Broward County Community Information
Cooper City
Also called "Someplace Special", Cooper City is a small city with excellent public schools and is a great residential area to live in.
Outdoor activity is easy to find with excellent parks and recreational facilities, two sports complexes and the Cooper City Pool and Tennis Center. The sports complexes offer playing fields for baseball, football and soccer. One also has a roller hockey rink and basketball court. The Pool and Tennis Center holds a fitness room and volleyball court as well as the pools and 8 lighted tennis courts.
Cooper City provides a number of activities for residents to enjoy and meet each other. The city sponsors events like mother-daughter teas, book swaps and a community garage sale. A Senior Transportation system is supported to help seniors run errands and get to appointments.
The majority of homes in Cooper City are single family homes and offer something for every taste, from smaller single family homes to larger estate or ranch homes with large lots for horses. Some of the gated communities in Cooper City are the most sought after in the county: Monterra and Estada at Monterra, or Country Glen, Hibbs Grove, just to name a few.
Davie
Davie has over 165 miles of trails that connect parks and neighborhoods in this town of more than 90,000 residents. City Hall carries a western theme ; housed in a wooden building reminiscent of an old west town. The lush green landscape is dotted with points of interest like citrus groves, botanical gardens and nature preserves. You can keep your horse on your property and have beautiful areas to ride.
Davie is also home of the South Florida Educational Center, a cooperative effort by schools including Broward College and University of Florida. Degree programs are offered for undergrads. The center also accommodates part time and adult working students. Nova South Eastern University and Florida Atlantic University are also located in the heart of Davie, near University Drive and make the city a popular place to live for students as well as families
Homes for sale in Davie range from affordable 2 bedroom condos to large equestrian estates with acreage.
Hollywood
Hollywood is a vibrant beach town that is very popular with Florida residents as well as tourists.
Hollywood offers a beautiful beach with plenty of resorts, unique shopping and restaurants, There are year-round activities on the wide beach "Boardwalk", and in historic downtown Hollywood with its unique Arts Park at Young Circle to offer entertainment, fairs and great dining and nightlife venues.
In Hollywood there is housing for everybody's taste, modern condos on, or close to the beach, newer townhouses in downtown Hollywood, or single family homes in downtown Hollywood, Hollywood Hills and Emerald Hills. It's a great place to call home and is ideally located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
Miramar
Miramar is a town committed to the family and serving its residents all their lives. There are 22 neighborhood parks and sports centers with facilities to play every kind of sport. Miramar operates an Early Childhood Program that provides quality childcare. Two senior centers offer transportation, classes, meals and some joint activities with the pre- school crowd. The fire department holds CPR and first aid training to residents. The Community Bus Service takes you and your bike to shopping, appointments or school.
“Beauty and Progress”, the town motto, is displayed at the Town Center. City Hall and the Miramar Cultural Center and Arts Park are both located there along with a library, fitness center and more. City Hall manages business development and the city plan while The Cultural Center, with an 800 seat theater and art galleries offers classes and a variety of live performances.
Memorial Hospital Miramar not only provides excellent health services, but it hosts the local Farmer’s Market on Sundays.
The most popular area in Miramar is located west of I-75 where buyers will find several newer gated communities with upscale homes for every taste, with great amenities and a quiet life style, whereas the location offers a fast and easy commute to Miami and Miramar residents love it !
Pembroke Pines
The 160,000 residents of Pembroke Pines are in an enviable position. Their mid-size city works to keep a small town feel, yet has all the services you need and it’s a convenient commute to all the advantages Miami has to offer. You have big city benefits without living in big city hassles.
Pembroke Pines official website calls the town a “vibrant yet relaxing place to live and work” for families, seniors, singles and businesses. The town is proud to have won a number of honors including the 100 Best Places to Live and Best Place to Raise Your Kids in Florida.
You’ll find lovely surroundings here with walking and bike paths and lots of parks. It’s a short trip to Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale Beaches. Beautiful weather adds to your outdoor pleasure. Pembroke Lakes Country Club, a public John Sanford design, offers tennis and swimming as well. Grand Palms Spa and Golf Resort provides three 9 hole golf courses allowing you to vary your play.
The Shoppes at Pembroke Gardens include upscale specialty stores and plenty of restaurants to choose from, in a lovely open air setting.
