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A Miramar Beach condominium at 1096 Scenic Gulf Drive with 198 residences numbered from a second level to a sixteenth and no thirteenth in the sequence, standing inland of the road from the shore parcel its owners association holds.

198

Total Units

Yes

Gulf Front

Year built, floor and unit figures are as published by the sources cited at the foot of this page. Confirm them against the association's own documents during diligence.

About Surfside

Every parcel at 1096 Scenic Gulf Drive sits in a single identifier series on Walton County's roll: 198 residences, one commercial unit, and three parcels held by the owners association. The residence designators repay a close reading. They start on a second level, run about twelve to a level, and skip the thirteenth entirely, so a residence numbered on the fourteenth stands on the thirteenth level actually built. A further set carries no level digit at all and is designated as lanai suites, and a number of parcels are recorded as pairs, such as units 702 and 702A, which means a single conveyance can be two recorded units carrying two assessments. Ownership divides the address at the road. Scenic Gulf Drive passes between the tower and the water, the residence footprints lie inland of it, and the association separately owns the parcel opposite, which carries the property all the way to where the assessed land ends. Only that parcel and a neighboring association's common area lie beyond. Flood mapping follows exactly that line: sampled inside each parcel, every residence footprint answers minimal hazard, while the association's ground across the road answers differently, falling in the coastal high hazard class at 12 feet along its seaward lip and 11 feet behind that. Roughly 340 feet of ground separate the building's south line from the shore, which is why the two flood answers belong to two different pieces of this property rather than to one.

HOA & Fees

Two facts should shape the questions here. The association owns ground on the far side of the road from the building it manages, so shore upkeep, access control and the insurance behind that parcel are separate line items from the tower itself. And a number of residences are recorded as paired parcels, which can mean two assessments and two shares of a special assessment behind what a listing calls one home. A required study of structural reserves obliges this budget to fund the components that study names. Request the recorded declaration, this year's budget, the study of reserves, the inspection filing, the policy written on the shore parcel, and confirmation in writing of exactly which parcels a given residence includes.

Rental Policy

Walton County registers the individual property for short stays and renews that registration each year, so the filing follows the residence and not the building. Two features of this address deserve their own questions. Because several residences here are recorded as paired parcels, confirm which parcels a rental arrangement actually covers. And because the ground guests will use to reach the water lies across the road and is held by the association rather than by any residence, access there is set by association rules and not by a deed. Read the recorded declaration alongside the rules presently in force before advertising a single night; between them they fix what a residence here may actually do.

  • One hundred ninety-eight residences in a single parcel series
  • Numbering from a second level to a sixteenth, no thirteenth
  • Lanai suites recorded without a level digit
  • Shore parcel recorded to the owners association
  • Residence footprints mapped outside the special flood hazard area

Live Inventory

Active Listings at Surfside

The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.

Building Answers

Surfside FAQ

Why does the numbering at Surfside skip a level?

The recorded designators run from a second level to a sixteenth with no thirteenth anywhere in the sequence, which is a numbering convention rather than a construction fact. The practical consequence is that a residence numbered on the fourteenth sits on the thirteenth level built, and the gap should be allowed for when comparing two listings by their numbers alone. A further group of residences carries no level digit at all and is recorded as lanai suites.

Can one Surfside listing be more than one recorded unit?

Yes, and it is worth checking every time. The county roll records several parcels here as pairs, written for example as units 702 and 702A, so what is marketed as a single residence can be two units on the roll with two assessments attached. Ask for the parcel identifiers behind a listing rather than relying on the door number.

What stands between the Surfside tower and the water?

The road, and then a parcel the owners association holds in its own name. Scenic Gulf Drive passes between the building and the shore, and the association separately owns the ground on the far side, which reaches the last assessed land on this stretch. The tower's southern boundary is about 340 feet from the water, which is why the residences map outside the special flood hazard area while the association's parcel maps inside it.

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