488 NE 18th St · Miami, FL 33132 · Downtown

Aria on the Bay

53-story tower, completed 2018, 648 residences in Downtown. 26 for sale and 13 for rent on Nov 2, 2026.

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At a glance Aria on the Bay (488 NE 18th St, Downtown) is a 53-story, 648-unit building completed in 2018. As of Nov 2, 2026, 26 units are for sale and 13 are for rent; the median closed price was $684 per square foot over 31 sales 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.

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For sale
26
For rent
13
Median $/SF
$68431 sales · 12 mo
Sold
31last 12 months
Built
2018
Floors
53
Residences
648county
Flood zone
AEFEMA
Owner-occupied
56%
Avg. unit
1,184sq ft

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

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Snapshot as of Nov 2, 2026.

For sale 26 listings · Nov 2, 2026

Unit 2112$2,250,000$1,115/SF3 bd · 4 ba · 2,018 sf103 days listed · $2,183/mo HOA · listed by Luxe Living RealtyFull listing →Unit 1515$2,250,000$1,115/SF3 bd · 4 ba · 2,018 sf86 days listed · $2,267/mo HOA · listed by TruDeals Realty CorpFull listing →Unit 215$1,650,000$818/SF3 bd · 4 ba · 2,018 sf407 days listed · $2,239/mo HOA · listed by Westlake Realty Group, LLC.Full listing →Unit 4010$1,500,000$942/SF3 bd · 3.5 ba · 1,592 sflisted today · $1,700/mo HOA · listed by Compass Florida, LLCFull listing →Unit 4310$1,475,000$927/SF3 bd · 3.5 ba · 1,592 sf1 day listed · $1,723/mo HOA · listed by Fortune International RealtyFull listing →Unit 4311$1,400,000$1,206/SF2 bd · 3 ba · 1,161 sf356 days listed · $1,230/mo HOA · listed by Lifestyle International RealtyFull listing →Unit 5009$1,295,000$932/SF2 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,390 sflisted today · $1,475/mo HOA · listed by SerhantFull listing →Unit 4711$1,199,000$1,033/SF2 bd · 3 ba · 1,161 sf449 days listed · $1,230/mo HOA · listed by Engel & Volkers WellingtonFull listing →Unit 1000$1,170,000$748/SF3 bd · 3 ba · 1,564 sf166 days listed · $1,612/mo HOA · listed by IMC Realty Group CorpFull listing →Unit 700$1,150,000$721/SF3 bd · 3 ba · 1,596 sf209 days listed · $1,637/mo HOA · listed by Golden Ocean Real Estate CorpFull listing →Unit 4905$1,049,000$854/SF2 bd · 3 ba · 1,228 sf554 days listed · $1,254/mo HOA · listed by Westlake Realty Group, LLC.Full listing →Unit 4309$1,030,000$819/SF2 bd · 3 ba · 1,257 sf318 days listed · $1,336/mo HOA · listed by Douglas EllimanFull listing →Unit 4805$999,999$814/SF2 bd · 3 ba · 1,228 sflisted today · $1,254/mo HOA · listed by Douglas EllimanFull listing →Unit 2011$945,000$814/SF2 bd · 3 ba · 1,161 sf153 days listed · $1,314/mo HOA · listed by One Sotheby's International RealtyFull listing →Unit 3100$800,000$683/SF2 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,171 sf50 days listed · $1,040/mo HOA · listed by Florida Realty AgencyFull listing →Unit 1601$740,000$632/SF2 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,171 sf1 day listed · $1,258/mo HOA · listed by Fortune Christie's International Real EstateFull listing →Unit 4406$739,000$755/SF1 bd · 2 ba · 979 sflisted today · $959/mo HOA · listed by Compass Florida, LLCFull listing →Unit Apt 3508$645,000$726/SF1 bd · 2 ba · 888 sf114 days listed · $996/mo HOA · listed by New Adventures Inc.Full listing →Unit 3007$635,000$649/SF1 bd · 2 ba · 979 sf116 days listed · listed by Florida.Doc IncFull listing →Unit 501$635,000$616/SF2 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,031 sf519 days listed · $1,096/mo HOA · listed by Envirotek RealtyFull listing →Unit 301$625,000$606/SF2 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,031 sf157 days listed · $1,096/mo HOA · listed by One Stop Shop Realty LLCFull listing →Unit 1907$612,000$625/SF1 bd · 2 ba · 979 sf36 days listed · $959/mo HOA · listed by Cervera Real Estate Inc.Full listing →Unit 2705$548,000$738/SF1 bd · 1.5 ba · 743 sf576 days listed · listed by Tosi Real EstateFull listing →Unit 2603$505,000$665/SF1 bd · 1.5 ba · 759 sflisted today · $844/mo HOA · listed by Luxe PropertiesFull listing →Unit 2902$494,000$645/SF1 bd · 1.5 ba · 766 sf46 days listed · $836/mo HOA · listed by Sustainable RE, LLC.Full listing →Unit 2205$450,000$606/SF1 bd · 1.5 ba · 743 sflisted today · $780/mo HOA · listed by Blackbook PropertiesFull listing →

