- Year built
- 1982
- Residences
- 28
- Building area
- 50,468 sq ft
- Median residence
- 1,738 sq ft
- FEMA flood zone
- Zone AE · BFE 8 ft
- Latest arms-length sale
- $2,300,000 · Feb 2023
- Median sale (10 yr)
- $560,000
- Recorded transfers
- 169
The Surf is a 28-residence condominium building at 5845 Collins Avenue, in Mid-Beach. County records list 1982 as the year built. It has a median residence of 1,738 square feet.
The recorded market runs to 60 arms-length sales since 1982, an annual turnover rate of 2.9 percent of the building over the past decade, and a median of $97 per square foot. Across 33 same-unit resales, 82 percent sold above their prior recorded price, with a median gain of 49 percent over a median hold of 8.9 years.
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At a glance
Common name: The Surf. The condominium is named The Surf Condominium.
Building type: Low-rise condominium, five stories, on the ocean side of Collins Avenue
Amenities: Heated pool, exercise room, picnic area, elevator
Parking: Assigned covered parking in a garage
Policies: Pet, leasing and resale rules are set by the association; confirm at offer stage.
Source: The Roebling Research Desk.
Why The Surf, 5845 Collins Avenue matters
Five floors hold 28 residences. The building dates to 1982, the period when Collins Avenue north of the Art Deco district filled with mid-rise and high-rise condominiums.
Mid-Beach
Mid-Beach is the stretch of Miami Beach between the South Beach Art Deco district and North Beach. Collins Avenue runs the length of it with the Atlantic on the east and, behind the buildings on the west side of the avenue, Indian Creek and the bay. The Surf sits at about 58th Street on the ocean side. Large resort and condominium properties line this part of Collins.
Ask the association for the survey and the Declaration provisions on beach access.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is five stories. Ask for the association's floor plan and size schedule before pricing a unit.
Building operations
The building has a heated pool, an exercise room and a picnic area. Parking is assigned and covered, in a garage.
For a specific purchase, ask for current staffing and service terms, the operating budget, what the monthly charge covers 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.
Policy framework
Policies, fees and applications, including pet, rental and minimum-lease rules, are set by the association and should be confirmed at offer stage.
Sales context
One recorded sale, February 2023, at $2,300,000. 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 The Surf
Identify the unit's floor, line and size. Get the plan and the association's size schedule before comparing prices per square foot.
Check beach access and the exterior. Ask what rights and facilities the Declaration gives owners on the oceanfront, and ask for the most recent exterior and structural inspection reports.
Read the reserves. Ask for the reserve study, budget and any pending assessment.
What to know if you're selling at The Surf
Price against your line and floor. Use trades in your plan type and floor range.
Have the documents ready. The budget, reserve study, financials and inspection status shorten diligence.
Comparable buildings
- Faena House — a Foster + Partners oceanfront condominium in Mid-Beach.
- Eighty Seven Park — a Renzo Piano-designed oceanfront condominium in North Beach, Miami Beach.
- Florida Towers — a 1995 condominium on Collins Avenue in North Beach.
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings and recorded pricing — read The Roebling Index guide to Mid-Beach.
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 Oct 1982. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 104 | 1,868 sf | $650,000 | |
| Feb 2023 | 406 | 1,844 sf | $2,300,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2023 | 405 | 1,723 sf | $2,300,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 2022 | 206 | 1,844 sf | $387,500 | |
| Mar 2022 | 205 | 1,723 sf | $630,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 2021 | 102 | 1,868 sf | $560,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2020 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $500,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2020 | 504 | 1,723 sf | $493,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2019 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $440,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2019 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $487,500 | ✓ |
| Feb 2016 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $605,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2015 | 202 | 1,723 sf | $182,900 | |
| Apr 2015 | 101 | 1,598 sf | $400,000 | |
| Aug 2014 | 103 | 1,978 sf | $425,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 2014 | 204 | 1,723 sf | $380,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 2013 | 301 | 1,780 sf | $284,500 | ✓ |
| Apr 2013 | 304 | 1,723 sf | $248,700 | |
| Sep 2010 | 202 | 1,723 sf | $159,100 | |
| Apr 2010 | 505 | 1,723 sf | $280,900 | |
| Feb 2010 | 505 | 1,723 sf | $301,100 | |
| Dec 2008 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $100,000 | |
| Oct 2008 | 306 | 1,844 sf | $500,000 | ✓ |
| May 2007 | 301 | 1,780 sf | $500,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 2007 | 202 | 1,723 sf | $500,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 2004 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $310,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 2003 | 401 | 3,503 sf | $275,500 | ✓ |
| Jul 2003 | 304 | 1,723 sf | $280,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2003 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $260,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 2002 | 305 | 1,723 sf | $250,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 2001 | 304 | 1,723 sf | $181,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 2000 | 301 | 1,780 sf | $173,300 | ✓ |
