Little Haiti

I think it runs along 95 between 140th to 70th or so. It used to be an ok neighborhood although its gotten worse lately.

Its definately Not like little Havanna

 

Little Haiti is definitely not tourist friendly or even local friendly... I wouldn't set foot at any restaurant in that area not just because of physical safety but because of food safety (nasty)....It's like eating in Tijuana....

Some other locations to stay away from:

Opa-Locka
Overtown
Liberty City
Carol City
North Miami (some areas)...
Some areas of Hialeah....

 

Let us know next time you come down, I'll be more than happy to give you a tour...

You have plenty of choices...The most important thing is what's your budget but I am sure you know that coming from Chicago...It also matters if you want a condo or house.

 

the basic rule in Miami is that is you are on the Ocean you are in a nice place

 

Many years ago I made an all night foray into Liberty City to the Rolexxx Club with an African-American friend of mine. Although I was a little out of my element at first, I ended up having an unbelievable time. To this day, anyone who hears the whole story is somewhat suprised I made it out of there alive. Were their fears justified? Never seen the place in the daylight...

 

These places are all miles from the Ocean

a friend took me to a strip club in Harlem, that was an experience, we later went slumming around some other clubs. I was usually the only "Whitey" around

 

you are right, there are many neighborhoods that are not on the water and are still very nice... Again, it all depends on what your budget is...

Pinecrest, Coral Gables, South Miami, East Kendall... all nice areas.

 

you would be surprised when you see some areas in these neighborhoods listed. There is some mega mansions in these neighborhoods. Believe me. You have to go and look.

 

Mansions or not, I would not live in any of those areas... You leave your nice house and you are still in the same crap neighborhood or the crap neighborhoods still surround yours..

... That's why I left Miami Shores... But hey, that's me...

 

i would like to find a quaint up and coming neghborhood, to purchase a small townhome or condo fixer upper . any recommendations? i dont want to spend alot , as i am working on two other homes in the mid atlantic. i just want a place to crash in the winter months..(hopefully a garage so i can ship my fcar down ) somewhere in south FL.
any recommendations appreciated. pm me

 

I predict the Miami real estate bubble will pop in late 06 or 07.

Then I'll buy my penthouse here

 

William- You beat me to it...

I too predict the real estate bubble bursting in the next 12-18 months...

I would wait until then to buy... It will be worth it!

Today is not the time to buy...

I was thinking about selling my house which I just bought 6 months ago and cashing out on the $250K increase since then... Rent a real nice house for dirt cheap... wait for the crash and then buy my dream house...

It's a good plan, not sure if I will execute on it....

 

What is not spending a lot to you?

 

Whereever you live you have to drive through crap to get out or in. Look at the neighborhoods on the beach. If you get off the beach you have to drive through North Miami to get to I95. Or 30th Street corridor or Downtown. All crap. Aventura is a big crap hole as far as I am concerned Too many self centered areseholes living there.
Look at Williams pad. Great to live on the island but when you get off you are in a dump littered with the homeless.
No offense guys we are always close to "bad" neighborhoods. Some of them are making huge improvements. ElPortal is turning around very well. North Miami will get a boost once they get the idiot mayor out of office. Opa Locka could be a very nice place if they get their finances straight and stop playing the race card.

 

What I meant was being right next to crap neighborhoods... Surfside is not 5-10 blocks away from the ghetto... Miami Shores and El Portal is literally blocks away.... There was alot of theft in Miami Shores related to perimeter riff-raff coming in and stealing and then leaving....

You are right though, you do drive through bad areas to get to the nice ones....

 

There are NO bad neighborhoods in Boca.

Scottie
www.TheCarcierge.com

 

No more Germans allowed in my house! Wait, Germans without boobs.

On a side note, there is a punkish British pub in Little Haiti that shows soccer and rugby games. I went there at 2am for a Rugby World Cup match... sure, I was scared, but I escaped unharmed. The thing that rattled me most was hearing roosters crow when the sun was rising! One thing you won't see in little Haiti is stray cats. (Just like you don't see stray dogs in Chinatown).

Also, from what I've been told, if you're white, and you go in those old black neighborhoods listed above (Opa-locka, Carol City), they'll think you're a cop!

By the way, in addition to the "affluence" of your neighbors, look at how quickly you can get to 95, or 826/836. With all these apartments going up, traffic is going to REALLY suck because of course, the roads aren't getting wider.

 

I stayed at the Silver Beach Club Condo in F.Lauderdale sometime back. The Houses that backed onto the intracoastal canal were fab.
Had a good wander round Bayside at the properties, and it didnt seem that bad at all, even at night.

 

There is also no one under 65...



Oh oh, shall I sit back and wait for the backlash of my comment?

Just kidding!!! I love Boca...

 

I wouldn't recommend residing in Little Hati......

 

Neither would I recommend residing in "big Haiti" for that matter