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1991 NE 123rd St #1991, North Miami, FL 33181

In North Miami, a two-bedroom townhouse with a private dock on the canal sold for $60,000 under its asking price after 74 days on the market.

By Marina MelnikovaSunSt Real EstateNovember 2024
The deal
List price
$900,000
Sale price
$840,000
We represented
Buyer
Living area
1,482 SF
Price per SF
$567
Beds / baths
2 / 2.5
Year built
1968
Property type
Townhouse, Fee Simple, Canal Front
County
Miami-Dade
Days to contract
74 days
Closed
November 2024

Transactions shown were closed by Marina Melnikova while licensed with BB Realty. 1991 NE 123rd St #1991 was co-represented with Jelena Grady, Trust Invest Real Estate Corp. Marina Melnikova is now a licensed sales associate with SunSt Real Estate LLC. Listing data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Client names and details are withheld at the clients' direction.

1991 NE 123rd St, North Miami, Florida
1991 NE 123rd St #1991, North Miami, FL 33181, North Miami, Miami-Dade County.SunSt Real Estate

An Uncommon Arrangement

The townhouses of Areta Estates line the canal side of Northeast 123rd Street. They are fee-simple, meaning the buyer owns the structure and the ground it occupies. There is no association, no monthly maintenance fee, and no governing board.

This unit is 1,482 square feet, with two bedrooms and two and a half baths. It was built in 1968 and updated before the sale. The floors are a mix of marble, tile, and wood. The house has impact glass throughout. The primary bedroom is on the second floor.

  • Two levels, 1,482 sq. ft.
  • Two bedrooms, two full baths, one half bath
  • Built in 1968, renovated
  • Deeded dock with a boat lift
  • No homeowner's association

The Work of the Purchase

The property includes a deeded dock with a boat lift, supplied with its own electricity and water. It offers direct canal frontage and ocean access.

Marina Melnikova co-represented the buyer, alongside Jelena Grady of Trust Invest Real Estate Corp. With a purchase of this nature, the decisive work is often invisible. It involves confirming the precise nature of the dock rights, reading the survey against the unit’s boundary, and assessing the seawall. It means drafting contract terms that protect the buyer from any variance in that information. The property is in Flood Zone AE, so insurance was a considerable line item, priced before the inspection period closed.

1991 NE 123rd St, North Miami, Florida — photo 2
1991 NE 123rd St, North Miami, Florida — photo 2SunSt Real Estate
The property
Questions
What did 1991 NE 123rd St #1991 sell for?
$840,000, roughly $567 per square foot, against a $900,000 list price.
What does fee simple mean for a waterfront townhouse?
The owner holds the structure and the land beneath it outright rather than a unit inside a condominium association. It changes how the property is financed, insured and resold, and here it means no HOA and no maintenance fee.
What should a buyer check before buying canal-front in North Miami?
How the dock rights are documented and in whose name, seawall condition and responsibility, flood zone and insurance cost, bridge clearance to the ocean, and any recorded restrictions on the water side.
Who represented the buyer?
Marina Melnikova, co-representing with Jelena Grady of Trust Invest Real Estate Corp.

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