[5] Normandy Isle houses and apartment buildings were planned around three main areas: a central business district along 71st Street, a golf course in the northern portion of the property, and a grand hotel on the southeastern tip of the site.

[6] The development of the site slowed down after the real estate crash of 1926 and was renewed in the post WWII era fueled by the steady population growth.

[7] In 1948 a businessman and philanthropist Maurice Gusman, the developer of the historical Olympia Theater commissioned Robert Swartburg to design a small luxury apartment building that would cost $300,000[2] (equivalent to $3.93 million in 2024).

All apartments featured a terrace facing either Indian creek or the interior patio decorated with a large flower and lily pool.

[10] Artist and photographer Anastasia Samoylova photography book Flood Zone features a photo of the Shore Apartments building facade detail with round streamline windows.