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Miami Design Preservation League

1255 Collins Ave  Miami Beach, (Miami-Dade) Florida USA

Detail

Islander Apartments

Current/Common name: Islander Apartments

Construction date: documented 1965*

Architect: Richardson and Ginocchio

Builder: Everglades Development Corporation

Style: Apartment/multi-unit complex, Other . Unique symmetrical facade designs on each side of the building; Individual balconies for each apartment unit; Building raised up one story to allow for parking spaces; Communal area at first floor level

Historic Designation: National (Miami Beach Architectural District, 1979) ; Local (Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue District, 1986)


Architectural Description

This is a 10-story domestic: Multiple Dwelling building in the Other style built in 1965. The foundation is concrete pile. Exterior walls are stucco. The building has a flat roof. Windows are replacement aluminum sliding. No porch; Individual balconies for each apartment unit Primary entryway is access through a private gate along the east elevation and is not open to the public Unique symmetrical facade designs on each side of the building; Individual balconies for each apartment unit; Building raised up one story to allow for parking spaces; Communal area at first floor level The builder is recorded as Everglades Development Corporation. The architect is recorded as Richardson and Ginocchio.

* Date source: Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser

Description generated by RuskinARC.

  • Islander Apartments on the southeast corner of Collins Avenue and 13th street
  • Northwest corner of the Islander Apartments
  • Islander Apartments west elevation (view when facing east on Collins Avenue)
  • Private primary entryway along the west elevation of the Islander Apartments

Category: Building      Type: domestic building
Resource: ___________    Tracking: ___________

Associated Files:

  1. 1255_COLLINS_AV.pdf