“For seven decades, Surfside came here for its mail.”
The pink building on 95th Street is low, flat-roofed, and empty. It sorted the town’s letters from the 1950s until May 2025, when the Postal Service let its lease run out and sent box holders 2.1 miles south to the Normandy branch.
On that same 0.33-acre lot, a developer now proposes Ocean Walk: a slender white tower, a rooftop pool, and some of the only new condos for sale in Surfside’s walkable downtown.
Ocean Walk Residences & Hotel
A Post Office Site and Surfside’s First Live Local Test
Ocean Walk Residences & Hotel is an 11-story, roughly 80,000-square-foot building planned for the former Surfside post office, a block west of Collins Avenue. The program combines 22 homes and 11 hotel rooms on one of the town’s smallest development parcels. The site plans and letter of intent went to the Town of Surfside on November 26, 2025.
Two entities stand behind the filing. The first is Florida Postal Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Postal Realty Trust (NYSE: PSTL), the New York-based REIT led by Andrew Spodek.
Postal Realty Trust is the largest landlord of U.S. Postal Service properties, with 1,978 buildings across 49 states and one territory, according to its May 2026 fact sheet. The second is Ocean Walk Surfside LLC, whose listed manager is Miami attorney Oren Lieber. Graham Penn is the land-use attorney on the application.
This is a different developer profile from the Collins Avenue norm. Postal Realty Trust’s business is leasing buildings to the Postal Service, not delivering condominiums. Neither applicant has a public record of completing a South Florida condo tower.
The Real Deal also reported that it remains unclear whether the owner will build Ocean Walk itself or sell the site once it is entitled. Buyers should treat the developer story as unwritten. The site, the program and the legal strategy are known. The construction partner is not.
That legal strategy is what makes the project possible. Surfside’s zoning allows four floors on this block. Florida’s Live Local Act lets a qualifying project go higher if at least 40 percent of its homes are rentals reserved for households earning up to 120 percent of area median income, with those limits lasting at least 30 years.
Ocean Walk sets aside 9 of its 22 homes as workforce apartments, just over the threshold. If approved, it would be the first Live Local project in Surfside. In a town where the median household earns $96,297 a year (Miami-Dade Beacon Council, as cited by Florida YIMBY), the workforce units are priced for local-salary earners, not for the condo buyers upstairs.
The Building: A Tower on a Third of an Acre
Plus LLC, a Parkland-based practice, designed the building. Its published rendering shows a white tower made of stacked, thin floor plates. Each plate ends in a rounded balcony edge that flares slightly outward, so the street elevation reads as horizontal bands rather than a glass curtain.
The side elevation is wrapped in fine vertical ribbing, and the roof carries a pool deck behind glass railings. At ground level, a row of palms softens the base. Among the boutique condos near Bal Harbour, most of them are 1960s slabs or tall oceanfront glass; this is a deliberately light, coastal-modern look.
The numbers explain why the building is stacked the way it is. A third of an acre is about 14,400 square feet. Fitting the planned floor area onto it means building more than five times the land area, a density usually reserved for the ocean side of Collins.
The published floor allocation puts the workforce apartments on the second floor. The hotel rooms fill the third floor, and the hotel’s amenities sit on the fourth. That leaves the upper floors for the condominiums, with about two homes per floor.
Parking is planned underground, and that point is contested. In 2024, Surfside banned underground garages on properties west of Collins Avenue. The applicants argue the ban cannot be enforced under Senate Bill 180, a 2025 state law that limits stricter local building rules adopted after recent hurricanes. The town’s acting manager has called that position a legal argument, not a settled fact.
The building it replaces has its own small history. The post office is a single-story pink structure, and at least one local reader has described it as Streamline Moderne shading into MiMo.
It stands on 95th Street, which Surfside renamed Isaac Singer Boulevard in 1979 for the Nobel laureate who lived in the town until he died in 1991. A writer’s street, a building full of letters: few Miami addresses come with a better footnote.
Residences: Thirteen Four-Bedroom Homes, Priced Later
Ocean Walk includes no studios or one-bedrooms for sale. Every condominium in the filing is a four-bedroom home, a choice that speaks directly to families: households that want a beach town, a walk to school and synagogue, and a full bedroom for each child.
Most new product along Collins chases either compact investor units or 7,000-square-foot trophy floors. Ocean Walk is betting on the family-sized middle.
| Type | Homes | Floor | Interior sq. ft. | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-bedroom condominium | 13 | Upper floors | Not released | Not released |
| Studio (workforce rental) | 7 | 2nd | Not released | Income-restricted rent; not for sale |
| One-bedroom (workforce rental) | 2 | 2nd | Not released | Income-restricted rent; not for sale |
| Hotel room/suite | 11 (3 rooms, 8 suites) | 3rd | Not released | Ownership model not disclosed |
The blank cells are honest blanks. As of this writing, the developer has not published Ocean Walk Surfside floor plans, square footage, finish specifications, or a price list, and no interior designer has been named. Any listing that quotes a price today is guessing.
