Kendall, Florida

Kendall is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

[5] Prior to the 1950s, the term "Kendall" was used to describe a region centered around U.S. Route 1, bounded by Snapper Creek to the north, the Everglades to the west, Old Cutler Road to the east, and the former community of Rockdale to the south.

This area was largely uninhabited, generally consisting of pine rockland interspersed with fields and groves.

Prior to incorporation in 1996, the Village of Pinecrest was still included in the official boundaries of Kendall CDP.

In August 1992, Kendall and the surrounding South Dade area were severely damaged by Hurricane Andrew.

[7] It is bordered to the east by the village of Pinecrest, to the southeast by the village of Palmetto Bay, to the south by Palmetto Estates and Richmond Heights, to the southwest by Three Lakes, to the west by The Crossings, to the northwest by Kendale Lakes, to the north by Sunset, and to the northeast by Glenvar Heights.

U.S. Route 1 forms the eastern boundary of Kendall; it leads northeast to Miami and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to Homestead.

The Don Shula Expressway (Florida State Road 874) crosses Kendall from northeast to southwest.

[1] Kendall has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) which is similar to the remainder of Miami-Dade County, although its inland location does make it cooler at night and warmer during the day compared to coastal areas such as Miami Beach.

Prior to its dissolution, Air Florida was headquartered in the Dade Towers in what is now the Kendall CDP.

Dadeland Mobile Home Park neighborhood near Kendall destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.