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Coconut Grove is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Miami, incorporated in 1919. It is south of the neighborhood of Brickell east of Coral Gables. Locals refer to it as “The Grove”. The Grove has an amazing banyan tree canopy and peacocks roam freely through the neighborhood. In the 60’s Coconut Grove was famous for the youth countercultural movement. It still maintains a bohemian chic vibe today.
Coconut Grove is known for its beautiful location on the bay with a thriving marina. In addition, it is known for outdoor festivals, the most notable being the Coconut Grove Arts Festival held in February on President’s Weekend. The Kampong, a large botanical garden, is also there.
The Grove has many boutiques and outdoor cafes line the streets. It is a quaint historic village on the bay that is a great place to live as well as visit.
Coral Gables was a planned community by George Merrick in the 1920s, located south of downtown Miami and next to Coconut Grove. It is famous for its strict zoning regulations. The city’s architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean-styled and is referred to as “city beautiful”. Merrick designed the downtown as a pedestrian-friendly city. Today there is a free trolley that runs down Ponce de Leon Boulevard.
In 1925, roughly simultaneous to the founding of Coral Gables, the city was selected as the home to the University of Miami. Other famous landmarks include the Venetian Pool and the Biltmore Hotel.
Today, Coral Gables has some of the most exquisite homes in the Miami area. It is known for shopping in exclusive stores and the Shops of Merrick Place, a high end outdoor shopping mall. Coral Gables boasts many excellent restaurants as well. It is conveniently located 4 miles south of Miami International Airport.
Brickell is an urban neighborhood in Downtown Miami and the major financial district in the city. Brickell was originally settled in the mid 1800’s and grew to become Miami’s “Millionaire’s Row” after the construction of mansions along bay. By the 1970’s, office towers, hotels and condominiums replaced the historic mansions. Today Brickell is one of the largest financial districts in the United States and home to the largest concentration of international banks in the U.S.
Brickell is a dense, high-rise residential neighborhood with many new upscale, luxury condominium and apartment towers. Brickell is now one of Miami’s fastest growing neighborhoods. Recent construction there has also enlarged the urban core of Brickell from Brickell Avenue west to the Metrorail line. At the center of Brickell is Mary Brickell Village, with an assortment of restaurants and boutiques. The project is designed after a French style village and attracts social gathering and entertainment. A few hundred feet east of the northeastern side of Brickell is Brickell Key, a gated island of upscale, high-rise residential and hotel towers.
To the north of Brickell is Downtown, with most of the area’s public elementary schools and Miami-Dade’s Wolfson Campus. One of Miami’s key attractions amongst visitors is the Port of Miami, located in the Downtown area, which serves more than 3 million cruise passengers per year and constitutes the number one cruise port in the world. Guests and residents alike enjoy the stimulating cultural experiences offered by the Miami Children’s Museum, the James L. Knight Center, the Miami Art Museum, Parrot Jungle Island and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The American Airlines Arena, home to the Championship Miami Heat basketball team, sits on the bay in the heart of downtown Miami next to Bayside Marketplace, a waterfront retail complex. Next to AA Arena is the up and coming Miami Museum Park where the new Science Museum and Art Museum are soon to open, 2013-2014. Downtown Miami is rapidly changing and becoming a world class vibrant downtown with many residential options and sweeping views of Biscayne Bay!
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami since 1917. The municipality is located on a series of barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. Miami Beach has been one of America’s stellar beach resorts since the early 20th century.
South Beach, known as SoBe,(the area from 1st street to about 25th street) is one of the more popular areas of Miami Beach. The Art Deco District, particularly Ocean Drive, has the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures. Art deco buildings were renovated in the 90‘s to their original splendor and artists and style makers moved in. Highlights of SoBe include the New World Symphony in the new Frank Gehry building, The Miami City Ballet, Art Basel Miami Beach, and The Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Bike to the beach, stroll Lincoln Road, dine at many iconic restaurants and people watch; SoBe has it all.