For rent 13 listings · Nov 2, 2026

Under contract 16

  • Unit 4515$2,400,000 · 3 bd
  • Unit 3101$745,000 · 2 bd
  • Unit 3000$745,000 · 2 bd
  • Unit 1209$710,000 · 2 bd
  • Unit 4602$585,000 · 1 bd
  • Unit 905$495,000 · 1 bd
  • Unit 4812$18,000/mo · 3 bd
  • Unit 1815$11,500/mo · 3 bd
  • Unit 4900$7,000/mo · 2 bd
  • Unit 2710$6,500/mo · 3 bd
  • Unit 2701$6,100/mo · 2 bd
  • Unit 2200$5,700/mo · 2 bd
  • Unit 1907$4,100/mo · 1 bd
  • Unit 3404$3,600/mo · 1 bd
  • Unit 3103$3,550/mo · 1 bd
  • Unit 3003$3,500/mo · 1 bd

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Aria on the Bay, 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.

497 units seen · MLS via Bridge IDX · as of Nov 2, 2026
  • For sale 26
  • Under contract 15
  • For rent 12
  • Sold or leased, last 12 months 125
  • Seen in the MLS before that 319
  • No MLS record seen 253
00010203040506070809101112151751245403530252015105000103050709101112151751245403530252015105Floors 52 to 53: no unit seen in the MLSFloors 52 to 53: no unit seen in the MLSFloor 1: no unit seen in the MLSFloor 1: no unit seen in the MLS

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

Units seen497of 648 residences on record
Floors with units49floors 2 to 51
Lines15stacks of units, by number

Closed $/SF by height sales in the 24 months to Nov 2, 2026

Upper floorsfloors 37 to 51$775/SF · 21 sales
Middle floorsfloors 20 to 36$676/SF · 18 sales
Lower floorsfloors 2 to 19$682/SF · 16 sales

Closed $/SF figures use the 55 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.

Line 12 closed highest per square foot: a median $1,089/SF over 7 sales in 24 months. The largest typical unit is line 12, a median 2,018 sf over 26 units seen, recorded with 3 bedrooms.

The lines what the MLS record holds for each stack of units
LineUnits seenTypical sizeBedsOn the marketClosed $/SF · 24 mo
Line 00311,171 sf26$709 4 sales
Line 01361,178 sf26$630 6 sales
Line 0235766 sf122 sales, too few
Line 0339759 sf14$685 5 sales
Line 0443745 sf13$741 6 sales
Line 0543743 sf15$695 4 sales
Line 0630979 sf14–
Line 0731979 sf13–
Line 0840888 sf11$681 8 sales
Line 09361,257 sf25$676 3 sales
Line 10301,592 sf35$683 4 sales
Line 11381,161 sf23$772 3 sales
Line 12272,018 sf32$1,089 7 sales
Line 15322,018 sf34$1,003 3 sales
Line 1761,441 sf2––

8 units in the record sit outside this grid (2612/2615, PH02, PH03, PH04, PH05, PH08, PH09, PH15): penthouse, townhouse or ground-level numbers, or lines seen only once or twice.

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 Aria on the Bay.