Culture and the arts are a focus of daily life. Fletcher Art and Culture Center provides classes in art, music and drama for everyone from 5 years old and up. The River Of Grass Arts Park is home to the Pembroke Pines Theater of Performing Arts and hosts a variety of live performances. The Arts for Community Engagement Program plans activities throughout the year. Your family might enjoy events like the Storybook Festival, The Pumpkin Carving Contest, The Arts and Crafts Festival or the Jazz in the Pines concert series.
Plantation
Plantation is a bustling community in a natural paradise that borders on the wildness of the Everglades. Yet the city and its neighborhoods offer well designed and manicured landscapes with lots of trees and open space.
The city operates 42 parks offering everything from playgrounds, walking paths and picnic areas to fishing, sports fields, meeting rooms and tennis. The Equestrian Centers in Plantation Acres offer plenty of room to ride and board your horse. The Aquatic Complex has 2 Olympic pools and a water playground for your little kids. The Tennis Center provides players with 28 lighted courts. Every location offers classes for you to gain or improve your skill.
If you’re a golfer, the city boasts the Jacaranda Golf Course & Country Club. When you want to just relax, the Botanical Arboretum is an interesting place to stroll in peaceful beauty. There are several major shopping centers including Broward Mall. You’ll find all the national chains as well as local specialty shops.
Plantation provides some upscale urban housing choices from luxurious high rise apartments and condos to large acre estates on the west side in Plantation Acres and luxury homes in gated Hawke's Landing.
Southwest Ranches
This city was created in 2000 to protect and preserve its open space and largely rural area. There is very little commercial development. The shopping plaza on SW 148th Ave and Griffin Road provides the local shopping and grocery store. You will be surrounded by farms, parks, and wildlife. You might hear a rooster announcing the day or a donkey braying in a field. However the city of Weston is only a stone throw away and offers plenty of shopping and entertainment.
Homes for sale are all single family properties. Home sites can be an acre or an equestrian ranch with price ranges from around $400,000 to well over $1,000,000.
Sunrise
Sunrise is a cosmopolitan city that suits a variety of interests and tastes. It is home to the Florida Panthers hockey team and the Sunrise Symphonic Pops Orchestra. There’s lots of opportunity for shopping from outlet stores to upscale specialty shops. Local restaurants offer anything you might be hungry for, from a quick snack to a 4 star gourmet meal. The Sawgrass Mills Mall, the largest outlet shopping mall in Florida, is famous for providing Sunrise residents with some of the finest shopping and dining outlets in the county.
The Civic Center Complex is an elegant venue with a ballroom, fitness facilities, a theater and pool. The Sunrise at Sunset Concert Series is held at the Civic Center Amphitheater. The BB&T Center hosts sporting events, meetings and hosts concerts and perfomances with stars from all over the world
Sunrise provides a low cost mini bus service that takes residents to shopping and appointments. And the city supports a number of yearly events like the Fall Harvest Festival and the Cultural Festival. The climate for business development is excellent. Sunrise is home to a growing list of businesses and corporations.
Homes for sale in Sunrise provide a range of housing options. Townhomes and condominiums are popular choices. Single family homes are located in attractive subdivisions. Custom homes with many upgrades and large home sites are also part of the mix.
Weston
The city of Weston in southwest Broward County, is one of the most popular and desirable places to live in the county, the city was incorporated in 1996 and has since then seen a stable growth as city with outstanding public safety, lowest crime rate per capita in Broward County and A rated public schools.
The majority of housing in Weston can be found in upscale master planned communities, with most of them offering gate guarded security. Buyers can find a wide range of condominiums, townhouses for sale. For single family homes it offers some of the best residential communities, from average sized homes to some of the best luxury homes in the area.
Savanna in Weston is one one of the largest communities with resort-style amenities. Weston Hills and Windmill Ranch Estates will attract buyers for large, luxurious homes featuring one of the nicest private golf and country clubs in Broward County - “Weston Hills Country Club”.
Weston also houses one of the best hospitals, The Cleveland Clinic of Weston, in the area. The Weston Town Center offers a wide variety of shopping, dining and entertainment and then Fort Lauderdale Beach is only a 30 minutes drive away. Weston is adjacent to 3 major highways in the county, thus easy access to all surrounding areas is provided.
The natural environment that surrounds and is encompassed within Weston is as unique as its lifestyle. Weston borders the Florida Everglades and has over 2,200 acres of wetland preserves, supporting a diverse ecological population. Weston is a small tropical paradise with extensive landscaping and has also many maintained parks and recreational facilities, low property taxes and with a population of only about 66,000, it is no surprise that so many people would love to call Weston their home town.
