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North Bay VillageCity Guide
Three dredged islands on Biscayne Bay, halfway between Miami and the beach.
North Bay Village did not exist before 1940. Dredges piled bay bottom into three artificial islands — North Bay, Harbor, and Treasure — and the village incorporated in 1945. Today those 525 acres (60% of which are still water) hold about 8,200 residents, the WSVN-TV broadcast tower, and a strip of waterfront condos and restaurants strung along the 79th Street Causeway. See homes for sale in North Bay Village for the current inventory.
Who lives here
The median age is 47.7 and the median household income is around $84,400, with 58.6% of residents born outside the United States — one of the highest foreign-born shares in Miami-Dade. Homeownership sits at roughly 42%; the rest of the housing stock is rentals and short-term-style condos. The mix skews international, multilingual, and bay-oriented: people who want to live on the water without the price tag of Bal Harbour or Brickell.
A village having a moment
For most of the last decade nothing new got built here. That has flipped. Continuum Club & Residences (32 stories, 198 units, Arquitectonica) broke ground in April 2025 on the causeway. Tula Residences on West Drive is the first newly completed condo in over a decade, with closings expected in 2026. Shoma Bay (24 stories, 333 units, with a full grocery component) and Pagani Residences (70 ultra-low-density units, targeting 2027) are next. The village is reshaping itself from a quiet 1950s holdover into a denser, design-forward bay address.
The tradeoff for the price and the waterfront is the school zone and a single causeway in or out — both real, both worth knowing before you buy.
Key Details
What makes North Bay Village special
What to expect
A small island municipality, 0.81 sq mi total and 60% water. Almost all housing is multi-family on the causeway and along the bay; a few single-family streets sit on Treasure Island with names lifted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel (Cutlass, Buccaneer, Pirates Alley).
Market snapshot
Median home sale price was about $445K in April 2026, at roughly $446 per square foot. Condos range from around $170K for older small units to nearly $6M for new waterfront product. Average days on market is high at ~138, which gives buyers room to negotiate.
The three islands
North Bay Island (the original, 1940) is largely single-family and small low-rise. Harbor Island is dominated by mid- and high-rise condos. Treasure Island is the mixed island — single-family streets, condo lines along the bay, and the village's elementary school.
Waterfront living
There are 4.75 miles of public and private waterfront in 525 acres of land. Pelican Harbor Marina, run by Miami-Dade County, sits off the causeway and gives boaters ocean access via Haulover Inlet to the north or Government Cut to the south. Most condo towers have private docks.
Getting around
One road in and out: the 79th Street (Kennedy) Causeway. Miami Beach is a 5-minute drive east, the Design District and Edgewater are 10–15 minutes west, and Downtown/Brickell sit ~15 minutes south. Walk Score is 57 — some errands work on foot, but most residents drive.
History
The only original dry land here was Broadcast Key, a 5-acre island from which WIOD radio began broadcasting in 1926; WSVN-TV's headquarters still sit on that footprint. In the 1950s and 60s the causeway was a celebrity nightlife strip — Sinatra and Judy Garland came through, and Dean Martin opened a club called Dino's here.
Schools
Treasure Island Elementary (PK–5) serves the village; it currently rates 2/10 on GreatSchools and B on Niche, so families with school-age kids often weigh private options or Miami Beach magnet seats. Feeder pattern continues to Nautilus Middle (IB/STEAM) and Miami Beach Senior High.
Safety & climate
The village runs its own police department and the single-causeway geography keeps through-traffic low; reported crime is well under Miami-Dade averages. The flip side of bayfront living is exposure to king-tide flooding and hurricane storm surge, which newer towers are built to current code to handle.
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Lifestyle & Highlights
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Where to eat
Shuckers Waterfront Grill
The village's defining restaurant — 25+ years on the bay, dock-and-dine, fried snapper and stone-crab claws, and 30 TVs for sports. Affordable for a waterfront table.
1819 79th Street CausewaySushi Erika
A small, consistently lined-up Japanese spot known for surprisingly affordable nigiri and rolls. Cash-and-carry energy, neighbourhood favourite status.
Petralunga Miami
Contemporary pizza with whole-grain dough and Mediterranean small plates. The closest North Bay Village gets to a sit-down date dinner without crossing the causeway.
Sabor Latin Restaurant & Cafe
Pan-Latin comfort food — Spanish, Cuban, Colombian dishes that anchor the lunch crowd and weekend brunch on the causeway.
Coffee and morning stops
CAO Bakery & Café
Cuban-American bakery and counter — cortaditos, pastelitos, and ventanita Cuban coffee. The daily morning anchor for the causeway.
Healthy D'Light
Smoothie-bowl-and-oat-milk-latte café for the post-yoga crowd. Breakfast wraps and protein-forward bowls all day.
1700 79th Street Causeway #172Sana's Café
Brazilian-leaning, fresh-pressed juices, açaí, and a short, fast lunch menu. Walking-distance from Harbor Island towers.
1440 79th Street CausewayParks and open space
Dr. Paul Vogel Community Park
The village's main bayfront park — paved walking path, small playground, and the host for July 4th, yoga in the park, and the summer camp.
7920 West DrNorth Bay Village Civic Park & Dog Park
Boat ramp, picnic and BBQ areas, outdoor gym equipment, kiddie playground, and a fenced dog park with its own drinking fountain.
7903 East DrPhilip Schonberger Memorial Playground
Small Treasure Island playground tucked into a residential block — the everyday after-school stop for families on the south island.
1841 Galleon StPelican Island Recreational & Natural Preserve
Bird sanctuary a few hundred yards offshore from Pelican Harbor — kayak or paddleboard out and you'll see pelicans, cormorants, and sometimes dolphins.
On and around the water
Pelican Harbor Marina
Miami-Dade County marina off the causeway; the village's main launch point. Easy ocean access through Haulover Inlet north or Government Cut south.
iPaddle Miami
Paddle tours, SUP and kayak lessons, and fishing tours operating out of Pelican Harbor — the easiest way to get on the bay without owning a boat.
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
Wildlife rehab nonprofit founded here in 1980 that treats injured seabirds and broke ground in 2024 on a much larger Wildlife Hospital and Education Center next to the marina.
North Beach (Miami Beach)
The closest open-ocean beach — a 5-minute drive east on the causeway puts you on the sand at 79th–87th Streets, the quieter end of Miami Beach.
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