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Miami Lakes History, food, things to do, schools, community, and real estate.
Close your eyes and imagine what your ideal community looks like. Plenty of parks and greenspace? How about good public schools and award-winning community programs for the kids? Surely you’d also want somewhere with great restaurants and a lot of things to do. Maybe, near a city too? The community you’re imagining might seem like a pipe dream, but I can assure you it exists. Only 22 miles northeast of Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, lies the town of Miami Lakes, Florida’s best-kept secret.
Miami Lakes has everything you could want in a community. It’s a suburban oasis only 16 miles north of Downtown Miami and 10 miles from the Miami International Airport, you get the convenience of living near Miami without the traffic and noise.
Today, Miami Lakes is home to just over 30,000 residents and 1,700 businesses. It’s a relatively young town with around 52% of the population under 40 years of age. It’s the perfect place to raise your family. In fact in 2012, Miami Lakes was rated 100 of the Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise for its community programs that help to provide a safe and healthy environment for Miami Lakes’s youth. From 2008-2017, Miami Lakes was also recognized by Playful City USA for its playgrounds, parks, and youth programs designed to promote fitness and healthy eating habits.
And if that’s not enough, Miami Lakes has also been recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation since 2007. Miami Lakes is renowned for its beautiful tree canopy which covers about 30% of the town. With over 17,000 trees, it’s easy to find a nice shaded place in Miami Lakes where you can walk.
If you’re also looking for things to do on the weekend, Miami Lakes has you covered. Take a stroll through one of Miami Lakes’s picturesque parks. Tee up for a round of golf at Shula’s golf course. Check out the farmer’s market on Saturdays, or stroll down Main Street for the town’s best shopping and food. You can also catch a play at the Main Street Playhouse, or check out the city’s website for upcoming cultural events. If nothing else, Miami Lakes is only a short drive from some of Florida’s most beautiful beaches and national parks.
Another great thing about Miami Lakes, it has also been recognized as an All American City Finalist in 2010, 2013, and most recently in 2020 for its inclusiveness, civic engagement, and innovation in overcoming community challenges. Overall, Miami Lakes is a haven for families or anyone looking for a safe, affordable place to live. To find the best Miami Lakes realtors, contact the AV Home Experts with Keller Williams Realty.
Miami Lakes History
How the Grahams transformed a dairy farm into a community
Miami Lakes was officially incorporated in 2000, but its start was a process 50 years in the making. The idea of Miami Lakes was first conceived in the 1960s when the Graham family began developing their dairy farm. From there, the Graham family contacted Lester Collins, former Dean of the Harvard School of Architecture to help plan what would become Miami Lakes. Together, Collins and the Grahams hatched an idea for a city that was different from its other counterparts in Miami-Dade county. Eventually, they would lay the foundations for a master plan that allowed Miami Lakes to grow and change in the coming decades while maintaining a relaxed, hometown atmosphere only minutes from the metropolis of Miami. It would be a suburban oasis that allowed residents the convenience of city living while feeling like they were a part of a community.
When first planning Miami Lakes, Collins struggled to find a vision that allowed for growth but strayed from the cookie-cutter post-WWII vision of suburbia: rows and rows of houses lined in grids. Inspiration finally struck. In an article with the Miami Herald, Collins exclaimed, ‘This was South Florida, and I needed to come up with something fluid and easy. No streets in grids or that sort of thing. Then, late one night, I saw it: a conch shell.’
Today, Main Street runs right through the center of Collin’s conch shell, forming the town’s center. And from the center, streets spiral out to the edges of the town, mimicking the curvature of a shell. Streets flow past neighborhoods, schools, business, and lakes, linking everything together in a fluid design. Thanks to Collin’s plan, a drive through Miami Lakes feels like a scenic stroll instead of a stressful jaunt through narrow, gridded streets. To experience what living in Miami Lakes might feel like, contact the best Miami Lakes realtors, the AV Home Experts with Keller Williams Realty.
Get Involved in Miami Lakes
Learn more about the Miami Lakes community
Miami Lakes is a town that’s been nationally recognized for its civic engagement. So if you’re looking to become an active part of the community, learn more about Miami Lakes municipal government and find what you can do to participate.
Miami Lakes has one mayor and six elected city council members. The city is largely operated by the city manager who is appointed by the mayor and the city council. The mayor and other council members are elected to four-year terms in concordance with the presidential election. No council member or mayor can hold more than two consecutive terms. However, the mayor or council member may take a break from office and return to hold two more terms.
The current Miami Lakes mayor Manny Cid has lived in Miami Lakes for 27 years and has ample experience in serving Miami Lakes residents. Prior to running for mayor, Cid was a Miami Lakes council member and senior legislative aide to two state representatives. One of his notable contributions to Miami Lakes residents as senior legislative aid includes helping secure funds for the Town of Miami Lakes Bull Run Roadway and Drainage Improvement project. As mayor and council member, he has also pushed for increasing the tree canopy in Miami Lakes, reformed how developments can lessen traffic impact, and supported the change in Miami-Dade County’s half-cent sales tax ordinance, saving Miami Lakes taxpayers $75,000 a year.
Mayor Cid currently holds office hours for residents on the first and third Saturdays of every month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can also email him at cidm@miamilakes-fl.gov. You can get in touch with council members through their contact information on the city’s website. Council meetings are live on Zoom due to COVID-19. However, you can tune in. Go to the city’s website to view the meeting schedule and get the Zoom link.
Miami Lakes Real Estate
Find the best Miami Lakes Realtor near you
If you’re interested in making Miami Lakes your new home or want to know a little more about the area, don’t stress. We have you covered. Not only are the AV Home Experts with Keller Williams Realty the best Miami Lakes realtors, but they can provide the inside scoop on everything Miami Lakes. For more information about Miami Lakes or houses for sale in Miami Lakes, call (305)-680-3268 or check out their Facebook.
