Luxury NeighborhoodsAllison Island
General Overview
Allison Island is an exclusive community that offers the best of luxury island living. Designed with discerning buyers in mind, the community features pedestrian-friendly streets, lush walkways, and waterside promenades that lead to picturesque plazas with gorgeous landscaping. It also offers prime real estate for those who want a slice of paradise.
Allison Island falls within the city limits of Miami Beach and encompasses 35 acres in its northern section. The oblong-shaped island is connected to mainland Florida by bridges that provide access to Bal Harbor, Lincoln Road, and South Beach, which offer world-class shopping, dining, and entertainment.
Allison Island real estate
Allison Island is divided into the northern and southern sections. The northern side offers a fine selection of massive single-family homes with lavish details and gorgeous landscaping. The southern side features Aqua, an upscale development with townhomes and condominiums.
Aqua has three mid-rise towers named Gorlin, Chatham, and Spear. These luxury buildings were built in 2004 with 11 stories and more than a hundred elegantly-appointed units. The development features a park, play center, jogging path, heated pool, fitness center, and private docks.
All of the homes on Allison Island were created by leading builders, architects, and designers to ensure quality and craftsmanship. The community optimizes the elegant waterfront lifestyle for which South Florida is known. It combines luxury rea; estate with the endless sunshine and natural beauty of Miami Beach.
A short history of Allison Island
The origins of Allison Island can be traced back to the early 1920s with entrepreneurs Carl G. Fisher and John S. Collins, who sought to develop the swamplands of Miami Beach into a tropical retreat for affluent buyers and tourists from around the world. Developers dredged the surrounding waters and used reclaimed sand to build over 20 artificial islands on Biscayne Bay. These include Allison Island.
Fisher named the island after entrepreneur Jim Allison of the Allison Engineering Company and Indianapolis 500. Allison suffered from poor health and envisioned a resort-style hospital that promoted wellness and recreation. The result was a paradisiacal community with some of the finest homes in South Florida.