Living on Miami Beach is for every taste from artistic to international. There are exceptional high rise condominiums, quaint walk up apartments or estates on the water. It is definitely a place to see and be seen.
Village of Pinecrest is located south of Coral Gables and East of Kendall, in Miami. Pinecrest is known for open spaces, sprawling estates, great schools, family recreation and lush landscapes.
Pinecrest began as a staging area for the railroad to the Keys, then in the 1930s, the area grew significantly and the community began to evolve around tourists and the Parrot Jungle and Gardens, where birds would “fly free.” It was founded in 1936 on property located at Red Road and Southwest 111 Street. Parrot Jungle was built as a winding nature trail dug through the coral rock and hammock land. In 2002, the Village of Pinecrest purchased the Parrot Jungle with the aim of developing the site as Pinecrest Gardens. In 2003 the Pinecrest Village Council dedicated Pinecrest Gardens and officially opened it to the public as the Village’s newest municipal park.
During the 1950s and 1960s Pinecrest flourished with the development and construction of ranch style houses on 1 acre lots which laid the foundation for the community’s rural and lushly landscaped residential character. The Village of Pinecrest was officially incorporated in 1996. Since then Pinecrest has several new parks and beautification projects which included thousands of trees being planted, unique street signs being posted, and roads being repaved.
The City of South Miami, or “SoMi”, as it is referred to by locals, is approximately 3 miles south of the City of Miami. It borders the University of Miami’s main campus and the cities of Coral Gables and Pinecrest.
South Miami, incorporated in 1927, is one of the County’s oldest municipalities. The “town center” is on Sunset Drive, a vibrant shopping, dining and entertainment street with a hometown ambiance. Two major hospitals within the city provide employment and services to people throughout the area. South Miami is a great place to live, work and visit.
Key Biscayne is an island town in Miami that lies south of Miami Beach and east of Miami Downtown. It is known for ocean views, white sandy beaches and nature parks. While there had been earlier schemes to develop a town on Key Biscayne, it wasn’t until the opening of the four-mile long Rickenbacker Causeway from Miami to Virginia Key and on to Key Biscayne in 1947 that the island was opened up to large scale residential development.
The southern third of Key Biscayne became Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in 1967. North of Bill Baggs is the village center. The area was incorporated as a new municipality in 1991. In recent years, the construction of several large resort hotels, condominium complexes and shopping centers on the island has affected the once serene island life, as commercialism has continued to accelerate. The Village has its own fire, police and public elementary and middle school. Mast Academy, on Rickenbacker Causeway, is open to high school students residing on Key Biscayne. Mast Academy is a nationally recognized, innovative school of choice with a marine theme. In 2004, the Village completed the construction of a civic center including fire, police and administration buildings and a recreation and community center with indoor multi use courts, outdoor swimming pool and a renowned musical theater program. Key Biscayne also hosts the Tennis Center at Crandon Park, home to the Sony Open Tennis Tournament, and a golf course, along with many amenities for water sports and fishing. Key Biscayne is luxury island living with a small town feel and from waterfront to high rise you can find it all.
Schools
Public Schools
Pinecrest
Elementary – Pinecrest Elementary
Middle – Palmetto Middle
High School – Miami Palmetto Senior High
Coral Gables
E – Coral Gables Elementary or Sunset Elementary
M – Ponce de Leon Middle, Carver Middle
HS – Coral Gables Senior High
Coconut Grove
E – Coconut Grove Elementary
M – Ponce de Leon Middle
HS – Coral Gables Senior High
South Miami
E – Sunset Elementary
M – Ponce de Leon
HS – Coral Gables Senior High or South Miami Senior High
Key Biscayne
E – Key Biscayne K-8 Center
M – same as above
HS – Mast Academy or Coral Gables Senior High
Greater Miami has many new tuition free school options for kids of all ages. There are excellent Charter School opportunities, as well as, Magnet school choices. For more information check out Dade County Public Schools website.
