245 18th St · Miami Beach, FL 33139 · South Beach

James Central Towers

12-story mid-rise, completed 1970, 46 residences in South Beach. 4 for sale and 3 for rent on Nov 2, 2026.

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At a glance James Central Towers (245 18th St, South Beach) is a 12-story, 46-unit building completed in 1970. As of Nov 2, 2026, 4 units are for sale and 3 are for rent; the median rent was $2,700 a month over 3 leases in the last 12 months. FEMA flood zone AE. Source: Miami Assoc. of REALTORS® MLS via Bridge IDX, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records and the FEMA flood map.

Photo · MLS listing in this building

For sale
4
For rent
3
Median rent
$2,700/mo3 leases · 12 mo
Sold
2last 12 months
Built
1970
Floors
12
Residences
46county
Flood zone
AEFEMA
Owner-occupied
35%
Avg. unit
829sq ft

MLS via Bridge IDX · as of Nov 2, 2026 · How these numbers are made

On the market at James Central Towers.

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Snapshot as of Nov 2, 2026.

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James Central Towers, floor by floor.

Every unit the MLS has recorded here, placed by its unit number: floors up, lines across, each column as wide as the units in it. Amber is for sale today (a unit listed both for sale and for rent is amber). Hover or tap a unit to read its record.

25 units seen · MLS via Bridge IDX · as of Nov 2, 2026
  • For sale 4
  • For rent 2
  • Sold or leased, last 12 months 5
  • Seen in the MLS before that 14
  • No MLS record seen 20
010203040511310501020304051135Floor 12: no unit seen in the MLSFloor 12: no unit seen in the MLSFloors 1 to 2: no unit seen in the MLSFloors 1 to 2: no unit seen in the MLS

Tap a unit to read its record here. Amber and white units open their listing page.

Units seen25of 46 residences on record
Floors with units9floors 3 to 11
Lines5stacks of units, by number

Closed $/SF figures use the 2 recorded sales of these units in the 24 months to Nov 2, 2026; a median needs three. Floor, line and size are the record's. Views and orientation are not in it and are not shown.

The largest typical unit is line 01, a median 845 sf over 5 units seen, recorded with 1 bedrooms.

The lines what the MLS record holds for each stack of units
LineUnits seenTypical sizeBedsOn the marketClosed $/SF · 24 mo
Line 015845 sf12–
Line 024845 sf11–
Line 037655 sf121 sale, too few
Line 045845 sf1––
Line 054845 sf111 sale, too few

How this is drawn: a unit's floor and line come from its MLS unit number alone (5614 is floor 56, line 14). A cell exists only where the MLS has recorded a listing, a closing or a lease; a blank means no record was seen, not that no unit exists. Column widths follow each line's median recorded living area. Pre-construction towers and buildings with a thin record have no drawing.

Floor and line from the MLS unit number; a blank cell means no record was seen. How these numbers are made

The read on James Central Towers.

Activity as of Nov 2, 2026
  • Resale +47%. The median closed price moved from $285/SF in 2020 (4 sales) to $420/SF in 2024 (3 sales), the first and last years with three or more recorded sales.
Read the full record 4 paragraphs and 10 facts, every figure from the MLS and county record

Built in 1970, James Central Towers is a 12-story mid-rise at 245 18th St in South Beach. The Miami-Dade Property Appraiser lists 46 residential units, averaging 829 SF of living area.

On November 2, 2026, four units were listed for sale, asking $345K to $410K (median ask $506/SF across 4 listings). Two sales closed between November 2, 2025 and November 2, 2026, from $258K to $354K, $394 and $419/SF. The MLS holds 14 closed sales here going back to 2020; among years with three or more sales, 2023 set the high at a median $473/SF.

Three units were offered for rent at $2,695 to $2,900 a month. Three leases were signed over the same 12 months, at a median $2,700 a month (range $2,500 to $3,100).

About 35% of the residences are owner-occupied according to county records, which points to an investor-heavy ownership base.

Sources: Miami Assoc. of REALTORS® MLS via Bridge IDX (activity as of November 2, 2026), Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records. Blanks mean the record doesn't state it; nothing here is estimated.

The record

Address
245 18th St, Miami Beach 33139
Neighborhood
South Beach
Year built
1970
Floors
12
Residences (county-verified)
46
Owner-occupied
35% of residences
Avg. unit size
829 sq ft
Total living area
38,150 sq ft
County condo folios
46
Recorded MLS listings
39

The numbers at James Central Towers.

Every sale and lease the MLS has recorded at this address, sales first.

MLS via Bridge IDX · as of Nov 2, 2026

Median $/SF by year closed

Every recorded sale at this address, 2020 to 2026. Count in the tooltip.

$237$473$2852020$3582021$3732022$4732023$4202024$4062026$237$473$2852020$3582021$3732022$4732023$4202024$4062026

Pale bars: fewer than three sales that year, so the bar is the sale itself or the average of two, too few for a median.

Year by year, every recorded closing
YearSalesMedian $/SFLeasesMedian rent
2026 (to date)2$406*3$2,700/mo
2025––4$2,475/mo
20243$4202$2,475/mo*
20233$4733$2,600/mo
20221$373*1$2,200/mo*
20211$358*2$1,750/mo*
20204$2855$1,500/mo

* Fewer than three closings that year: the figure is the closing itself or the average of two, too few for a median.

Show all closings 14 sales · 20 leases on record since 2020

Closed sales Nov 2, 2024 to Nov 2, 2026 · 2

UnitBDBASFAskedClosed$/SFClose dateDOM
60511845$368,000$354,000$419Oct 21, 2026155
70311655$290,000$258,000$394Mar 27, 202617

Leases signed Nov 2, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026 · 3

UnitBDBASFAsked/moLeased/mo$/SF/moLease dateDOM
100511845$2,500/mo$2,500/mo$2.96Oct 1, 202652
90411845$2,800/mo$2,700/mo$3.20Sep 16, 2026163
110222845$3,200/mo$3,100/mo$3.67Aug 1, 202617

Data: Miami Assoc. of REALTORS® MLS via Bridge IDX, as of Nov 2, 2026. Listings matched to this building's recorded addresses; pending includes under-contract. Closed listings shown as records only, no photos. Blanks mean the record doesn't state it. How these numbers are made

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FEMA flood zone

AE

Inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area. A federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance here.

What the zone means
  • The 1% annual chance ("100-year") flood area, with a base flood elevation set.
  • Base flood elevation 8 ft (NGVD29).
  • The zone is a map line, not a premium. Ask the association for its master flood policy, and get a flood quote for the specific unit before you commit.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, checked at the building's mapped location on Oct 12, 2026. Open the official map ↗

Milestone structural inspection

Turned 30 in 2000

The statute's first deadline for a building this age was December 31, 2024, then every 10 years.

What the deadline means
  • Based on year built 1970 (county record). The statute counts from the certificate of occupancy date, which can differ.
  • The association must give every owner the inspector's summary. Ask for it, and for the structural integrity reserve study, before you commit.

Fla. Stat. § 553.899(3) ↗ and Miami-Dade recertification ↗, read Oct 9, 2026. What the deadline means for buyers

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