St Tropez, Sunny Isles Beach: What Buyers Should Check

St Tropez is the Mediterranean village of the sweep — three towers at 150, 200, and 250 Sunny Isles Boulevard, completed in 2009, on the bay side of Collins Avenue, where the three buildings share one low-rise town center instead of one tall lobby. The concept, by developer J. Milton & Associates and architect Kobi Karp, is a European-style village: the towers rise from a pedestrian town-center base with shops, cafés, restaurants, fountains, and a park, and the residents cross the street to a private beach club on the sand. The numbers are the mid-point of the sweep: 280 residences plus 22 townhouses, two to four bedrooms from about 1,229 to 3,020 square feet, with six homes per floor and wraparound terraces on the penthouses. Monthly dues run about $1.22 to $1.30 per square foot — roughly $1,827 to $1,900 a month on a typical 1,460-square-foot three-bedroom. Three things a buyer must look into before anything else: the rental rules are a real constraint — about a 180-day minimum, up to two leases a year, which puts short-term income off the table and affects the resale audience; the building is 17 years old, so its first milestone inspection falls around 2034 and the reserve picture matters now, not later; and the two most basic figures disagree between sources — the completion year is given as both 2009 and 2010, and the height as both 19 and 21 stories — so any comparison that leans on age or height should use the 2009/19-story figures only with the conflict in mind.

The facts

• Address: 150, 200 & 250 Sunny Isles Boulevard, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
• Completed: 2009 (New Construction South Florida, MiamiCondoSolution, MLS records) — some Zillow records give 2010
• Stories: 19 (New Construction South Florida) vs 21 (MyCondoPlans) — sources conflict
• Residences: 280 — 93 per tower, plus 22 townhouses
• Developer: J. Milton & Associates
• Architect: Kobi Karp (towers); Axioma Architects (town-center base)
• Unit mix: two- to four-bedroom residences in the towers, plus two- and three-bedroom townhouses
• Unit sizes: towers about 1,229–3,020 sq ft; penthouses to 2,914–3,020 sq ft; townhouses 1,648–1,849 sq ft
• Waterfront: bay side of Collins Avenue — west-facing Intracoastal and marina views, east-facing ocean views from the higher floors — with a private beach club across the street on the sand
• Parking: valet service is available building-wide
• Association: St. Tropez Condominiums, 330 Sunny Isles Boulevard, (305) 692-8500

Amenities and day-to-day living

St Tropez's shared amenity campus is the town center itself: Sunny Isles Towne Center, a pedestrian promenade of shops, restaurants, and cafés with fountains and Town Center Park at its heart, which one directory describes as the destination for residents of the surrounding towers as well. Across Collins Avenue, the private beach club offers lounge chairs, umbrellas, towel service, and food-and-beverage attendants on the sand. Within the complex there is also a marina and boat dock, a fitness studio, and a nail salon, and the low-rise base holds shops, cafés, and a restaurant. The market is thin but steady. In Tower 1 (150 Sunny Isles Boulevard), seven to eight sales closed in the last twelve months, including #1803 (1,458 sq ft) at $875,000 in February 2026 ($600/sq ft), #1805 (1,489 sq ft) at $900,000 in January 2026 ($604/sq ft), #1405 (1,489 sq ft) at $870,000 in November 2025 ($584/sq ft), #1004 (1,493 sq ft) at $1,030,000 in August 2025 ($690/sq ft), and penthouse #PH3 (3,020 sq ft) at $1,725,000 in April 2025 ($571/sq ft). Townhouse #TS2 (2,914 sq ft) sold at $1,750,000 in February 2025 ($601/sq ft). Twenty-five residences were listed for sale across the complex in November 2026, and 27 for rent, with an average time to close of about 142–144 days for Tower 1. Three-bedrooms were asking $724,999 to $1,150,000, three-bedroom rentals about $5,000 to $6,000 a month, and four-bedroom penthouse rentals $9,100 to $12,000 a month.

