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Manhattan Lofts

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Every home in the building has an exact twin.

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Verified 24 September 2026Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser1 source

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Building facts

Address
900 Fourth Street
Neighborhood
Miami Beach
Year built
2004
Floors
4
Residences
6
Status
Delivered — completed 2004

Key Takeaways

  • Manhattan Lofts recorded only one sale in the 12 months to 24 September 2026 — on the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser record, too few for a reliable median. The latest recorded sale was on 7 October 2025. Own at Manhattan Lofts? Ask Josh what yours would sell for on WhatsApp.
  • Every home in the building has an exact twin — three floorplates, exactly two of each — 1,164, 1,196 and 1,251 square feet. Six homes, all two-bedrooms. That symmetry makes the price record unusually easy to read.
  • The building peaked in February 2022 — $1,200,000 for a 1,196 sq ft home — $1,003 per square foot, the only time this building has cleared $1,000 a foot.
  • The most recent sale is below the same home’s 2021 price — a 1,164 sq ft home sold for $1,050,000 in October 2021 and sold again for $950,000 in October 2025 — down 9.5% across four years, on the same home.
  • One plan rose 85% in under two years before that — the 1,196 sq ft home went from $650,000 in March 2020 to $1,200,000 in February 2022. The same apartment, twenty-three months apart.
  • It sold out in 2005 at about half of today’s per-foot price — all six homes traded in March 2005 between $334 and $420 per square foot. The most recent sale is $816.
  • Everything at this address in the declaration is a home — six folios, six homes, and the common-element shares close at exactly 100.0000%. No commercial unit, no parking folio, no reference folio.

Manhattan Lofts, by the numbers

4Stories
6Residences
2004Year
CompletedStatus

Source: the building record on this site.

900 Fourth Street, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 | Neighborhood: South of Fifth

The Manhattan is six homes built as three matched pairs. Every apartment in it has an exact twin, which means the building can answer a question most cannot: when a home sells again, or its twin sells years later, the difference between the two prices is time and nothing else. The most recent resale is a lower number.

What the county records at 900 4th Street

The Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser records six folios in the declaration THE MANHATTAN CONDO at 900 4th Street. All six are homes. There is no commercial folio, no parking folio and no reference folio, and the common-element shares close at exactly 100.0000% — the pull is the whole building.

The six homes are 1,164, 1,196 and 1,251 square feet, two of each, and all six are two-bedrooms. The size range across the entire building is 87 square feet.

For 2026 the county assesses them from $742,530 to $817,164, a median of $776,841 — a spread of about 10%, which tracks the size difference closely.

Three floorplates, six homes, and what the twins show

Because each plan exists twice, sales of the same plan in different years are as close to a controlled comparison as a small building can offer.

The 1,164 sq ft plan:

DatePrice$/sq ft
March 2005$389,264$334
March 2005$477,000$410
July 2007$730,000$627
June 2008$682,000$586
September 2010$650,000$558
March 2014$900,000$773
October 2021$1,050,000$902
October 2025$950,000$816

That last line is the building’s most recent sale, and it is 9.5% below the same home’s 2021 price. Four years, the same apartment, and a lower number.

The 1,196 sq ft plan moved the other way in the years before it: $650,000 in March 2020, then $1,200,000 in February 2022 — a rise of 85% in twenty-three months, and the highest price and highest per-foot figure the building has recorded.

The 1,251 sq ft plan is the most-traded: $525,000 on each of two homes in March 2005 and $790,000 in September 2005, $800,000 in 2007, $762,300 in 2008, $600,000 in 2010, then $935,000, $950,000 and $935,000 across 2015 and 2016, $800,000 in 2021 and $1,100,000 in April 2023.

Read together, the three plans show a sharp run-up into early 2022. The two sales since, April 2023 at $879 a foot and October 2025 at $816, were both below the 2022 peak of $1,003, but two sales are not a trend.

The price record

YearQualified salesMedian priceMedian $/sq ft
20231$1,100,000$879
20240——
20251$950,000$816
2026 to date0——

Two sales in four years. Those rows are one transaction each and are not price levels. The building’s full record runs to 26 qualified sales since 2005, which is where the pattern above comes from.

The building sold out in March 2005, all six homes in one month at $334 to $420 per square foot. By mid-2007 the same plans were trading at $619 to $639 — then fell back to $480 to $558 by 2010.

Who this building suits, and who it does not

It suits a buyer who wants a genuine comparable. That is rare in a six-home building and it exists here because every plan is duplicated. If you are buying the 1,164, you can see exactly what the plan did in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2021 and 2025.

It suits a two-bedroom buyer in South Beach who wants a small building. Six homes, all two-bedrooms, all within 87 square feet of each other. There is no studio and no penthouse here.

