Fendi Château Residences, Surfside

A freehold condominium unit in Chateau Ocean Condominium, created by the declaration recorded with Miami-Dade County at official records book 30233, page 932. What transfers is the unit itself, by warranty deed, together with a stated undivided share of the common elements. That share runs from 1.293964 per cent for the smallest 3 bedroom plan to 2.769688 per cent for the largest, and it fixes both your vote and your share of the budget. The beach, the 2 pools, the spa, the restaurant and the garage are common elements held with the other owners. There is no hotel operator and no obligation to place the residence in a rental pool.

Owner use runs all year. There is no season, no allocated weeks and no exchange scheme. The limits sit on letting. Surfside treats any occupancy of 1 day to 6 months as a seasonal rental, requires a town registration for each rental period, and issues no more than 3 registrations to a dwelling in any 12 months. Resort tax is payable on those lettings. Longer leases fall outside that framework. The association's own leasing rules, approval process and guest rules sit in the declaration and house rules, and are confirmed for the specific residence before you commit. Owner stays that Avory arranges are subject to availability.

The association charges each residence a monthly assessment in proportion to its undivided share, so the smallest plan carries a little under half the charge of the largest. The budget funds staff and security, beach and pool service, the spa and restaurant, and the water, sewer, waste and cable the building includes. Florida requires a structural integrity reserve study every 10 years for any condominium of 3 storeys or more, and an association may not fund less than the study requires for roof, structure, waterproofing and windows. A first milestone inspection falls due at 30 years of age, or at 25 near salt water. The current assessment is confirmed for the specific residence before you commit.

The building runs on its own staff rather than on a hotel operator. Cover is continuous, the spa and fitness rooms are for residents and their guests rather than for a hotel's, and the private restaurant has a full chef's kitchen and cooks casual or formal service to order. The list below sets out what is on site.

Arquitectonica designed it, the Miami practice of Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear, and took an AIA Miami merit award for the finished building. It runs to 440,000 sq ft over 12 storeys, with 57 residences, 3 of them penthouses. An undulating terrace wraps each floor as a shaded veranda that keeps sun off the glass, and the glass balustrades shift band by band up the elevation. Interiors are by Fendi working with Fanny Haim. The lobby carries 24 ft ceilings. Château Group built it through Chateau Ocean LLC and completed it in 2016, on a site of 113,633 sq ft, about 2.6 acres, with 300 linear feet of private beach.

Every home runs through the building from ocean to bay, with a dedicated lift landing in its own foyer. County records show 3 and 4 bedroom plans from 3,168 to 7,101 sq ft, that is 294 to 660 sq m of interior space, while the developer's own materials quote 3,325 sq ft to over 7,000 sq ft. Ceilings are 10 ft, and 11 ft in the penthouses. Terraces reach 12 ft deep, and corner homes wrap with a full summer kitchen. Each plan carries staff quarters with their own bathroom and a laundry. Kitchens are Fendi cabinets with Gaggenau appliances, and principal bathrooms are finished in Calacatta marble. The 3 penthouses hold private roof decks with pools.

9349 Collins Avenue stands 3 blocks south of Bal Harbour Shops, in Surfside, a small oceanfront town of nearly 6,000 residents with a walkable business district a few streets back from the sand. The building holds 300 linear feet of beach of its own, so the beach access is private rather than shared with the public walk. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November, with the statistical peak on 10 September, and that is the part of the year to ask about a building's storm protection and its record.

There is no government licence or consent for an overseas buyer to obtain. The purchase completes as a deed recorded with Miami-Dade County, subject to the association's approval process. Florida requires every buyer to swear an affidavit at closing under section 692.204, which restricts purchases connected to the People's Republic of China. Miami-Dade charges documentary stamp tax at 0.60 USD per 100 USD of price, and the further 0.45 USD surtax is not due on a transfer of only a single family dwelling. On a later sale by a non-US person, 15 per cent of the amount realised is withheld under FIRPTA unless the Internal Revenue Service agrees a reduction.

All 57 residences are in private hands, so there is no developer sales office to approach. Avory works with the resale brokers holding the listings and, where an owner will deal directly, with that owner and their attorney. After you enquire you get the recorded size and common element share for the residence, the association's current assessment and reserve position, and an introduction to the selling side. Owner stays are arranged residence by residence, subject to availability. Request access.