Star Island (Miami Beach)

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Star Island, as seen from South Beach
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Star Island
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 25°46′38″N80°09′01″W / 25.7773°N 80.1502°W / 25.7773; -80.1502
CountryUnited States
State Florida
County Miami-Dade County
City Miami Beach
Government
  Miami Beach MayorDan Gelber
  Miami-Dade County CommissionerBruno Barreiro
   House of Representatives Michael Grieco (D)
   State Senate Jason Pizzo (D)
   U.S. House Maria Elvira Salazar (R)
Area
  Total0.134 sq mi (0.35 km2)
  Land0.134 sq mi (0.35 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.0%
Population
 (2010)
  Total98
Time zone UTC-05 (EST)
ZIP Code
33139
Area code(s) 305, 786

Star Island is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach on a man-made island in Biscayne Bay, Florida, United States. The island is south of the Venetian Islands and just east of Palm and Hibiscus islands.

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Background

The name “Star Island” is thought to have originated from the fact that many of the homes on the island were once owned by famous celebrities and high-profile individuals, giving the island a “star-studded” reputation. Completed in 1922 by the Army Corps of Engineers by dredging sand, the land was initially owned by developer Carl Fisher, who purchased several land parcels of what would become the city of Miami Beach. It is accessible by land and barrier islands via the MacArthur Causeway. [1] [2] According to Bloomberg L.P. it is the most expensive neighbourhood in the USA. [3]

Education

Students from Star Island are served by the following schools of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools:

Celebrity residents

Celebrities who own or have owned homes on the island include Edward Howland Robinson Green, Enrique Iglesias, Sean Combs, [4] Emilio and Gloria Estefan, [4] [5] Don Johnson, [4] Rosie O'Donnell, [4] Xuxa, [6] Shaquille O'Neal, [4] [5] [7] Rick Ross, and Phillip Frost. [8] Tour guides and realtors have made false claims of some other celebrities having homes on Star Island, such as LeBron James, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Julio Iglesias, Madonna, Sylvester Stallone and Elizabeth Taylor. [4]

O’Donnell purchased a house on the island in 1999 that was the subject of a 1979 trial in which prosecutors alleged that it was being used by members of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church to run a marijuana smuggling ring. [9] [10] Some scenes from the 1994 movie The Specialist were filmed there.[ citation needed ]

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