For buyers who want a new-build condo in Surfside rather than a 1960s one, the smart move is to register interest now. That way you see the first price sheet when it exists, not after the best floors are gone.
The workforce apartments deserve one clear sentence, because they are often misread. Under the Live Local terms described above, they stay income-restricted rentals for the full affordability period. They are not part of the condominium inventory and cannot be bought by owner-occupants or investors.
Amenities: Roof, Court and a Hotel Floor
The published program is short and specific. Everything below comes from the filing and the rendering. Anything beyond it, such as a spa, a screening room, or concierge staffing, has not been announced.
Rooftop
The filing lists a rooftop deck. The rendering puts a swimming pool on it, framed by glass railings. Looking east, the view crosses the Collins Avenue towers to the Atlantic. On a mid-block site like this, the roof is where residents are most likely to see the water.
Active Amenities
The program lists a pickleball court, a fitness center, and shared recreational space. Fitting a full court onto a third-of-an-acre lot is an engineering puzzle in its own right. Whether it lands on the roof or on a podium level is one of the first questions the floor plans will answer.
The Hotel Floor
The fourth floor is reserved for hotel amenities serving the eleven keys below it. The filing does not say whether condominium owners will have access, which operator will run the hotel, or whether residents will be able to order hotel services. Those three answers will shape the building’s daily life more than any finish schedule.
Parking
Resident parking is planned below grade, subject to the dispute described in the building section above. If the town’s ban holds, the garage design, and possibly the unit count, would have to change.
Location: Surfside Real Estate on the Downtown Block
Surfside is half a square mile and has about 5,500 people; members of The Surf Club incorporated the town in 1935 to avoid annexation by Miami Beach. Ocean Walk sits on 95th Street between Collins and Harding Avenues, which puts it in the town’s two-block commercial district.
Few four-bedroom condos in Surfside sit this close to the shops. Most are on the ocean side of Collins, where you drive to everything except the sand.
- Harding Avenue holds more than two dozen restaurants, many of them kosher. STREET Kitchen at 9460 Harding is a kosher spot known for fried chicken, burgers, and beer, a block from the site.
- A few steps north, The Shul of Bal Harbour at 9540 Collins is a Chabad congregation of about 700 member families. For many Surfside buyers, a home within walking distance of The Shul is a requirement, not an amenity.
- Water access comes in two forms, and neither is private. To the east, Surfside’s mile of Atlantic beach has ten public access points. The nearest are at 93rd and 96th Streets, about a quarter mile away.
- To the west, 96th Street crosses Indian Creek into Bay Harbor Islands, where the Kane Concourse shops start.
Beyond lies Biscayne Bay. Boaters launch from the bayside marina at Haulover Park, just north across the inlet, and the Haulover sandbar draws a crowd on sunny weekends. Ocean Walk itself has no dockage.
- Bal Harbour Shops, at 9700 Collins Avenue on the town’s northern edge, is under half a mile from the site. Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus anchor it, with Makoto and Carpaccio for lunch.
- For families, Surfside is zoned to Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center, about a mile west in Bay Harbor Islands, then to Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School and Miami Beach Senior High.
- Travel times are approximate. Miami International Airport is about 15 miles away: around 25 to 30 minutes by car off-peak, and 45 to 60 minutes in weekday rush hour.
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is about 22 miles north: 35 minutes at best, and an hour or more on a bad afternoon on I-95. Brickell is about 12 miles south, a 30- to 50-minute drive depending on the causeway you choose and the time of day.
Now the honest part. Ocean Walk is not on the sand, and its homes will look out over Collins Avenue buildings rather than an open horizon. Collins and Harding carry State Road A1A as a one-way pair, so both streets take heavy through-traffic in season.
Surfside has no rail transit; going anywhere means a car, a county bus or a bicycle. The town is also small and openly protective of its scale. That shapes daily life, and it is shaping this project’s review.
A Weekend on 95th Street
Saturday morning feels like a different town.
- By nine, families are walking up Collins toward The Shul, fathers in dark jackets despite the heat and strollers out front. Most of Harding’s kosher kitchens stay dark until after sundown. If brunch was the plan, you learn to time it.
- Sunday is when the block wakes up. From October through May, the farmers market sets up at the 96th Street beach entrance at 9:30 a.m. The first hour is calm, before beach traffic starts circling for parking. From there, it is a short walk back to Josh’s Deli at 9517 Harding.
The counter faces an open kitchen, and the sidewalk tables put you about an arm’s length from A1A. Order the latkes topped with spicy tuna and sriracha cream cheese. It sounds like a dare, and it works. Bring some patience: even the Michelin Guide notes that service can be uneven.
- Afternoons drift toward the beach by the Surfside Community Center at 93rd Street. Painted fiberglass sea turtles line the path all year. The real ones arrive between May and November, when loggerhead nests are marked off in the sand, and children learn to give them room.
