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Waterfront homes with private dockage on a residential island

Neighborhood

Bay Harbor Islands luxury real estate.

Two man-made islands in Biscayne Bay, one of houses and one of low-rise buildings, a bridge away from the ocean.

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93
Active listings in Bay Harbor Islands
$1.0M – $37M
Asking price range
7
Single-family homes
83
Condominiums
55
Waterfront

Counted from the Southeast Florida MLS on August 29, 2026. Figures reflect active listings at this agent’s price floor and change as inventory moves.

Bay Harbor Islands is a town of two artificial islands in Biscayne Bay, connected to Bal Harbour and Surfside by the 96th Street causeway and to the mainland by the Broad Causeway. Its structure is unusual and worth knowing before you search: the two islands are zoned differently, and which one a property sits on determines what kind of property it is.

East Island is almost entirely single-family homes, many on the water with dockage, on quiet residential streets. West Island holds the town's low-rise apartment and condominium buildings along with its commercial spine, Kane Concourse, where the banks, restaurants and offices sit. The town has kept a height and density profile far below the towers a mile east on the ocean, which is much of its appeal.

Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center sits within the town, and the beach at Bal Harbour and Surfside is a short drive or a long walk across the causeway. For buyers who want a waterfront house with dockage but not the scale or the price of the oceanfront islands further south, Bay Harbor Islands is usually the first place to look.

Because the two islands are zoned differently, the first question here is which island your search actually belongs on, and buyers frequently arrive having looked at the wrong one. Jonathan Bigelman helps clients narrow that quickly: East Island houses with dockage against West Island low-rise, what dockage is usable for the boat you own, and where value sits relative to the oceanfront a bridge away. Schedule a meeting to walk through it property by property.

$2M+
Luxury price focus
33154
Primary ZIP
Waterfront
Homes & docks

What sets it apart

Life in this neighborhood.

New construction

A steady pipeline of contemporary waterfront homes and boutique condominiums.

Boating access

Private docks and direct routes to Biscayne Bay and the ocean.

Walkable island life

Kane Concourse shops and dining within a few quiet blocks.

Available now

Homes for sale in this neighborhood.

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Who you work with

Buying or selling in Bay Harbor Islands

Jonathan Bigelman grew up in Miami-Dade, in a family already in this business, and sells residential property from $2M through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty. Bay Harbor Islands is the market on this coastline where the address matters least and the parcel matters most: the two islands are zoned differently, so which side of the bridge a property sits on decides whether you are buying a house or a low-rise residence, and what you can do with it later.

What he has actually closed on these islands is counted below, straight from the Southeast Florida MLS. If you are weighing a dock against a walk to Kane Concourse, or deciding whether an older building is worth buying into before it is redeveloped, that is a useful first conversation and it costs nothing.

  • Ask which island first

    East and West are zoned for different things. An agent who answers with the town rather than the island has not started the search yet.

  • Ask about the dock and the seawall

    On a waterfront lot the value is largely the water access. Depth, bridge clearance and the condition of the seawall are all checkable before you offer, and a seawall is a real number.

  • Ask what the building replaced

    Much of the low-rise stock here is 1950s and much of it is being redeveloped. Whether a building is on that path changes both the price and the timeline.

  • Ask what they have closed here

    Not what they know about the islands. A recorded transaction history is checkable in the MLS; familiarity is not.

Working with Jonathan Bigelman in Bay Harbor Islands

3 closed sales in Bay Harbor Islands: 3 representing the seller, the largest at $13M, most recently in 2025.

Counted from closed transactions recorded in the Southeast Florida MLS.

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Questions

Bay Harbor Islands buyer questions

What is the difference between East and West Bay Harbor Island?

East Island is zoned almost entirely for single-family homes, many of them waterfront with private dockage. West Island holds the low-rise condominium and apartment buildings and the Kane Concourse commercial district. Which island a listing sits on determines the kind of property it is.

Are there waterfront homes with docks in Bay Harbor Islands?

Yes. Because both islands are man-made and surrounded by Biscayne Bay, a large share of the single-family inventory on East Island is waterfront with dockage. The waterfront count above shows how many are currently listed.

How far is Bay Harbor Islands from the beach?

The Atlantic beach at Bal Harbour and Surfside is directly east across the 96th Street causeway, a short drive and walkable from much of the town. Bay Harbor Islands itself sits on the bay rather than the ocean.

Does Bay Harbor Islands have high-rise buildings?

No. The town's buildings are low-rise, concentrated on West Island, and its height and density limits are markedly lower than the oceanfront towers on the barrier island to the east.

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