I enjoyed rereading all the prior comments from 2015. I largely agree with them.
I don’t think I’d say the pace of gentrification is “rapid” anymore with regard to commercial outlets. It certainly was 2012-2016, but since then it has been slow and steady, with a few dumpy places going upscale each and every year.
Residential has been on fire non-stop since 2012.
Flu doubted a condo purchase would double in 2015… they more than doubled. My condo’s zestimate is 141% higher than my purchase price from late 2016!
Somebody said they liked Blue Water’s fish tacos better than South Beach.
Three years after that comment, Blue Water chose OB as the spot for its second location. It is such a great place, the $6 fish tacos are ultra fresh, grilled, and filling enough to have just one for a light lunch. I get their raw fish to cook at home pretty often too.