Ocean Point Beach Club, Sunny Isles Beach: What Buyers Should Check

Ocean Point Beach Club is a 27-story cylindrical oceanfront condo-hotel at 17375 Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach, completed in 2000. It holds 166 residences — studios and one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites, most privately owned — inside the Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa, a Hilton-franchised hotel with two restaurants, 12,000 square feet of meeting space, and 205 feet of beachfront. Like Sole next door, this is a condo-hotel, not a regular condo: owners can live in the unit, rent it daily through the hotel program, or lease it privately for three months or more. The condo fee covers all utilities — electric, water, cable, internet — plus 24/7 security and valet parking for one car. Buying here means buying into a working hotel, and the hotel program is part of the purchase.

The facts

• Address: 17375 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
• Completed: 2000
• Stories: 27 (one MLS-derived source lists 26 floors)
• Residences: 166
• Unit mix: studios/efficiencies and 1 to 3 bedrooms; eight residences per floor
• Unit sizes: about 400 sq ft for a studio to about 1,900 sq ft for a three-bedroom suite; MLS examples run 930 to 1,860 sq ft
• Waterfront: oceanfront, direct beach access, 205 feet of beachfront
• Hotel: Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa, franchised by Hilton (formerly operated by Boykin Hospitality from 2006)

Amenities and day-to-day living

The hotel is the amenity program: a free-form pool with a 25-foot waterfall, two outdoor Jacuzzis, a zero-entry beachside pool, beachfront cabanas, a private beach club with complimentary non-motorized watercraft, a European-style spa, a state-of-the-art fitness center, two restaurants, a beach bar, a business center, and 12,000 square feet of meeting space with a panoramic terrace. The lobby sits on the fourth floor, reached by a rising driveway, with valets taking cars down to the lower-level garage. Residences are fully furnished in most listings, with ocean views from large balconies that run from sitting room to bedroom. Parking is valet with one assigned space in most listings; the condo fee includes all utilities, 24/7 security, and valet parking for one car. The pet policy has changed over time and sources conflict — one current listing records pets OK for owners with large pets not allowed, while an older hotel-era description says the building was once pet-friendly and is no more — confirm the current rules with the association before you buy if a pet is part of the plan.

What to check before you buy

• Monthly cost, honestly. No verified building-wide dues figure was found for this building. Individual current listings show dues from about $1,696 a month (one-bedroom) to about $3,037 a month (three-bedroom), with one two-bedroom at about $2,103 a month and another at about $2,662 a month ($7,987 quarterly) — but dues vary by unit, so get the exact figure for the residence you are considering, including what the fee covers, and use the monthly-cost worksheet in the Buyer's Guide, not just the mortgage payment.
• The hotel rental program — read the agreement, not the listing. One current listing says a unit can be rented daily through the hotel program, or privately for a 90-day minimum, up to three times a year; another says private leases run three to six months. Read the rental-program agreement, the declaration, and any management contract for the exact unit, and confirm the owner-use rules, the revenue split, and who pays for the hotel services an owner actually receives.
• Milestone inspection. Florida milestone inspection rules generally apply at 30 years, or 25 years within 3 miles of the coast. This is an oceanfront building completed in 2000, so its first milestone inspection falls around 2025 on the 25-year coastal rule — ask the association for the completed report and any assessments that followed it, rather than relying on a listing.
• Reserves and assessments. Ask what reserves are funded, what assessments are planned or already approved, and where the building stands on its Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS). Under Florida's SIRS rules, reserves for SIRS items are no longer waivable — but confirm this building's position with its association.
• Owner-occupancy ratio. Lenders check this ratio before approving a mortgage, so confirm the current figure with the association — a building heavy on rentals can block financing. No verified owner-occupancy figure was found for Ocean Point.
• Rentals. Confirm the leasing rules and any rental caps with the association before you buy, since the hotel program and the private-lease rules are two different tracks with different minimums.

Who this building suits

Ocean Point Beach Club suits a buyer who wants a fully furnished, turnkey oceanfront residence with hotel service — and who wants the flexibility to rent it daily through the Hilton program or lease it privately for three months or more, with all utilities bundled into the condo fee. It is a poor fit for a buyer who wants a large residence, a low monthly bill, or a straightforward residential condo: the units are compact, the building is 25 years old and at its first milestone cycle, and the pet policy has changed before. It is also a poor fit for anyone buying purely for yield without reading the hotel agreement first — the program terms, the owner-use rules, and the revenue split decide whether the income story works. If you are choosing between this and another tower, send Mike the buildings you are comparing and he will walk through the finances with you, building by building.

Next step

Get the free Sunny Isles Beach Buyer's Building Guide — the ten questions to ask before you sign, applied to the tower you are actually considering. Or book a call with Mike to walk through Ocean Point Beach Club together.