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Boundaries History Community Dynamics Sources Boundaries:  Return to top North:   Dade-Broward County Line (N.E. 215th Street) South:  The Upper Bounds of the City of North Miami Beach, adjacent Greynolds Park and 172nd Street East Bound East:   Dumbfounding Lake West:  Eastern portion of the Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way North to the County Line History:  Return to top Aventura, one of the newest municipalities in Miami-Dade County, was incorporated in 1995. Aventura is 3.2 square miles located on the Intracoastal Waterway in northeast Miami-Dade County along U.S. Highway 1 near the Atlantic Ocean. Aventura is primarily an upscale condominium community and is known international as a premier shopping destination. Since the incorporation of Aventura, millions of dollars have been spent on infrastructure improvements including streets, sidewalks, lighting, beautification projects, drainage, pedestrian and safety improvements. Community Dynamics:  Return to top In order to address the growing number of families with school age children, the City Commission chose to take an aggressive approach to meet its changing demographics. Doors opened Fall of 2003 to the first Charter Elementary School built adjacent to the new Community Recreation Center. The 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art school serves 600 Aventura schoolchildren from kindergarten to 5th grade and is the first municipal-run charter school in Miami-Dade County. The new $4 million Community/Recreation Center that houses the new school is situated on 2.8 acres of land in a park like setting on the waterfront. This 25,000 square foot facility includes a gym, meeting rooms, computer lab, exercise and aerobic facilities.         Aventura is unique in that it emulates the private sector by privatizing services and emphasizing customer service. The City is committed to maintaining a high quality of life of its citizens, businesses and visitors. This is done through providing a safe and secure environment to live and work in and responding promptly to citizens request.         Aventura is almost equal distances from the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and the Miami International Airport. It is in close proximity to I-95 and the Golden Glades exchange were the 826 and the Florida Turnpike can be accessed. Sources:  Return to top Sources: http://www.cityofaventura.com/index.htm http://www.floridavacations.com/fv/Aventura-Florida.html