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a feature of Vanderbilt Park. |
Many years ago, when
Vanderbilt Park was first platted it was an escape from
the city of Miami. Lots were sold to many individuals,
a few of whom built modest get-away retreats. There
were no sewer lines, only septic tanks and no municipal
water lines. The residents built their own wells. This
was on the edge of the everglades and the city was a
long way away.
However, by the mid-seventies, the
picture was already changing. A developer had already
built and sold some solid, comfortable homes. There
were one or two much larger custom built homes, one of
which even had it's own pool! The great majority of the
lots, though, were still vacant. The area was still an
island off largely undeveloped Nw 25th Street, hidden
in heavy trees and bounded by a canal to the south, a
cemetary to the west and undeveloped land on the other sides. The biggest change came when the city
connected the
municipal water lines. The values of lots slowly began
to rise and development followed, particularly when Nw
107th Avenue was extended northwards, bringing importance
and office buildings to 25th Street.
Today, Vanderbilt Park is a comfortable community with most streets paved and many lovely homes. For the most
part,
re-sales are around the three-hundred thousand mark up, and currently, (April, 2002), there are four homes on the market at asking prices from $260,000 to $499,000. While quite a few vacant lots still exist,
it is quite hard to find one for sale. In the planned world of Doral, the
community is still unique!
An attractive home
in Vanderbilt Park.