- In the evening, you can stay in or walk south along Collins to The Surf Club, the 1930 Russell Pancoast clubhouse now inside the Four Seasons.
Thomas Keller’s restaurant there holds a Michelin star in the 2026 guide. After hours, the room feels like a private club: amber light, deep banquettes, and a lobster thermidor that makes no apology for being old-school.
The walk home takes about ten minutes. It ends on 95th Street, where a pink post office still waits for its next chapter.
The Investment Case and the Approval Risk
Surfside has very little new supply. New condos for sale in Surfside have come almost entirely from oceanfront projects on the east side of Collins, built for buyers who measure terraces in thousands of square feet. Condo Black Book’s Q2 2026 Miami Beach luxury report shows what that does to the numbers.
Surfside and Bal Harbour recorded 17 condo sales above $2 million in the quarter, at a median price of $7.5 million, up from $3.375 million a year earlier. The report itself cautions that six of those 17 sales closed above $10 million, so the jump reflects a top-heavy sample, not a broad price surge. The same report puts inventory at 15 months, above the balanced range, giving buyers room to negotiate.
The nearest competitors show where Ocean Walk would sit. FENDI Château Residences at 9349 Collins is a 12-story, 60-residence oceanfront building completed in 2016, with listings from about 3,400 to 7,000 square feet and current asking prices between $12.25 million and $27.5 million.
The Delmore, DAMAC’s Zaha Hadid Architects design at 8777 Collins, plans 37 homes averaging about 7,000 square feet, with prices reported from $15 million.
Ocean Walk offers neither beachfront nor a global brand. It offers a family-sized home a short walk from Harding Avenue and The Shul, likely at a fraction of those entry points once pricing is set. That entry point is our expectation, not a published figure.
New construction carries one more advantage in this town. Since 2022, Florida law has required milestone structural inspections and funded structural reserves for older condominium buildings. As a result, owners in many older South Florida buildings have faced large special assessments. A new building starts that clock at zero.
Rental policy is open. The condominium association does not exist yet, and Surfside regulates short-term rentals through its town code, so neither Airbnb-style nor long-term leasing terms can be confirmed.
All rental terms are subject to the final condominium documents and HOA rules. The hotel component may eventually offer a rental or services program to owners, but nothing in the filing says so.
A Small Building With a Long Address
Some buildings arrive with a skyline argument. Ocean Walk arrives with a neighborhood one: a beach town where people still walk to their deli, synagogue, and farmers market, and a place where people came for seventy years to get news from somewhere else.
Whether a tower belongs on that block is now a question for the town’s review. Thirteen families will get the answer as a key to the front door, or as a different building entirely. Either way, 95th Street is about to change, and the people who understand the block best will be the first to know what it becomes.
Ocean Walk Surfside FAQ
Is Ocean Walk approved, and when will it be completed?
Not yet, and no completion date has been announced. The town is still reviewing the application. Even after approval, the project needs building permits, construction financing, and a confirmed builder before a credible schedule exists. Treat any delivery year you see online as speculation until the developer publishes one.
Can I reserve a residence today?
No formal sales program has launched, and no prospectus or reservation agreement has been made public. Some listing sites already describe the project as taking reservations; we have found nothing from the developer to support that. Registering interest with an advisor now costs nothing and puts you first in line when pricing is released.
Will owners be able to rent out their condos?
It is too early to know. Short- and long-term leasing will depend on the condominium documents, which have not been drafted publicly, and on Surfside’s town code. The hotel floor could open the door to a rental program, but nothing confirms that yet.
How do the condominiums differ from the workforce apartments?
The condominiums are four-bedroom homes on the upper floors, offered for sale. The workforce units are studios and one-bedrooms on a single lower floor. They are held as rentals for qualifying local earners and are never sold. In practice, they are two separate products at the same address.
Who is the interior designer?
No interior designer has been announced. Plus LLC is the building’s architect. We will update this page when interior credits, finish specifications, and appliance brands are confirmed.
Why consider pre-construction condos in Surfside?
The town is almost fully built out, and it closely guards its height limits. A new four-bedroom home within walking distance of Harding Avenue does not come along often. Buying early in a new building also usually means choosing your floor and layout before resale buyers ever get the chance.
How does Ocean Walk compare with FENDI Château or The Delmore?
Both are oceanfront, brand-led buildings with entry prices in the eight figures. Ocean Walk trades the beachfront address for a downtown one and, likely, a lower entry point. For a side-by-side comparison of floor plans and current pricing, contact Bogatov Realty.
“The mail has moved on. The address stays.”
To follow Ocean Walk Surfside from filing to first price sheet, or to compare it with other new condos for sale in Surfside and Bal Harbour, contact a Bogatov Realty advisor or submit an inquiry on this page. Information on this page is based on public filings and press reports as of October 2026 and is subject to change. Renderings are the architect’s conceptual images. This page is not an offer to sell; the developer’s official offering documents will set prices, plans, amenities, and availability.