Choose San Marco Island for Luxury Living

Author: Dmitry Viner

Where is San Marco Island?

San Marco Island is a six-mile by four-mile part of a group of six man-made islands known as the Venetian Islands. On the eastern side of the Venetian Islands, in Miami Beach offers buyers a choice of waterfront or inland options.Miami is located to the west and Miami Beach is due east.

What to Expect on San Marco Island

If you like more privacy than many resort cities and towns offer then you will find San Marcos Island appealing. San Marco offers the convenience of proximity to Miami with all its cultural and retail opportunities. Yet this 24 square miles of tropical paradise is a world away from downtown Miami traffic.

It offers residents over four miles of pristine white sand beaches, scenic waterways and secluded bays. Enjoy the splendid sunrises and sunsets and the Emerald waters.

Real Estate Options

Homes on San Marcos Island offer generous yards. Views of Biscayne Bay are particularly appealing. The area is a favorite of celebrities because of both its seclusion and its proximity to airports, highways, and other metropolitan amenities.

An appealing living option on San Marco Island is San Marco Villas. This award-winning community has beautiful tropical landscaping around two and three-bedroom villas. Each has its own lanai. Generous parking and storage are parts of this well-planned community.

Homes on here run in the vicinity of $3 Million US. While rental options are not plentiful you can rent or lease on San Marco for $50,000/month.

An appealing home if you like to throw large parties and/or have a large family is a seven-bedroom home with both water and land views. The large two-story single family home is located on a 0.3-acre lot. Particularly appealing amenities are a large deck, six and a half baths, a hugged kitchen, large living room with one completely glass wall. Built in 2003, in a gated community this luxury home lists at twelve and a half million US dollars.

Getting to San Marco Island

Although it offers all the quiet and seclusion of island living it is conveniently accessible. The Venetian Causeway bisects the six islands comprising the Venetian Island group.