Key Biscayne Community Information, Real Estate and Homes
About Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne,
Florida, a tropical island paradise just six miles off the coast of Miami,
Florida, is a world-class resort community and premier vacation destination.
At
the point where I95 turns into US1 and continues all the way south to Key West,
is the last exit that will take the traveler across the Rickenbacker Causeway,
over Virginia Key, past the
Miami Seaquarium
(the home of the original "Flipper"), all the way to the idyllic island of Key
Biscayne.
With assessed property values of well over $2
billion, Key Biscayne ranks
#134 in Worth Magazine's
“250 Richest
U.S. Towns - 2001”, with a median home price of $644,975.
T his
unique barrier island lies just across Biscayne Bay from
Coral
Gables and only 18 miles (or a brief 30 minute
drive) from Miami International Airport. Both Miami International Airport, the
busy Port of Miami, and the action-packed nightlife of
Miami Beach are only a 15 minute
drive from Key Biscayne.
The island itself is seven miles long and two
miles wide. Incorporated as a Village in 1991, the Village of Key Biscayne
covers 1.25 square miles bordered by
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park to the south and
Crandon Park to
the north.
Key Biscayne is home to
Crandon Park and beaches,
some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Cape Florida is ranked #9 among
America's Best Beaches 2001.
Lie back in a hammock and listen to the rustle
of palm fronds in the ocean breeze, stroll along the sandy shore of the
Atlantic,
charter
a deep-sea fishing boat,
ride
a jet ski, or simply relax with a
good book
on the white sand
beaches under the shade of a chickee hut on an
island paradise where the sun shines all year long...
 Key Biscayne offers a wide variety of
outdoor recreational
activities including
bicycling,
tennis,
golf, fishing,
kite boarding,
windsurfing, sailing and waterbikes. In addition, the unsurpassed safety of
this island paradise and the people of the community, make Key Biscayne not only
a popular vacation destination, but one of the best and most beautiful places to
live in the world!
Once you visit our island paradise, we believe
you too will understand why those of us fortunate enough to call this 'home'
count ourselves among the most blessed!
A Short History of Key Biscayne, Florida - The
Island Paradise
Key Biscayne
has long been depicted as a tranquil sand and palm rimmed island lying in the
lee of history. Its beauty is legendary, its tropical complexion described by
travelers in the early 1880's. Yet recent discoveries and field work revealed
that this low-lying subtropical island played a high profile role in the coastal
and cultural development of Florida.
Key Biscayne property and resources have been
sought and fought over by Indian chiefs and heads of state, by generals,
doctors, lawyers, coconut planters and developers.
 Early in the 20th Century, two-thirds of the
island was established as a coconut plantation, the largest in the
continental United States. Unusual palms and fine flowering and fruiting
hardwoods from tropical Asia, Africa and Latin America were introduced and
showcased.
Naturalists sang Key Biscayne's praises as
butterflies and birds found it an inviting habitat. Plantation guests, arriving
by yacht, described the private island as a romantic paradise out of the South
Seas or West Indies. Key Biscayne became a favorite landing and gathering place
of "the elite of the winter colony" as they opened the Miami Season.
Brenda Serns - Email:
brenda@brendaserns.com
direct 305-469-0004 | fax 305-935-9092 | cell 305-469-0004
Beachfront Realty Inc. Aventura
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