Golf courses · Florida

Calusa golf course

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit approvedKendall, FL

Approved 524-home project on 168-acre golf course near Dadeland Mall; entitlement 2026; draft-verified. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 8,068 units, Miami-Dade County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,789/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -1.1% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: 524 homes on roughly 168 acres of land record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	524 homes on roughly 168 acres of landnewtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	GL Homesnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Entitlement year	2026Wikipedia no source
Planning notes	Approved by Miami-Dade County Commission.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Miami-Dade County (FL), 2024	8,068 units in 5+ unit buildings, 309 in 2–4, 2,231 single-family; 2023: 10,980 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Dadeland Mall (4.6 km); Bakery Centre (7.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	141,088 jobs in 11,887 establishments; average annual pay $52,073; employment location quotient 1.12; employment -0.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	239 jobs; 37 in retail trade, 43 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12086008428)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; -0.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (364 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 50% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 10.7%; median family income $127,863; 174 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Dade County School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; SOMERSET ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL; SOMERSET ACADEMY BAY; SOMERSET ACADEMY KENDALLNCES EDGE
Elevation	10 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	305 county-logged events: 104 flood, 75 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 33 flash flood; $7,202,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 33176, 2026-09	median list price $527,500 (-10.3% on the year); 148 active listings; median 91 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	10,826 establishments (+4%); 139,904 jobs (+12%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $523,240 (+1% 1 yr, +35% 5 yr); typical rent $2,789/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	11,100 vehicles a day (major collector, 2 lanes); 2 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Miami-Dade County approved GL Homes' plan to redevelop Calusa Golf Course (Kendall, FL) into 524 housing units on 168 acres. The project is scheduled for entitlement in 2026. The site is near Dadeland Mall (4.6km away, partial status) and Bakery Centre (7.8km away, status unknown).

Why. Approved by Miami-Dade County Commission. Housing market data shows projected ZHVI $523,240 and ZORI $2,789/month (2026-09).

Where it stands. Status: approved (entitlement year 2026). Verified status: draft (unconfirmed). Construction not yet underway (record lacks current progress).

For a planner

Near Dadeland Mall (4.6km) in a county with 6 redeveloping sites within 25km
Traffic: major collector road (11,100 ADT, 2 lanes)

For a developer

524 homes on 168 acres (168 acres = ~265 acres? Note: record says 'roughly 168 acres' but 524 homes on 168 acres implies ~3.1 homes/acre, which is dense for golf course redevelopment; record does not clarify land use conversion ratio)
Peer projects: 5 other FL golf course redevelopments approved/sold (all with 'redevelop' strategy)

What we do not know yet

Verified status: draft (not confirmed)
No current construction timeline (only entitlement year 2026)
Traffic data shows no truck volume (trucks_aadt: null)
Housing market data is projected (2026-09) not current

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
median rent $1,731
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History and original facts

County	Miami-Dade County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from nbcmiami.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Calusa golf course in Kendall, Miami-Dade County, has been approved for redevelopment into 524 homes on 168 acres.

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Timeline

2026 Developer wins approval to build hundreds of homes on former Calusa golf course

Sources

Calusa golf course redevelopment wins approval for 524 homes
2 quoted sentences
Calusa golf course
A developer has secured approval to build more than 500 homes on a former golf course in the Calusa neighborhood, marking a significant milestone in a long-running battle between residents and builders.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Calusa golf course, Kendall, FL." Record n-565ba77c36, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/fl/kendall-calusa-golf-course/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_kendallcalusagolfcourse,
  title = {Calusa golf course, Kendall, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/fl/kendall-calusa-golf-course/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-565ba77c36, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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