It suits badly a seller expecting 2022 pricing. The most recent evidence is a home selling for less than the same home did four years earlier. That is one sale and should not be over-interpreted, but it is the only recent evidence there is.

And it suits badly a buyer who needs to move quickly. Two sales in four years across six homes means what is available is whatever is available.

If you are selling here: your comparable is your own twin, and you should use it directly rather than a building average built on 87 square feet of variation. Be realistic about the recent direction — the October 2025 sale at $816 per foot is the most current fact about this building, and it sits well below the $1,003 set in February 2022.

The Manhattan — Frequently Asked Questions

How many units are in The Manhattan?

Six. The county records six folios in THE MANHATTAN CONDO at 900 4th Street, all residential homes, and the declaration’s common-element shares close at exactly 100.0000%.

What floorplans does The Manhattan have?

Three, and each exists twice: 1,164, 1,196 and 1,251 square feet. All six homes are two-bedrooms, so every apartment in the building has an exact twin.

What is the highest price paid at The Manhattan?

$1,200,000, in February 2022, for a 1,196 sq ft home at $1,003 per square foot — the only time the building has exceeded $1,000 a foot.

What was the most recent sale at The Manhattan?

$950,000 in October 2025, for a 1,164 sq ft home at $816 per square foot. The same home sold for $1,050,000 in October 2021, so it traded 9.5% lower four years later.

How often do homes sell at The Manhattan?

26 qualified sales since 2005, but only two in the last four years. In a six-home building long gaps are normal.

Own at Manhattan Lofts?

If you own here, this page already carries the county’s record of what homes in Manhattan Lofts have sold for. Here is how to use it.

Your three options

  1. Sell. Price against what comparable homes in the building have actually recorded, not against asking prices.
  2. Rent it out. Within the condominium’s rental rules, which vary from building to building.
  3. Hold. Watch the record: this page is updated from the county as new sales are posted.

What I will send you

Tell me your unit. I will send you the recorded sales of comparable homes in Manhattan Lofts, what they sold for per square foot, and a straight read on what yours could sell for today.

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Manhattan Lofts and the truth about Miami lofts

Miami has almost no true converted-warehouse lofts. That single fact explains the whole category, and almost nobody says it plainly. Unlike SoHo, Tribeca or Chicago’s West Loop, Miami’s urban core was never built out as multi-story manufacturing, so there was very little industrial stock to convert. Nearly every building marketed here as a loft is purpose-built new construction in a loft aesthetic — high ceilings, concrete floors, open plans, floor-to-ceiling glass — constructed between roughly 2002 and 2016. Parc Lofts at 1749 NE Miami Court is the notable exception, described in the trade as one of the few genuine industrial-loft buildings in the city, with 15-foot ceilings on floors one to four and 20-foot ceilings above.

Manhattan Lofts was built in 2004 in South of Fifth with 6 units across 4 floors. That places it squarely inside the loft-construction window — the pre-crisis condo boom that produced essentially all of Miami’s loft inventory. No meaningful loft product has been added since.

The value case, in numbers

Loft product is the genuine affordability play inside Miami’s urban core. Downtown loft-style condominiums trade at roughly $414 to $451 per square foot — Neo Lofts at $414, Loft Downtown I at $425, Loft Downtown II asking $451 — against a Downtown luxury benchmark of $730 per square foot in Q1 2026. That is 55 to 62 per cent of the going rate for comparable urban-core square footage.

Two further numbers matter. Loft Downtown II’s trailing six-month sold average was $422 per square foot against a $451 asking average, at 129 days on market — sellers are taking less than ask, and taking a while. And Downtown carried 46 months of luxury inventory in Q1 2026, the highest in Greater Downtown. If you are buying, that is as much negotiating leverage as this market offers anywhere.

Carrying cost is the quiet advantage

Loft buildings are small, low-amenity and cheap to run, and it shows in the monthly. Loft Downtown II carries an HOA of about $0.93 per square foot per month and Neo Lofts about $1.15. A South Beach trophy tower runs $4 to $7 per square foot per month — The Setai sits near $4.55. On a 1,000 square foot unit that is a difference of roughly $3,000 to $6,000 every month, before you have paid a mortgage. For investors, it is the entire reason the rental maths works.

Why no more lofts will be built

Land economics closed the category. Edgewater luxury traded at $978 per square foot and Brickell at $950 in Q1 2026, while loft product sits near $420. No developer builds a four to six-storey, 35 to 70-unit loft building on land that pencils for a 40-storey tower. High ceilings make it worse: a 20-foot ceiling consumes the volume of nearly two conventional floors, so under fixed height and FAR limits every foot of ceiling is traded directly against sellable units.

The consequence is a permanently closed supply category with structurally tiny unit counts — Ilona Lofts has 16 units, Wynwood Lofts 35, Montclair 41, Star Lofts 47, Bay Lofts 54, Uptown 66, Parc Lofts 70, Filling Station 81. In buildings that small, one owner deciding not to sell measurably moves availability.