Activity as of Nov 2, 2026
  • Resale +14%. The median closed price moved from $601/SF in 2019 (3 sales) to $685/SF in 2026 (28 sales), the first and last years with three or more recorded sales.
  • Gross rental yield 8.2%. A year of rent at the median $4.70/SF/mo (117 leases) against the median $684/SF sale (31 sales), both over 12 months, before HOA, taxes and vacancy.
  • Asks run +10% against closings. Sellers ask a median $751/SF (26 listings) against $684/SF closed (31 sales, 12 months). That gap is negotiation room. Bring the comps.
  • Sells in a median 78 days. Days on market across the 31 sales closed in the last 12 months.
  • A renters' building. Leases outnumbered sales 4 to 1 over the last 12 months (119 leases, 31 sales), at a median $4,200 a month.

Where it ranks citywide, condo buildings in 17 Miami neighborhoods

  • #57 of 360 · closest to asking price96% of asking, median · n 55 · Oct 2024 to Sep 2026

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Read the full record 4 paragraphs and 18 facts, every figure from the MLS and county record

Aria on the Bay is a 53-story tower at 488 NE 18th St in Downtown, completed in 2018. The Miami-Dade Property Appraiser lists 648 residential units plus four commercial units, averaging 1,184 SF of living area. The Melo Group developed it; the architect is Arquitectonica. Interiors are by ArquitectonicaINTERIORS. The condo archive records it as waterfront (no / across water). Only two Downtown buildings in the atlas have more recorded units.

On November 2, 2026, 26 units were listed for sale, asking $450K to $2.3M (median ask $751/SF across 26 listings). Six more were under contract. 31 sales closed between November 2, 2025 and November 2, 2026, from $483K to $2.6M, a median $684/SF, after a median 78 days on the market. In the 12 months before that, 25 sales closed at a median $731/SF, so the median fell 6%. The MLS holds 273 closed sales here going back to 2019; among years with three or more sales, 2024 set the high at a median $707/SF. That 12-month median ranks 14th of the 47 Downtown buildings with at least three sales in the same window. One-bedrooms made up 23 of the 56 sales in the last 24 months, at a median $535,000.

13 units were offered for rent at $3,350 to $10,000 a month. 119 leases were signed over the same 12 months, at a median $4,200 a month (range $3,100 to $35,000). Leases outnumbered sales 4 to 1 over that year, so renters are a large share of who lives here.

About 56% of the residences are owner-occupied according to county records. Association rules on file: pets yes (owners only); no short-term rentals; minimum lease 6 months; up to two leases a year. The association is managed by First Service Residential. I have four of its association documents on file, including the Rules & Regulations and the Lease Application.

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

The record

Address
488 NE 18th St, Miami 33132
Neighborhood
Downtown
Developer
The Melo Group
Architect
Arquitectonica
Interior design
ArquitectonicaINTERIORS
Management
First Service Residential
Front desk / mgmt
(786) 753-5612
Year built
2018
Floors
53
Residences (county-verified)
648
Commercial units
4
Owner-occupied
56% of residences
Avg. unit size
1,184 sq ft
Total living area
767,334 sq ft
County condo folios
652
Waterfront
No / Across Water
Recorded MLS listings
1,176
Also recorded as
488 18th St

The numbers at Aria on the Bay.

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, 2019 to 2026. Count in the tooltip.

$354$707$6012019$4462020$5282021$6462022$6802023$7072024$7022025$6852026$354$707$601'19'20$528'21'22'23$707'24'25$685'26
Year by year, every recorded closing
YearSalesMedian $/SFLeasesMedian rent
2026 (to date)28$685103$4,200/mo
202522$702111$4,200/mo
202431$707105$4,100/mo
202337$680132$3,950/mo
202267$646107$3,990/mo
202152$528112$3,300/mo
202033$446144$2,600/mo
20193$60120$2,500/mo

Closed $/SF by unit size

Median $/SF of the sales in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, with the count beside each bar.

1 bedroom$678/SF · 12 sales
2 bedrooms$664/SF · 11 sales
3+ bedrooms$1,046/SF · 8 sales

Medians need three or more sales. How these numbers are made

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Median closed $/SF in 2019: $601 (3 sales). In the last 12 months: $684 (31 sales). Change: +14%.

