Davie · Luxury

Luxury Homes for Sale in Davie, FL

Davie is the one place in central Broward where an estate house can come with a barn. The town protected its acreage zoning, and that is what the upper end is built on.

Market snapshot

32 active listings at $1,000,000 and up

Highest asking price right now: $6,500,000

Straight from the MLS feed on this page. It moves when the feed moves, and it is the only market number I publish here.

Where the luxury homes are
Long Lake Estates A gated community off Nob Hill Road built through the 1990s on large lakefront and interior lots, with a single entrance and an association that reviews exterior changes.
Stonebrook Estates Gated, built from the late 1990s, with acre and half acre lots and wide setbacks. Most houses here are two story with room for a detached garage or a pool house.
Stirling Ranches An equestrian-zoned community in west Davie with acre lots, a rural street pattern and lots sized to keep horses and add outbuildings.
Imagination Farms A gated neighborhood built in the early 2000s on former farmland, with consistent construction years and lot sizes and a homeowner association that maintains the common areas.
The equestrian acreage west of Flamingo Road Parcels zoned for horses with barns, paddocks and trail access, many on well and septic. Lot size and the parcel's zoning decide what can be kept and built there.
Forest Ridge An established gated community on the east side of town, built mostly in the 1980s on lake and interior lots, closer to the highway than the acreage.

Davie is the rare Broward town where the upper end of the market is measured in acres rather than in water frontage. The town kept its agricultural and equestrian zoning while the county built up around it, so a search here turns up gated communities from the 1980s and 1990s on one side and parcels with barns, paddocks and trail access on the other. They are not the same purchase at all.

The land is where the diligence lives. I verify the zoning on the specific parcel, because it changes from one property to the next and it decides what you may build and what you may keep. Then the well, the septic system and the water test. Then the permit record on every structure standing on the lot. Kitchens here are the easy part. The value sits in the ground, the zoning and the paperwork behind the barn.

What to check before you buy

What to check before you buy

The parcel's actual zoning, not the neighborhood's reputation

Davie zoning changes parcel to parcel, and it decides whether you can keep horses, build a barn or add an accessory structure. I verify the designation on the specific property before you plan anything on the land.

Well, septic and what the water tests say

A lot of the acreage runs on a private well and a septic system. Age, capacity, drain field condition and a current water test all belong in the inspection period, because replacing either one is a real number.

Permits on the barn, the paddocks and the additions

Outbuildings on acreage often go up without a full permit record. I pull the history from the town so you know which structures are permitted and which ones a future buyer will ask about.

Drainage, canal maintenance and the easements

Much of west Davie drains through district canals with maintenance easements along the property lines. Those easements limit fencing and structures. The survey tells you where they run.

Flight paths and road plans near the eastern edge

North Perry Airport in neighboring Pembroke Pines and the highway corridors shape parts of town. It is easy to check and worth checking. I would rather you hear it from me than notice it on your third visit.

FAQ

Davie luxury questions

Where do the top-priced listings in Davie sit?

On the large acreage parcels west of Flamingo Road and in the gated estate communities such as Long Lake Estates and Stonebrook. Land area, zoning that allows animals and outbuildings, and lakefront position drive the top of this market. Check the MLS feed for today's live figure.

Can I keep horses on a Davie estate?

On the right parcel yes, and that is a large part of why buyers look here. The zoning designation and the lot size set the number of animals and the structures allowed. Tell me your plans for the land first and I will only show you parcels that permit them.

What does acreage in Davie actually get me?

Room for a barn, a paddock, a workshop or a detached guest structure, subject to zoning, and a street pattern that stays rural. What you give up is municipal water and sewer in many areas, plus a longer drive to the coast.

Gated community or acreage?

Gated gives you consistent construction years, maintained common areas and an association that keeps the exteriors uniform. Acreage gives you land and far fewer rules, along with a well, a septic system and your own maintenance. I price both against how you plan to use the property.

Is there new construction at this level in Davie?

Some, mostly as individual builds on acreage parcels rather than large subdivisions, since the land supply is limited and the zoning is protective. If a new build is the goal, I would start by finding the parcel and reading the setbacks.

Let us talk

Shopping Davie at this level?

Tell me the budget and the must-haves. I will send the homes that fit, with the water, the building, and the carrying costs checked before you see them, in English o en español.