Country Walk is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 16,951 at the 2020 census, up from 15,997 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Country Walk is located southwest of downtown Miami at (25.632332, -80.434956). It is bordered to the east by Three Lakes, to the south by Richmond West, to the west by farmland, and to the north by Miami Executive Airport. The community's borders are Florida State Road 825 (SW 137th Avenue) to the east, State Road 992 (Coral Reef Drive) to the south, SW 162nd Avenue to the west, and SW 136th Street to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.53%, are water.
History
The Country Walk community was originally designed and built by the Disney-owned Arvida Corporation. Country Walk Arvida broke ground on the first homes in 1978 and construction finished in 1994.
In 1985, Janet Reno prosecuted the Country Walk case, allegedly an example of day-care sex-abuse hysteria. The Arvida Corp. paid settlements of over $5 million to alleged victims in this case.
In August 1992, Country Walk was severely destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. 90% of the 1,700 homes in Country Walk were destroyed. Following the hurricane, property owners filed lawsuits against the developer of Country Walk, Arvida for shoddy construction. In the subsequent years, the homes were slowly rebuilt. Unlike the destroyed homes which were made of wood frame construction, the new homes were rebuilt with concrete walls. Although many areas of Miami were heavily affected by Hurricane Andrew, Country Walk was one of the worst affected and remains a reminder of the hurricane's extensive disaster in the CDP today.
Description
Country Walk is a deed-restricted community, located in southwest Miami–Dade County. There are 1,606 homes located within the Country Walk community. Country Walk is bounded on the east by 137th Avenue, on the west by 157th Avenue, on the north by SW 144th Terrace, and on the south by SW 152nd Street. Country Walk is made up of six sub-associations and one master association. The sub-associations are Country Villas, Estate Homes, Lakeside, Patio Homes, Stoneybrook and Village Homes.
Country Walk Master Association has a clubhouse located at 14601 Country Walk Drive. The clubhouse includes a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball court, playground, and game rooms. The clubhouse is located in the center of Country Walk, and it is used as a gathering place for the residents to join together and have fun. There are various activities planned at the clubhouse throughout the year. It starts in February with our Annual Valentines Day Music Under the Stars and ends in December with the Annual Holiday Party but the best is right in the middle the July 4th Holiday Party including fireworks! There are also regular activities planned at the clubhouse for the residents to participate in such as tennis on Tuesdays, strategic gaming on Sunday, and bingo on Fridays. The lake located next to the clubhouse has a vita course around the banks, and there is a dock to enjoy the views of the fountain and fishing.
The Country Villas sub-association has 97 townhomes. Country Villas is also known as Hickory Lane. The Estate Homes has 435 single-family homes. The Estate Homes includes sections called Turtle Creek, Live Oaks, Robins Run, and Robins Run East. The Lakeside community has 94 single-family homes, originally built by Weitzer Builders. The Patio Homes has 460 single-family homes with large green belts around the community, and it has sections called Greenwich East, Greenwich West, Roosters Ridge, Summer Tree, and Willow Bend. The Patio Homes also have a swimming pool area for their residents use. The Stoneybrook community is another Weitzer community with 172 single-family homes. Stoenybrook has two playground areas for their residents use. The Village Homes is a condominium community with 344 units and a swimming pool. The condominiums are constructed in groups of four units making a larger building.
There are also two commercial areas included in the Country Walk community they are the Country Square Shopping Center located within Country Walk and the Country Walk Plaza located at the corner of SW 152nd Street and SW 137th Avenue. The Country Square Shopping Center includes many local businesses including restaurants, childcare, a pharmacy, pet store, real estate sales office and a corner store. The Country Walk Plaza includes Publix, CVS, GNC, Chase Bank, and Bank of America.