What to check before you buy

• Monthly cost — verify the dues, don't take the range. CondoBlackBook's building record averages dues at about $1.22 per square foot per month. Per-unit examples land in a tight band: #2-602 (1,461 sq ft) at $1,857 a month, #1-1405 (1,489 sq ft) at $1,827 a month, and #1-1006 (1,458 sq ft) at $1,900 a month — about $1.22 to $1.30 per square foot. One older listing for #3-1404 (1,458 sq ft) shows $1,515 a month from a 2023 listing, which is older data and should not be relied on. The townhouse dues are a separate question: one Zillow record for townhouse #TS1 shows a $95 monthly HOA figure, which does not reconcile with the tower dues and likely reflects a partial or association fee rather than the full monthly cost — confirm what townhouse owners actually pay, and what it covers, before buying one. Confirm the dues against the adopted budget for the specific unit and tower, including whether any special assessment is running.
• Milestone inspection — not due yet, but ask anyway. Florida milestone inspection rules generally apply at 30 years, or 25 years within 3 miles of the coast. This is a bay-side building completed in 2009, so its first milestone inspection falls around 2034 on the 25-year coastal rule — a derived estimate, not a confirmed date. At about 17 years old, this building is roughly eight years out from that first milestone, which is a better position than the older towers in the sweep — but confirm the association's own timeline, since inspection deadlines depend on the certificate of occupancy and local requirements.
• Subsidence — not on the study's list, which is a real positive. St Tropez does not appear on the published list of 35 barrier-island buildings the University of Miami's 2024 InSAR study found settling between 2 and 8 centimeters from 2016 to 2023. The study's authors said no building was found unsafe, and the absence of St Tropez from the list is a point in its favour, not a guarantee: ask the association whether any engineering review or monitoring has been done, and whether the milestone report addresses settlement at all, since heavy construction has continued all around the south end of the island.
• Reserves and assessments — unverified. No building-wide reserve figure or assessment history was found in public sources. Ask for the reserve study and the last three years of board minutes before signing.
• Owner-occupancy — unverified. No owner-occupancy ratio was found in public sources. If you are financing, your lender will check it — confirm it before you are under contract, not after.
• Rentals — the rules are a real constraint, and they match the listing record. One building directory states a minimum rental period of about 180 days and up to two leases per year, and the rental listings themselves line up with that: a four-bedroom penthouse is listed at $9,100 a month for a 12-month lease or $11,000 a month for a six-month lease, and a townhouse at $8,500 for a 12-month lease. Confirm the current lease rules, any rental caps, and the association approval process with the association before buying for income — and do not buy here expecting short-term rental income.
• Pets — allowed for owners and renters, but the limits were not verified. CondoBlackBook's building record says 'Pets OK for Owners & Renters.' No verified size, number, or breed limits were found in public sources. Confirm the current rules with the association before you buy if a pet is part of the plan.
• The townhouses — same complex, different question. The 22 townhouses at the base of the complex are part of St Tropez, but their dues figure ($95 a month in one record) does not reconcile with the tower dues, and no separate townhouse association record was found. Confirm whether townhouse owners belong to the same association and pay the same dues, what their fee covers, and whether the rental rules apply to them the same way.

Who this building suits

St Tropez suits a buyer who wants a village, not just a tower — a three-bedroom of about 1,450 square feet in the $870,000 to $1,030,000 range, with shops, cafés, and restaurants at the base, a pedestrian promenade and park, a private beach club across the street, and a marina at the back — and who is buying to live there or to hold it long term, not to rent it out by the month. It is a poor fit for a buyer who wants direct oceanfront, short-term rental income, a new or newer tower, or a small or low-priced entry: the beach is across Collins, the rental minimum is about six months, the towers are 17 years old, and the smallest tower residences start above 1,200 square feet. 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

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