Where Miami’s lofts actually are

  • Downtown Miami — Loft Downtown I and II. The walkable core, on the Metromover, and the most accessible luxury submarket in the city.
  • Arts & Entertainment District — Parc Lofts and Filling Station Lofts, next to the Adrienne Arsht Center, between Downtown and Wynwood.
  • Wynwood — Wynwood Lofts, in the gallery district by Wynwood Walls, with Midline Miami’s 10,000 square foot live-music venue at Arlo Wynwood open since January 2026.
  • Edgewater — Star Lofts, Bay Lofts and Uptown Lofts, in the top-performing Miami neighbourhood of Q1 2026 with 120 per cent year-on-year sales growth.
  • Miami River and Brickell edge — Neo Lofts, on the riverfront dining corridor. Brickell is Greater Downtown’s fastest-selling submarket at 75 days on market.

Who buys lofts in Miami

Creative professionals first — Parc Lofts is documented as a favourite among photographers, musicians and artists, and Wynwood Lofts is explicitly marketed as a live/work building. Then entry-point urban buyers, because Downtown lofts start around $282,000 to $307,000, well under the $425,000 Miami-Dade condo median. And rental investors, drawn by the low carry: Loft Downtown II listed 17 units for rent against 15 for sale in July 2026.

At the top of the market the buyer is different again. Parc Lofts units run 1,970 to 3,774 square feet with 15 to 20-foot ceilings at $1.3M to $3.0M. That is a fundamentally different proposition from a 700 square foot Brickell tower unit at the same price — and there is nowhere else in Miami to buy it.

Frequently asked questions

Are there real converted-warehouse lofts in Miami?

Very few. Parc Lofts at 1749 NE Miami Court is described in the trade as one of the few true industrial-loft buildings in Miami, with 15-foot ceilings on floors one to four and 20-foot ceilings on floors five and six. Most Miami buildings marketed as lofts, including Neo Lofts, Filling Station Lofts, Wynwood Lofts and Loft Downtown I and II, are purpose-built new construction in a loft aesthetic dating from 2002 to 2016.

How much does a loft cost in Miami?

Downtown loft-style condominiums start around $282,000 to $307,000 and average $414 to $451 per square foot across Neo Lofts, Loft Downtown I and Loft Downtown II, on 2026 data. Large-format industrial lofts sit far higher: Parc Lofts runs roughly $1.3 million to $3.0 million at about $756 per square foot for units of 1,970 to 3,774 square feet.

Are Miami lofts good value compared with condos?

On a per-square-foot basis, clearly. Downtown loft product trades at roughly $414 to $451 per square foot while the Downtown luxury condo segment ran $730 per square foot in Q1 2026. Carrying costs are lower too: Loft Downtown II has an HOA near $0.93 per square foot per month against $4 to $7 in South Beach trophy towers.

Which Miami neighborhoods have lofts?

The concentrations are Downtown Miami with Loft Downtown I and II, the Arts and Entertainment District with Parc Lofts and Filling Station Lofts, Wynwood with Wynwood Lofts, Edgewater with Star, Bay and Uptown Lofts, and the Miami River and Brickell edge with Neo Lofts. South Beach has a small cluster of boutique loft buildings including Ilona Lofts and Montclair Lofts, and Coconut Grove has Lofts at Mayfair.

What are the largest lofts in Miami?

Parc Lofts has the largest floorplates of any loft building in the city, with units from 1,970 to 3,774 square feet. Filling Station Lofts runs 832 to 1,639 square feet with 18-foot ceilings. Most Downtown loft towers top out near 1,150 to 1,185 square feet.

Why does nobody build new lofts in Miami anymore?

Land economics. Edgewater and Brickell luxury condos traded at $978 and $950 per square foot in Q1 2026 while loft product trades near $420. A four to six-storey building with 35 to 70 units cannot compete for the same land as a 40-storey tower, and 20-foot ceilings consume roughly two conventional floors of height under fixed limits. No meaningful loft supply has been added since about 2016.

How long do Miami lofts take to sell?

Loft Downtown II averaged 129 days on market over the six months ending July 2026, with sold prices averaging $422 per square foot against an asking average of $451. Downtown carried 46 months of luxury inventory in Q1 2026, the highest in Greater Downtown, which gives buyers meaningful negotiating room.

Who buys lofts in Miami?

Three groups. Creative professionals, since Parc Lofts is documented as a favourite among photographers, musicians and artists and Wynwood Lofts is marketed as a live/work building. Entry-point urban buyers, because Downtown lofts start below $310,000 against a $425,000 Miami-Dade condo median. And rental investors attracted by the low HOA structure, with Loft Downtown II listing 17 units for rent against 15 for sale in July 2026.

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