This recently renovated 1930s Mediterranean is in the heart of the centrally located Mid-Beach area of Miami Beach.
Mid-Beach, which is roughly 24th to 60th Streets, is a “residential community with sidewalks,” said listing agent Nancy Batchelor, of Compass. “It’s very quiet, very safe.”
The 1934 home on La Gorce Drive was designed by the architect Robert M. Little, she said.
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“He was originally out of Philadelphia before he came down here. His style is sort of Mediterranean, Deco and modern,” she said. “It’s kind of chic, it’s on a corner and it’s an oversized lot.”A standard lot is 7,000 square feet, and this one is 9,639.
“What’s neat is that it’s a renovated house with period architecture,” Batchelor said. “They don’t build them like this anymore. It’s not a white box, and it’s got a lot of soul.”
Design details include detailed ironwork, a mix of hardwood and terra cotta tile flooring, beamed ceilings, intricate tile work on the stairs and a limestone walkway.
“It’s a great Miami Beach retreat,” Batchelor said. “It’s got a nice layout with a big dining room, but it still has an open kitchen.” The home, which is in the Beach View subdivision, is in the shape of a U, “so you’ve got a pool courtyard and it’s super-private,” she said. The dining room, kitchen, family room and primary suite all have French doors that open to the courtyard.
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The primary suite offers a sitting room and dual dressing rooms/closets, according to the listing. There are three more en suite bedrooms upstairs, with access to a balcony. A separate studio is tucked behind the two-car garage.
The sellers have done lots of recent work, including adding a new roof, new air conditioning and new flooring in the primary suite, painting the whole house inside and out and replacing appliances, Batchelor said.
The house has all new light fixtures, outlets and switches, she said. “They really kept the soul of it.”
“They gated it and added a lot of landscaping,” she said. “It’s now totally fenced, with nice privacy hedges and mature trees.”
Interestingly, the driveway is accessed from a quiet side street, so you don’t have to back out onto busy La Gorce Drive, according to the listing.
Stats
The 4,286-square-foot home has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and one partial bathroom. It sits on a 9,639-square-foot lot.
Amenities
Amenities include a courtyard with a heated pool and patio, a two-car garage that now serves as a gym, an upstairs balcony overlooking the pool, a separate studio and lush tropical landscaping.
Neighborhood Notes
Mid-Beach is known for iconic hotels like Fontainebleau and Eden Roc, the trendy Faena District and a scenic boardwalk.
“It’s easy to go to South Beach or Bal Harbour and Surfside,” Batchelor said. “You’re blocks from the boardwalk and the beach.”
Other nearby attractions include La Gorce Country Club, Pine Tree Park, Fisher Park and the 41st Street corridor, she said.
And the home is just 15 minutes from the Miami airport, according to the listing.
Agent: Nancy Batchelor, Nancy Batchelor Team, Compass