
Kendale Lakes, FL Real Estate Guide
Kendale Lakes is classic 1970s-80s west Kendall — lake-laced subdivisions of family ranches and townhomes where the county's middle class put down roots, minutes from the Hammocks' parks and the turnpike's commuter spine.
Living in Kendale Lakes
Kendale Lakes is the west Kendall original: the 1970s-80s planned district whose lakes, golf-course streets and family grids set the template the county's westward expansion followed. Its generation of owners raised the county's professional class; today the same streets turn over to young families doing exactly what their predecessors did — buying the most house the budget allows and staying.
The district's rhythm is peak family suburbia: the lakes' evening walkers, league weekends, and the 88th Street corridor's every convenience. The market rewards the renovated and punishes the dated — the era's stock renovates beautifully, and the spread between original and updated is the local opportunity.
Kendale Lakes Housing Stock
The core is 1970s-80s single-family on the lake loops — ranches and two-stories whose water lots carry the premium — flanked by the townhome and villa villages that made the district attainable from the start. The golf-course-adjacent streets around the former fairways hold the larger stock.
Association variety is wide: mandatory villages, voluntary civic sections and everything between — checked deal by deal. The vintage checklist applies (roofs, plumbing eras, insurance), and the district's deep comp history makes valuation honest work.
Location & Getting Around
Kendale Lakes runs on the 88th Street-137th Avenue grid with the turnpike minutes east: Dadeland twenty minutes, the airport thirty, FIU fifteen north. The Hammocks' parks border west, Kendall's everything east — the district borrows both maps daily.
Buying a Home in Kendale Lakes
Buying in Kendale Lakes starts with understanding what drives its market: lake-laced west Kendall family suburbia. Benchmark the segment you're shopping with the bedroom and property-type tables above, then open the live map search to see everything currently available — every listing links straight to full photos, details and an inquiry line to a licensed Florida broker.
Financed purchases in South Florida typically close in 30–45 days, while cash can close in as little as two weeks. Condo purchases usually add an association-approval step, and properties near the water carry insurance considerations worth pricing before you offer — both are routine in Kendale Lakes transactions when planned early.
Renting in Kendale Lakes
Rentals move faster than sales — well-priced Kendale Lakes units are often signed within weeks, and most annual leases require first month, last month and a security deposit up front. The rent tables above show what tenants actually committed to by bedroom count over the last year; the live rental search shows every home and condo currently offered.
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Things to Do & Places to See in Kendale Lakes
The district's namesake loops — the evening-walk circuit that defines it.
The fields-and-courts anchor of league life.
The neighboring master plan's park web.
The great hammock park minutes east.
Dining in Kendale Lakes
Cuban, Peruvian and pizza standbys serving the grids.
The newer Latin kitchens of the western edge.
Shorty's and Sports Grill within fifteen minutes.
Schools in Kendale Lakes
The district high school serving the area.
The district anchors — verify zones by address.
The charter options of the corridor.
School attendance boundaries change — always verify a specific address's assigned schools with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (or the relevant district) and confirm private-school admissions directly before relying on them in a purchase decision.
Kendale Lakes Real Estate FAQ
Is Kendale Lakes a good place to buy a home?
Kendale Lakes is known for lake-laced west Kendall family suburbia, and that identity anchors long-term demand. Judge the market by the numbers on this page — actual closed sales, the median sale price, and how long homes took to sell over the trailing twelve months.
What is the median home price in Kendale Lakes?
The market snapshot above shows the current 12-month median sale price for Kendale Lakes, along with price per square foot and medians broken out by bedroom count and property type — all computed from closed MLS sales, refreshed continuously rather than quoted from stale reports.
Should I buy a condo or a house in Kendale Lakes?
The property-type table above shows how Kendale Lakes sales split between condos, single-family homes and townhomes, and what each segment's median ran over the last year. Condos add monthly association dues and a board-approval step; houses carry their own insurance and maintenance. Every property type has its own live search page linked below.
How do I see every home for sale in Kendale Lakes?
Use the Kendale Lakes map search — every active MLS listing in the city, updated continuously, with the city boundary drawn on the map and filters for property type, bedrooms and price.