Palm Island (Miami Beach)

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Palm Island
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Fountain and guard gate at the entrance to Palm Island in Miami Beach from the MacArthur Causeway
Palm Island (Miami Beach)
Country United States
State Florida
County Miami-Dade County
City Miami Beach
Government
  Miami Beach MayorDan Gelber
  Miami-Dade County CommissionerBruno Barreiro
   House of Representatives Fabián Basabe (R)
   State Senate Ileana Garcia (R)
   U.S. House Frederica Wilson (D)
Area
  Total
0.129 sq mi (0.33 km2)
  Land0.129 sq mi (0.33 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.0%
Population
 (2010)
  Total
329
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
ZIP Code
33139
Area codes 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 82 acres (33 ha).

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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. "Palm Island | Luxury Waterfront Neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida". Miami Luxury Homes. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. Doherty, Ruth (2021-09-14). "Inside Al Capone's $10.75 million Florida beach house". Homes & Gardens . Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. "Miami Beach South Pointe ES School Legal Boundaries Description." Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved on November 21, 2024.
  4. "Miami Beach Nautilus MS School Legal Boundaries Description." Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved on November 21, 2024.
  5. "Miami Beach SHS School Legal Boundaries Description." Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Retrieved on November 21, 2024.

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