Community Background Report

Fontainebleau

County

Miami-Dade

Boundaries

North: NW 62nd Street
South: SR 112 (Airport Expressway)
West: NW 21st Avenue
East: NW 37th Avenue

Community Type

Neighborhood

History

The mainland neighborhood takes its name from the famed Miami Beach resort. In 1970, Ben Novack, the Fontainebleau's original owner, grew jealous of Doris and Alfred Kaskel's plans in Doral and wanted to create his own planned golf course, resort, and community. It was to be known as Fontainebleau Park. Novack, however, soon fell into financial problems (and the Fontainebleau Park would play a part in the hotel's foreclosure in 1977). The company Trafalgar Developers would go on to develop the community under the "Fontainebleau" name, but no link to the famed hotel would ever be mentioned in or promotional materials when the community opened in the '70s.

The community of Fontainebleau Park itself was a collection of sub-divided villages around 2-18 holes golf courses. (East and West course now closed and built upon). The original sales office for Trafalgar Development was located at what is now the Fontainebleau Office Park located at the main Fontainebleau Park entrance and West Flagler Street. Fontainebleau Park West's sales office (West of N.W. 97th Ave) at what is now "Soleil Condominiums". While the Eastern half of the community was heavily designed for condominiums and apartments, the Western portion of the community included "Village Homes", Single-Family Homes, "Garden Homes", and Townhomes.

Community Dynamics

Fontainebleau has a population of 55,596, with a median age of 37.6 and a median household income of $52,636.

The population of Fontainebleau is 92.41% Hispanic, 1.28% Black and 1.71% White. A non-English language is spoken by 10.73% of Fontainebleau residents, and 67.8% are US citizens. Compared to other places, Fontainebleau has a relatively high number of Hebrew speakers (170), Spanish speakers (4,401), and French Creole speakers (32).

The median property value in Fontainebleau is $230,900, and the homeownership rate is 51%. In 2016, the percentage of residents with incomes below the poverty level was 21.43%, compared to 20% at the state level.

Business Landscape

Retail and construction are the primary parts of the economy of Fontainebleau. Mall of the Americas hosts many major retailers, including Home Depot, Michaels, and Publix. Florida International University Engineering campus resides in Fontainebleau. Lennar Corporation headquarter locates at Fontainebleau.

Transportation

Fontainebleau is served by Miami-Dade Transit buses # 7, 11, 51, 87. Major roadways include Tamiami Trail, Flager street, state road 836, 826 and I 95.