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Show all closings 273 sales · 834 leases on record since 2019

Closed sales Nov 2, 2024 to Nov 2, 2026 · 56

UnitBDBASFAskedClosed$/SFClose dateDOM
1809231,257$888,000$850,000$676Oct 8, 2026559
4009231,257$899,999$860,000$684Oct 6, 2026614
3715342,018$2,275,000$2,200,000$1,090Oct 2, 2026143
715342,018$2,099,000$2,025,000$1,003Sep 30, 2026146
490022.51,171$1,000,000$965,000$824Sep 15, 202627
310411.5745$525,000$505,000$678Sep 2, 202614
400511.5743$550,000$535,000$720Aug 18, 202678
5012342,365$2,599,900$2,575,000$1,089Aug 14, 20264
390311.5759$545,000$540,000$711Aug 7, 202616
280211.5766$520,000$485,000$633Aug 1, 202634
240122.51,178$660,000$650,000$552Jul 13, 202638
200822888$599,000$590,000$664Jun 8, 202614
180511.5743$520,000$482,500$649May 28, 202625
460511.5743$550,000$510,000$686May 5, 202622
461033.51,592$1,399,950$1,295,000$813May 1, 2026122
150311.5759$505,000$490,000$646May 1, 202690
340122.51,178$799,000$745,000$632Apr 10, 2026120
230122.51,178$795,000$740,000$628Apr 9, 2026127
3911231,161$920,000$900,000$775Mar 31, 2026264
4904231,229$1,200,000$1,100,000$895Mar 25, 2026374
170812888$615,000$610,000$687Feb 27, 20266
350311.5880$550,000$530,000$602Feb 26, 2026111
150812888$625,000$600,000$676Feb 26, 2026143
4612342,018$2,275,000$2,225,000$1,103Feb 20, 2026105
201033.51,592$1,079,000$1,040,000$653Feb 18, 202660
3912342,018$2,395,000$2,300,000$1,140Jan 27, 202638
50922.51,038$669,900$635,000$612Jan 8, 202697
321033.51,592$1,125,000$1,100,000$691Jan 7, 202655
70411.5706$665,000$650,000$921Dec 29, 202517
280022.51,171$770,000$740,000$632Dec 16, 2025247

The 30 most recent of 56. All 273 recorded sales open in the interactive table.

Leases signed Nov 2, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026 · 119

UnitBDBASFAsked/moLeased/mo$/SF/moLease dateDOM
310411.5745$3,600/mo$3,600/mo$4.83Oct 28, 202625
430712979$4,900/mo$4,900/mo$5.01Oct 26, 202651
310812888$4,450/mo$4,350/mo$4.90Oct 18, 20268
5005231,228$6,000/mo$6,000/mo$4.89Oct 16, 202650
390022.51,171$5,150/mo$5,000/mo$4.27Oct 15, 202641
51722.51,441$5,200/mo$5,150/mo$3.57Oct 1, 202646
230122.51,178$5,800/mo$5,600/mo$4.75Oct 1, 202669
440812888$4,300/mo$4,200/mo$4.73Sep 18, 202617
250211.5766$3,600/mo$3,500/mo$4.57Sep 17, 2026112
350022.51,171$5,500/mo$5,300/mo$4.53Sep 15, 202641
440311.5759$3,900/mo$3,800/mo$5.01Sep 14, 202673
310511.5743$3,700/mo$3,850/mo$5.18Sep 10, 20268
2109231,257$5,800/mo$5,800/mo$4.61Sep 1, 202611
380122.51,178$5,850/mo$5,850/mo$4.97Sep 1, 202610
200211.5766$3,500/mo$3,550/mo$4.63Sep 1, 202648

The 15 most recent of 119.

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

The file on Aria on the Bay.

The rules on record, the documents in my files, the two Florida checks every buyer should run, and the buildings around it. Each card opens.

Rules · verified

What Aria on the Bay allows

Short-term / Airbnb
Not allowed
Minimum lease
6 months
Leases per year
2
4 more
Pets
Yes (Owners Only)
Pool hours
Sunrise to Sunset
Gym hours
6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
EV charging
Available

Rules change: I confirm the current bylaws and application requirements before you write an offer or sign a lease.

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 11 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

Due 2048

Due by statute by December 31, 2048, 30 years after 2018, then every 10 years.

What the deadline means
  • Miami-Dade sets 25 years for condo buildings within three miles of the coastline, which would be December 31, 2043.
  • Based on year built 2018 (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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