Bal Harbour Real Estate

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Bal Harbour real estate is highly desirable, and people worldwide come to see what the excitement here in Miami is all about. You don’t just live in Bal Harbour you reside in this exclusive and privileged community that has an international reputation for sophistication. The Village’s discreet elegance is immediately evident on its broad, date palm-lined boulevard with coconut palm forest-filled medians. Everything, from the landscaping to the street furniture and canopied bus stops, is immaculate. We have beautiful waterfront homes for sale, newly renovated condosMore Info, luxurious condo rentals, and so many more real estate opportunities available in Bal Harbour today. My favorite newer construction projects here include Oceana Bal Harbour, St. Regis, and The Ritz-Carlton.

Things to Do in Bal Harbour

Go shopping in Bal Harbour Shops, which is just as impressive as the surrounding buildings thanks to the beautiful architecture, koi ponds, and landscaping with streets lined in Palms. The Bal Harbour Shops, Miami’s version of Rodeo Drive and the most upscale shopping center in the U.S. (measured in sales per square foot), adds the ultimate cachet to the Village. This is no ordinary open-air retail center, but an upscale haven for luxury shopping in a garden setting swathed in scarlet and purple bougainvillea. Sparkling golden and silver koi fish frolic in reflective ponds framed by tropical vegetation, sculptures, and fountains. Against this backdrop, a collection of internationally renowned boutiques and stores offer the latest designer fashions and accessories, precious gems, and fine decorative objects. A stroll along the plazas between anchor stores Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue takes shoppers past such elite brands as Cartier, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Hermes, George Jensen, Chanel, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, Prada, Pratesi and many more. It’s one of the top shopping destinations in the Miami area, and you can find a wealth of designer stores and boutiques just waiting for you.

Bal Harbour is a friendly community with plenty of places to dine and simply enjoy life. Families converge on the children’s playground and ball courts in Bal Harbour Park, where admittance is only by a resident’s photo ID card or with guest passes. The recreation center offers a mini-exercise room for workouts and a reading center.

The location of Bal Harbor also happens to be fantastic and ideally situated on the Atlantic coastline. The beach is superb; an arc of unspoiled, golden sand delineated by dunes filled with native plants. Early morning walkers flock to the mile-long jogging path along the beach, greeting their neighbors as they enjoy the fresh air. Over the years, many VIPs, celebrities, and overseas visitors have enjoyed the beach’s ideal setting for swimming, sunbathing, and windsurfing. Haulover Cut, a deepwater channel linking the bay to the ocean, marks the northern end of the beach, and the weathered stone jetty offers a spray-tossed vantage point for fishing, bird watching, and viewing boats gliding out to sea.

In addition to being close to the beaches, you are just a short distance from Downtown Miami, and even getting to Aventura & Fort Lauderdale is fast and easy. The location, combined with all there is to see and do, make this a perfect place to live.

Bal Harbour History

Beginning in 1929, Miami Beach Heights, a Detroit-based real estate development corporation, purchased raw sandy barrier land and a mangrove swamp for a "dream village" and lovely place to live. Bal Harbour was conceived by founder Robert C. Graham, an industrialist, together with associates Carl Fisher and Walter O. Briggs. One of the leading urban planning firms of the twentieth century Harland Bartholomew & Associates was hired to design the Village. They originally planned to call it Bay Harbour, but the design committee wanted to highlight the beach location. They invented the name Bal Harbour by taking the "b" from “bay” and the "a" and "l" from “Atlantic.”

Development slowed during World War II, when Bal Harbour beach became a military training center, complete with barracks and a rifle range, on land rented to the U.S. Air Corps for a symbolic $1 per year. A prisoner-of-war camp went up on the oceanfront. Those buildings were demolished, but the barracks were left and converted by Graham into apartments to boost the resident population to more than the 25 males required by the state of Florida for incorporation. By 1946, Bal Harbour was incorporated, and the first Council was elected. Stanley Whitman, who moved to the Village in 1945 with his family, went on to build the Bal Harbour Shops in 1964. Like all of South Florida’s early shopping malls, the Bal Harbour Shops were designed as an open-air development. This is the only shopping center in the area that’s still open-air, with its common spaces a veritable botanical garden appointed with fountains, water features, and fine contemporary art. As Bal Harbour became even more upscale, some of the original oceanfront hotels and motels were demolished to make way for lavish new ultra-luxury condominiums and condo hotels.

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Bal Harbour is a beautifully designed community that offers fantastic residential living, as well as fantastic attractions for visitors. The village, located in Miami-Dade County has a population of just 2,613 people on 0.6 square miles. It’s on the northern tip of the barrier island chain and is very close to Miami Beach. Bal Harbour real estate is a popular location for the wealthy and the famous, and everything about the area demands the very best living envoronment.

You will love it here with Bal Harbour real estate shining strong for an amazing South Florida living experience. This premier community for single-family homes include excellent waterfront options on Bal Bay Drive with the marina within walking distance. Many waterfront homes have their own boat docks, and the privately operated Yacht Basin can accommodate large yachts. Golf courses, tennis courts, water sports centers, and deep-sea fishing boats are just a short drive away. From the list of luxury condos, and unique penthouses to luxury homes for sale, residential real estate in Bal Harbour offers a tremendous selection, as you may have already found noted above.