2535 Sunset Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140 (MLS# A12025539)

2535 Sunset Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140

$10,000,000
Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 5 Square Footage: 3,952 Status: Active
Current Price: $10,000,000 List Date: 5/26/2026 Last Modified: 9/05/2026

Overview

Description

A rare opportunity to acquire one of Miami Beach’s most historically significant residences: a 1939 estate on guard-gated Sunset Island No. II. One of the first four homes built on Sunset Island No. II and designed by architect Arthur Laidler-Jones, visionary behind Casa Casuarina, later known worldwide as the Versace Mansion, this estate retains many original architectural features and is ideally positioned with a front yard facing a park and a private walled backyard. So architecturally distinguished upon completion, the home was commissioned for photography by Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., America’s preeminent architectural photography firm of the era. Those images are preserved in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Few Miami Beach residences carry such documented provenance. Set on a 100 x 125-foot lot, one of only 102 dry-lot parcels on the Sunset Islands, the home offers 3,952 square feet with four bedrooms and four and a half ba ...

Listing Details MLS# A12025539

General Property Information

Property Sub Type
Single Family Residence
Bedrooms Total
4
Bathrooms Total
5
Bathrooms Full
4
Bathrooms Half
Yes
Building Area Main
3952
Living Area Main
3952
Adjusted Area Main
3633
Year Built
1939
Lot Size Area
12500
Lot Size Acres
0.29
Senior Community YN
No
Outdoor Living Spaces YN
Yes
Stories Total
2
Direction Faces
West
Pool Private YN
No

Property Features

Association Amenities: Gated Dining Area: Breakfast Area; Eat-In Kitchen; Formal Dining Flooring: Ceramic Tile; Wood Parking Features: Driveway; Paver Block Property Condition: Resale Appliances: Dishwasher; Dryer; Electric Range; Microwave; Oven; Refrigerator; Washer Water Heater Details: Electric Water Heater Construction Materials: Block; Concrete Block - No Stucco Cooling: Central Air; Wall/Window Unit(s) Fencing: Fenced Heating: Central Interior Features: Built-in Features; Closet Cabinetry; Entrance Foyer; French Doors; Vaulted Ceiling(s); Walk-In Closet(s) Levels: Two Listing Terms: Cash; Conventional Lot Features: Room for Pool Pets Allowed YN: Yes Possession: Close Of Escrow Restrictions: No Restrictions Road Frontage Type: Public Road Roof: Concrete; Spanish Tile Security Features: Smoke Detector(s) Sewer: Public Sewer Special Information: Flood Zone Tax Information: Other Exemption Utilities: Underground Utilities View: Garden; Other Water Source: Public Showing Requirements: 24 Hour Notice; Appointment Only Outdoor Living Spaces: Patio Room Types: Atrium; Den; Family Room; Florida Room; Garage Converted; Laundry; Media Room Acreage Description: 1/4 To Less Than 1/2 Acre Lot

Contract Information

Comp Sale YN
No
Original List Price
10500000
Occupant Type
Owner

Location and Legal

Country
United States
County Or Parish
Miami-Dade
County Parish Name
Miami-Dade
Street Number
2535
Street Name
Sunset
Street Suffix
Drive
City Name
Miami Beach
Municipal Code
2
State Or Province
FL
Postal Code
33140
Postal Code +4
4240
Postal Zip
33140
Subdivision Name
SUNSET ISLANDS-ISLAND NO 2
Development Name
SUNSET ISLANDS II
Area
2320
Elementary School
North Beach
Middle Or Junior School
Miami Beach Nautilus
High School
Miami Beach
Parcel Number
0232280010560
Subdivision Number
Yes
Zoning
0800
Flood Zone
AE
Directions
Alton Road to W 29th Street entrance to Sunset Islands.

Financial Information

Association YN
Yes
Association Membership
Voluntary
Membership Fee Required YN
No
Tax Annual Amount
12108
Tax Year
2025
Tax Legal Description
SUNSET ISLANDS-ISLAND NO 2 PB 40-8 LOT 3 BLK 2 A LOT SIZE 100.000 X 125 OR 10088 1837 0678 1

Status Change Information

Major Change Timestamp
2026-09-06T00:06:47Z
Major Change Type
Price Reduced
Price Change Timestamp
2026-09-06T00:06:47Z
Status Change Date
2026-06-15

More Information

Entry Information

Entry Level
Yes

Price Calculations

Current Price To SqFt
2530.36

Section Details

Parcel Number MLX
0560

Originating Details

Originating System Key
495732103
Originating System ID
M00000151

Room Information

Room Name
Atrium
Den
Family Room
Florida Room
Garage Converted
Media Room
Laundry
IDX
Listing Office: Epique Realty Inc.
Last Updated: September - 05 - 2026
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