1920History
== History ==
In 1920, Harvey Baker Graves, a private investor, purchased a 2.26-square-mile (5.9 km2) tract of land for development as a tourist resort.
1925Architecture
When the Haulover bridge was completed in 1925, the area became accessible from Miami Beach, attracting developers who widened streams, dug canals and inlets and created islands...
1931History
Sunny Isles Beach was known as North Miami Beach until 1931, then known as Sunny Isles until 1997.
1936History
In 1936, Milwaukee malt magnate Kurtis Froedtert bought Sunny Isles.
1948History
Designed by Norman Giller in 1948 it was developed and owned by the Gingold family for the next 45 years and provided the springboard for Sunny Isles economic development.
1982History
In 1982 the half-mile-long Sunny Isles Pier was designated a historic site.
1986Architecture
In the early-mid 1980s, it went through restoration and re-opened to the public in 1986.
1997Government
In 1997, the citizens of the area voted to incorporate as a municipality.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
In 2000, 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband p...
2005Disaster
The pier was damaged severely in October 2005 by Hurricane Wilma.
2008Culture
Sunny Isles Beach was the 2008 site of MTV's annual Spring Break celebration, with headquarters at the local Newport Beachside Resort.
2009Education
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus, which opened in 2009 in North Miami, is one senior high school serving residents of Sunny Isles Beach.
2010History
Also, as of 2010, the six main ancestries of the population (excluding Hispanic ancestry) were 9.4% Russian, 5.8% Italian, 5.0% Polish, 4.9% American, 2.9% Irish, and 2.7% German.
2011Architecture
In 2011, construction began on two more high-rises, Regalia, located on the northern border of the city along A1A, and The Mansions at Acqualina, located adjacent to the Acquali...
2013History
As of 2013, the Ocean Palm Motel is closed.
2020History
It is renowned for having the 14th tallest skyline in the United States, and according to the 2020 U.S.