| Jul 2000 | 501 | 1,780 sf | $208,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 2000 | 502 | 1,723 sf | $185,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 2000 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $155,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1999 | 104 | 1,868 sf | $130,000 | |
| Jul 1999 | 506 | 1,844 sf | $250,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1998 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $170,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 1997 | 204 | 1,723 sf | $157,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 1995 | 106 | 1,042 sf | $105,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1995 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $156,500 | ✓ |
| Jun 1995 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $165,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1993 | 503 | 1,753 sf | $174,000 | ✓ |
| Sep 1993 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $161,000 | ✓ |
| May 1993 | 305 | 1,723 sf | $134,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1992 | 501 | 1,780 sf | $140,000 | ✓ |
| Dec 1990 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $150,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1990 | 104 | 1,868 sf | $129,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 1990 | 103 | 1,978 sf | $135,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1988 | 503 | 1,753 sf | $132,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 1988 | 103 | 1,978 sf | $120,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1987 | 301 | 1,780 sf | $160,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1987 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $150,000 | ✓ |
| May 1987 | 404 | 1,723 sf | $140,000 | ✓ |
| May 1987 | 403 | 1,753 sf | $140,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 1987 | 106 | 1,042 sf | $100,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1986 | 205 | 1,723 sf | $145,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1986 | 504 | 1,723 sf | $130,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 1986 | 305 | 1,723 sf | $110,000 | ✓ |
| Mar 1986 | 302 | 1,723 sf | $100,000 | |
| Sep 1985 | 202 | 1,723 sf | $95,000 | |
| Aug 1985 | 204 | 1,723 sf | $90,000 | |
| Aug 1985 | 401 | 3,503 sf | $125,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 1985 | 405 | 1,723 sf | $115,000 | |
| Jul 1985 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $1,000,000 | |
| Jun 1985 | 306 | 1,844 sf | $140,000 | ✓ |
| Jun 1985 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $90,000 | |
| May 1985 | 502 | 1,723 sf | $100,000 | |
| Apr 1985 | 205 | 1,723 sf | $90,000 | |
| Mar 1985 | 406 | 1,844 sf | $135,000 | ✓ |
| Feb 1985 | 102 | 1,868 sf | $83,500 | |
| Jan 1985 | 506 | 1,844 sf | $140,000 | ✓ |
| Jan 1985 | 102 | 1,868 sf | $78,000 | |
| Nov 1984 | 505 | 1,723 sf | $95,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1984 | 206 | 1,844 sf | $225,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1983 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $140,000 | ✓ |
| Aug 1983 | 101 | 1,598 sf | $146,000 | ✓ |
| Jul 1983 | 206 | 1,844 sf | $391,111 | ✓ |
| Jul 1983 | 103 | 1,978 sf | $391,111 | ✓ |
| Jun 1983 | 306 | 1,844 sf | $604,889 | ✓ |
| Jun 1983 | 504 | 1,723 sf | $604,889 | ✓ |
| Jun 1983 | 302 | 1,723 sf | $604,889 | ✓ |
| Jun 1983 | 102 | 1,868 sf | $604,889 | ✓ |
| Jun 1983 | 401 | 3,503 sf | $604,889 | ✓ |
| May 1983 | 501 | 1,780 sf | $148,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 506 | 1,844 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 406 | 1,844 sf | $965,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 306 | 1,844 sf | $729,500 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 206 | 1,844 sf | $386,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 505 | 1,723 sf | $386,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 405 | 1,723 sf | $965,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 305 | 1,723 sf | $386,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 205 | 1,723 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 504 | 1,723 sf | $729,500 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 404 | 1,723 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 204 | 1,723 sf | $386,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 104 | 1,868 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 503 | 1,753 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 403 | 1,753 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 303 | 1,753 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 203 | 1,753 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 103 | 1,978 sf | $386,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 502 | 1,723 sf | $965,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 302 | 1,723 sf | $729,500 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 202 | 1,723 sf | $965,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 501 | 1,780 sf | $729,500 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 401 | 3,503 sf | $729,500 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Apr 1983 | 101 | 1,598 sf | $1,930,000 | ✓ |
| Nov 1982 | 106 | 1,042 sf | $110,000 | ✓ |
| Oct 1982 | 505 | 1,723 sf | $237,400 | |
| Oct 1982 | 405 | 1,723 sf | $232,000 | |
| Oct 1982 | 404 | 1,723 sf | $232,000 | |
| Oct 1982 | 304 | 1,723 sf | $228,500 | |
| Oct 1982 | 204 | 1,723 sf | $232,100 | |
| Oct 1982 | 301 | 1,780 sf | $228,500 | |
| Oct 1982 | 201 | 1,710 sf | $221,500 |
✓ = qualified arms-length per the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser. 53 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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