I'd like to take this opportunity to explain why I moved to the South of Fifth Street neighborhood in Miami Beach in 2002 when the area was still up and coming:
I love living in Miami Beach's South of Fifth (SoFi) district due to the amazing variety of restaurants, small shops, and the spectacular waterfront buildings in the area. The most sought-after and popular waterfront condominium buildings include The Continuum North and South Towers, Icon South Beach, The Murano at Portofino, The Portofino Tower, Apogee, and The Murano Grande.
A few of my personal favorite restaurants include Joe's Stone Crab, DeVito's (owned by actor Danny DeVito) with incredible Italian cuisine, Fogo de Chao Churrascaria, Texas de Brazil, Prime 112, and Smith & Wollensky steakhouses. The SoFi neighborhood also has a variety of other attractions which make this a self-contained community that is also surprisingly family-friendly:
* The South Pointe Elementary School - an "A-rated" K-6 public school. This school and local parents collaborate on field trips, art shows, book fairs, festivals and lots of practice for the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test). Many of my clients who have recently moved to the area are surprised by the diversity and quality of this local elementary school located just across the street from the Murano Grande and Icon South Beach buildings.
* The recently refurbished South Pointe Park, with an incredible light display, walking paths, and cascading water fountains facing towards Fisher Island and cruise ship alley which leads to the Atlantic Ocean. To walk the length of this park (especially as the sun sets) is an experience that I highly recommend to all who visit Miami Beach.
* The Miami Beach Marina, which is located at 300 Alton Road, just South of Icon South Beach and the Murano Grande has a deep sea diving center, a gourmet gourmet food market, and local favorite Monty's restaurant. The marina also offers Pinky's Parasail rentals and American Watersports Jet Ski rentals, the Tarpon Lagoon Dive Center (classes and dive trips), power boat rentals, yacht charters, sailfish tournaments, poker runs to the Florida Keys and, once a year, the Columbus Day Regatta sailboat race.
The other local favorites in South Beach's South of Fifth district include:
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