Palm Island (Miami Beach) Explained

Palm Island
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miami-Dade County
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Miami Beach
Leader Title:Miami Beach Mayor
Leader Name:Dan Gelber
Leader Title1:Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Leader Name1:Bruno Barreiro
Leader Title2:House of Representatives
Leader Name2:Fabián Basabe (R)
Leader Title3:State Senate
Leader Name3:Ileana Garcia (R)
Leader Title4:U.S. House
Leader Name4:Frederica Wilson (D)
Established Date:1922
Area Total Sq Mi:0.129
Area Land Sq Mi:0.129
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Area Water Percent:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:329
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:33139
Area Code:305, 786

Palm Island is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach on a man-made island in Biscayne Bay, Florida, United States;[1] just south of Hibiscus Island. It is a residential neighborhood with high property values, solely accessible by land via the MacArthur Causeway. The entire island has an area of .

History

The dredging which created the reclaimed land on which Palm Island sits was completed in 1922 by the Army Corps of Engineers, work which completed Hibiscus Island and Star Island the same year.

The island's most notorious resident was Al Capone, who bought a summer home there in 1928 for $40,000. He then spent another $200,000 on expansions and refurbishments. After having been released from prison in 1939 he lived there permanently until his death in 1947. The Al Capone home was bought by a property developer for $10.75 million in 2021.[2]

Education

Palm Island is zoned to schools in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Zoned schools include:

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Palm Island Luxury Waterfront Neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. Miami Luxury Homes. en-US. 2020-03-24.
  2. Web site: Inside Al Capone’s $10.75 million Florida beach house . Doherty . Ruth . 2021-09-14 . . 2024-04-24.
  3. Web site: South Pointe Elementary School . 2007-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080111043100/http://southpointe.schoolwires.com/southpointe/site/default.asp . 2008-01-11 . dead .

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