Ocean View Studio

A compact studio apartment with a slice of ocean view and proximity to the strip.

The Ocean View Studio is the kind of entry-level apartment that real estate agents describe as 'cozy' and everyone else describes as 'a closet with plumbing.' Occupying the northeast corner of a pastel art-deco building two blocks off Ocean Drive, it offers a sliver of Atlantic visible between two larger buildings if you lean against the window at the right angle. Inside, a Murphy bed folds down from the wall opposite a kitchenette that's seen better decades. The bathroom is the size of an airplane lavatory, and the AC wheezes like an asthmatic dog. Despite all that, it's a Vice Beach address, and that alone buys a certain kind of credibility. A street parking permit comes with the unit, though finding an actual spot is its own nightly adventure. A shared laundry room in the basement doubles as an informal neighborhood gossip exchange, which can be useful if you're paying attention.