Riviera Section, Coral Gables: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the City of Coral Gables’ section and subdivision plat layer, parks layer and homeowner association layer, Miami-Dade County’s address points and school attendance boundaries, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research, Miami-Dade County’s bus route layer and Metrorail page, and OpenStreetMap.

The Riviera Section is the largest of the named plat sections in this guide, covering much of southern Coral Gables on both sides of US 1 (South Dixie Highway). The University of Miami’s main campus is next to it, University Metrorail station is at its edge, and Ponce de Leon Middle, the middle school for most of the city, is in the area. The city’s homeowner association map layer draws the Riviera Neighborhood association’s area over almost all of it.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Coral Gables Senior High for every address, a B school in Florida’s 2026 grades. Check yours with the district’s SchoolFinder.
• Home value: $1,933,213 in ZIP 33146 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest Metrorail station: University, about half a mile by road.

Part of our Coral Gables neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s plat layer records the “Coral Gables Riviera Section” in parts, with revisions; this page treats them as one area of about 1,260 acres. It runs from near University Drive south toward Sunset Drive (Southwest 72nd Street), between Red Road (Southwest 57th Avenue) on the west and LeJeune Road (Southwest 42nd Avenue) and Cartagena Plaza on the east. US 1, Granada Boulevard, Sunset Road, Hardee Road and Alhambra Circle cross it.

Miami-Dade County’s address data has about 2,840 address points here: 97% in ZIP code 33146, 2% in 33143 and a handful in 33155.

Schools

How the area’s address points fall in Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps, with each school’s 2026 grade from the Florida Department of Education. The percentage is the share of possible points the school earned.

The elementary zone is split three ways, so check the exact address with the district’s SchoolFinder. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 33146 was $1,933,213 in August 2026, up 8.7% from $1,778,012 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers the whole ZIP code, not just this section. The citywide Coral Gables figure was $1,558,867, up 6.9% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and open space

From the city’s parks layer, with the acreage the city lists:

• Riviera Park, 6611 Yumuri St., inside the area, about 3 acres.
• Granada Park, 5151 Granada Blvd., inside the area.
• Maggiore Park, 5028 Maggiore St., inside the area.
• Blue Road Open Space, 757 Blue Road, inside the area.
• Jaycee Park, 1230 Hardee Road, at the area’s edge, about 2 acres.
• Loretta Sheehy Park, 401 Sunset Road, at the area’s edge.
• Cartagena Plaza, 6999 Old Cutler Road, at the area’s east edge.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Metrorail: University station, about half a mile by road from the middle of the area; South Miami station is just beyond the southwest corner.
• City Hall: about 2.4 miles.
• Miami International Airport: about 6.8 miles.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Bus: Metrobus Route 400 runs on US 1, Route 40 on Bird Road, Route 136 toward Old Cutler Road, and Routes 37, 42, 56, 57 and 73 serve parts of the section, according to Miami-Dade County’s bus route layer.

More in our getting around guide.

Homeowner associations

The city’s homeowner association map layer draws the Riviera Neighborhood association’s area over about 99% of the section’s address points. It does not say whether membership or dues are required; ask the seller for any association documents before you buy.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• Publix, Monza Avenue, inside the area
• Whole Foods Market, Red Road, inside the area
• CVS Pharmacy and Wild Fork Foods, South Dixie Highway, inside the area
• Shops at Sunset Place, just outside the area’s southwest corner
• Shops at Merrick Park, San Lorenzo Avenue, about an eighth of a mile away

How we drew this area

This page joins the Coral Gables Riviera Section plats, with their revisions, on the City of Coral Gables’ section and subdivision layer. Address counts and school zones come from every Miami-Dade County address point inside them, matched to the county’s attendance boundary layers on Oct. 8, 2026. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Riviera Section of Coral Gables?

The city’s plat map records the Coral Gables Riviera Section in several parts in the south of the city, about 1,260 acres from near University Drive south toward Sunset Drive, between Red Road and LeJeune Road. US 1 crosses it.

What elementary school serves the Riviera Section?

It is split. In Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps, about 65% of addresses are zoned for George W. Carver Elementary, 19% for David Fairchild Elementary and 16% for Sunset Elementary, all A schools in 2026. Every address is zoned for Ponce de Leon Middle and Coral Gables Senior High.

What ZIP code is the Riviera Section in?

Almost all of it, 97% of addresses, is in 33146. Zillow put the typical home value in that ZIP code at $1,933,213 in August 2026, up 8.7% from a year earlier.

Is the Riviera Section a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The Riviera Section has about 2,840 county address points, Riviera Park and several smaller city parks, University Metrorail station at its edge and supermarkets on US 1 and Red Road. It is zoned for Coral Gables Senior High, a B school in 2026.