Private Schools
Coconut Grove
Banyan Day School
340 Palermo Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134-6608
(305) 447-1233
www.banyandayschool.com
Carrollton School Of The Sacred Heart (ALL GIRLS – Preschool thru 12th Grade)
3747 Main Highway
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
(305) 446-5673
www.carrollton.org
Plymouth Preschool (Preschool)
3429 Devon Road
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
(305) 448-8774
www.plymouthpreschool.com
Ransom Everglades (6th thru 12th Grade)
3575 Main Highway
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
(305) 460-8800
www.ransomeverglades.org
St. Hugh Catholic School (Preschool thru 8th Grade)
3460 Royal Road
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
(305) 448-5602
http://sthughmiami.org/
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School (Preschool thru 5th Grade)
3439 Main Highway
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
(305) 445-2606
www.sseds.org
Coral Gables
Granada Presbyterian (Preschool)
950 University Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 444-8435
Gulliver Academy (Pre-K thru 8th Grade)
12595 SW 57th Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33156
(305) 665-3593
www.gulliverschools.org
Riviera Day School (Preschool thru 12th Grade)
6800 Nervia Street
Coral Gables, FL 33146-3699
(305) 666-1856
www.rivieraschools.com
St. Philip’s Episcopal School (Preschool thru 5th Grade)
1142 Coral Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134-4799
(305) 444-6176
www.saintphilips.net
St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School (Preschool thru 5th Grade)
5692 North Kendall Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33156-2132
(305) 665-4851
www.stepsmia.org
Temple Judea (Preschool)
5500 Granada Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 667-5657
www.judeagables.org
University of Miami (Undergraduate & Graduate Programs)
1252 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 284-2211
www.miami.edu
Miami
Belen Jesuit (ALL BOYS – 6th Grade thru 12th Grade)
500 Southwest 127th Avenue
Miami, FL 33184-1396
(305) 223-8600
www.belenjesuit.org
Columbus High School (ALL BOYS – 9th Grade thru 12th Grade)
3000 Southwest 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33165-3293
(305) 223-5650
www.columbushs.com
Palmetto Bay
Alexander Montessori School (1st thru 5th Grade)
14850 SW 67th Avenue
Miami, FL 33158
(305) 235-3995
www.alexandermontessori.com
Alexander Montessori School (Preschool thru Kindergarten)
14400 Old Cutler Road
Miami, FL 33158
(305) 233-4550
www.alexandermontessori.com
Alexander Montessori School (Toddlers thru Kindergarten)
17800 Old Cutler Road
Miami, FL 33157
(305) 969-1814
www.alexandermontessori.com
Palmer Trinity School (6th Grade thru 12th Grade)
7900 Southwest 176th Street
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157-6299
(305) 251-2230
www.palmertrinity.org
Westminster Christian (Pre-K thru 12th Grade)
6855 Southwest 152nd Street
Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
(305) 233-2030
www.wcsmiami.org
Gulliver Academy (5th Grade thru 8th Grade)
7500 Southwest 120th Street
Pinecrest, FL 33156
(305) 666-6344
www.gulliverschools.org
Gulliver Preparatory High School (9th Grade thru 12th Grade)
6575 N. Kendall Drive
Pinecrest, FL 33156
(305) 666-6333
www.gulliverschools.org
Temple Beth Am (Preschool thru 5th Grade)
5950 SW 88 St.
Pinecrest, FL 33156
(305) 665-6228
www.tbam.org
South Miami
Alexander Montessori School (Preschool thru Kindergarten)
6050 SW 57th Avenue
Miami, FL 33143
(305) 665-6274
www.alexandermontessori.com
Gulliver School (Preschool)
8530 Southwest 57th Avenue
South Miami, FL 33143
(305) 669-5497
www.gulliverschools.org