Key Biscayne Real Estate - Beach And Tennis Paradise

Key Biscayne does not form a part of mainland America. It is an island off the coast of Florida. Its only connection with mainland is via Rickenbacker Causeway which was built way back in 1947. Composition of Key Biscayne itself is very interesting. It does not form a part of Florida Keys. Instead it is formed of soil which has got eroded from Appalachian Mountains. It has thus formed a barrier island nearby. But when one refers to Key Biscayne, one is usually not referring to whole of the island but to village of Key Biscayne.

Before completion of Rickenbacker Causeway, there was little or no scope for communication between Key Biscayne and rest of American mainland. As a result of this, not too many people were interested in this place at that time. But after completion of before mentioned causeway, this place became well connected and was hence of interest to all and sundry. It was at this point of time that mammoth developments took place in this area and large residential apartments came up within a very short period of time, to accommodate people who were coming here in huge numbers. When this island became popular, nearly sixty seven percent of this land was under coconut plantation, which by dint of its size was larger than any other plantation in United States of that time. Land was donated to government by Matheson in exchange of promise that a causeway would be built here. This land was utilized to set up a public park by Dade County, the county to which this land had been donated. This public park later came to be known as Crandon Park. Remaining land was left for realtors to develop. And it was in 1951 that real estate development started in this area in its truest sense. It was in this year that Mackle Construction Company started building and selling new homes in this area for approximately ten thousand dollars.