Pinecrest is a country village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America. The 2010 U.S. census taped a populace of 18,223; as of 2019, this has boosted by over five percent to an approximated 19,155.
Pinecrest is controlled by a five-member Village Council and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. 33156, the postal code that includes most of the village, has actually been constantly rated as one of one of the priciest in the USA.
Throughout the very early 1900s, Miami pioneer as well as railroad magnate Henry Flagler used the residential or commercial property at United States 1 and Southwest 102 Street as a staging area during the construction of the Overseas Railroad to the Florida Keys.
In the 1930s, the location’s growth continued and the area started to evolve around among the first tourist attractions established in the Miami area – Parrot Jungle and Gardens. The Parrot Jungle was founded in 1936 by Franz and Louise Scherr on twenty-acres of property situated at Red Road and also Southwest 111 Street as well as for many years ended up being a world-famous traveler destination whose site visitors consisted of Sir Winston Churchill. Today it is the site of Pinecrest Gardens as well as the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
The Miami Serpentarium, one more popular vacationer attractions, was located on US 1, alongside the present site of the Pinecrest Municipal Center, for several years prior to closing in the mid-1980s.
Throughout the 1950s and also 1960s the location grew with the growth and construction of ranch-style homes on acre whole lots which laid the foundation for the community’s rural and also lushly designed residential personality.
Quick growth as well as regional concerns during the 1990s motivated a motion led by locals Evelyn Langlieb Greer and Gary Matzner to incorporate the area. The Town of Pinecrest was officially incorporated on March 12, 1996. Greer was elected the initial mayor and was been successful by Matzner in 2004. The starting Village Council, including Greer, Cindie Blanck, Barry Blaxberg, Leslie Bowe, and also Robert Hingston, are credited with developing well-regarded metropolitan solutions including cops, parks and recreation, building and preparation solutions, as well as public jobs.
Today, the Town of Pinecrest is across the country recognized as a Tree City USA, a Playful City USA and a Neighborhood of Respect. In 2011, the South Florida Organization Journal recognized Pinecrest as one of the 10 best places in Florida for “lifestyle.”
