3,936 sf | $10,125,000 | |
| Feb 2021 | C-0101 | 732 sf | $750,000 | |
| Oct 2020 | U-0602 | 3,936 sf | $10,250,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 2018 | L-0101 | 1,296 sf | $1,650,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2017 | U-0503 | 3,463 sf | $7,500,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 2017 | U-0403 | 4,365 sf | $10,700,000 | ✓ |
| May 2016 | L-0104 | 1,439 sf | $2,300,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2016 | F-0203 | 1,370 sf | $1,850,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2015 | U-0204 | 2,452 sf | $3,975,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2015 | U-0302 | 3,936 sf | $9,000,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2015 | C-0101 | 732 sf | $1,000,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2015 | L-0104 | 1,439 sf | $2,525,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2015 | U-0203 | 5,655 sf | $12,050,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2015 | C-0103 | 372 sf | $100,000 | |
| Jun 2014 | F-0204 | 1,219 sf | $1,950,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2014 | F-0201 | 1,396 sf | $1,103,989 | ✓ |
| Mar 2014 | L-0102 | 1,218 sf | $1,150,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2014 | L-0104 | 1,439 sf | $1,595,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2013 | L-0103 | 1,334 sf | $1,250,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2013 | L-0101 | 1,296 sf | $1,285,000 | ✓ |
| May 2013 | U-0702 | 3,936 sf | $15,000,000 | ✓ |
| May 2013 | U-0502 | 3,936 sf | $6,410,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2013 | U-0201 | 5,487 sf | $8,000,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 2013 | F-0204 | 1,219 sf | $1,200,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2013 | U-0602 | 3,936 sf | $6,900,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2013 | U-0303 | 4,365 sf | $6,700,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 2012 | U-0601 | 3,256 sf | $6,100,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 2012 | U-0501 | 3,256 sf | $4,786,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2012 | U-0401 | 4,068 sf | $6,700,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 2012 | C-0101 | 732 sf | $400,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 2012 | U-0503 | 3,463 sf | $5,300,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 2012 | F-0203 | 1,370 sf | $931,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 2012 | U-0603 | 3,463 sf | $5,100,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2012 | U-0403 | 4,365 sf | $6,750,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2012 | U-0703 | 2,303 sf | $4,150,000 | ✓ |
| May 2012 | F-0202 | 1,397 sf | $1,042,055 | ✓ |
| May 2012 | U-0301 | 4,068 sf | $4,700,000 | ✓ |
| May 2012 | U-0202 | 5,881 sf | $7,550,000 | ✓ |
| May 2012 | U-0701 | 3,256 sf | $5,500,000 | ✓ |
| May 2012 | F-0205 | 1,314 sf | $965,450 | ✓ |
| Mar 2012 | U-0402 | 3,936 sf | $4,500,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2011 | U-0302 | 3,936 sf | $4,300,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 2010 | U-0204 | 2,452 sf | $730,000 | |
| Sep 2009 | U-0204 | 2,452 sf | $1,300,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2009 | U-0702 | 3,936 sf | $6,800,000 | ✓ |
✓ = qualified arms-length per the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser. 70 nominal-consideration paper transfers omitted.
This page reflects publicly available information compiled by The Roebling Research Desk. Specific building details should be confirmed with the association during due diligence; the recorded Declaration of Condominium, the current building budget, the current tax bill, the structural integrity reserve study and milestone-inspection status should be reviewed for any specific transaction. © 2026 The Roebling Team at Compass.
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Building facts and sales records are compiled from Miami-Dade County public records (Property Appraiser) and reviewed against recognized architectural references. Figures are reported as recorded and may be updated as the county updates its records. This page is informational and is not an offer or solicitation. Apartment estimates are automated, from public records, and are not appraisals.
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