Sunrise Golf Village West

If you’re drawn to the vintage postcard vibe of a Florida neighborhood that grew up in the 1970s, you’ll want to explore Sunrise Golf Village West. Beneath wide skies in the heart of Sunrise, homes gather east of a levee greenway that traces the massive Everglades. The community, intersected by West Oakland Park Boulevard, is carved with linear canals, giving many homes a backyard water view. You’ll notice an orderly arrangement of single- and two-level homes with well-trimmed green lawns and high-rising trees. Straight sidewalks are set back from quiet roads, creating a connected pathway.

Stucco homes with Mediterranean-style curved tiles and flat red roof shingles are prevalent, many with backyard pools and lanais overlooking palm-laced waterways. Old-school brick and bright modernized ranch styles stretch out side by side, some with low-pitch prairie-style flair, ranging in price from $400,000 to $600,000. In Sunrise Manor West, you can find three-bedroom earthtone town houses for around $420,000. Developments close to the Sawgrass Expressway feature tree-lined, paved walking loops.

The Sunrise Athletic Complex anchors this outdoorsy community. “We’ve been here for many years,” says Linda Bellantoni, Recreation Facility Attendant with Sunrise Athletic Complex, “but the facility we’re in now is new, within the last year. We have an open-play gymnasium, and people come here to play pickleball, basketball, racquetball and volleyball. We also have a community room where we host free movie nights twice a month and offer open chess play every Saturday. And if you want to host any kind of special event, our rentable meeting rooms are right by the playground. And in a new covered area outside, we have basketball courts for adults and courts that are sized for kids.” Local league athletes practice and compete at the complex on outdoor sports fields and baseball diamonds, and some residents can walk right across the street from home to this expansive recreation gem. Says Bellantoni, “If you live in the City of Sunrise, your membership is free.” At nearby Welleby Park, you can bring your pups to the dog park, picnic under multiple pavilions, or stroll a paved walking trail along the water. Just north of the neighborhood, car enthusiasts travel back in time at the Dauer Museum of Classic Cars, featuring more than 50 pristine classic cars from Buicks to Bentleys.

Broward County Public School System serves Sunrise Golf Village West. Kids can start at several elementary schools, including Sandpiper, given a B grade by Niche. Middle schoolers attend Bair, given a C-plus Niche grade, or Westpine, which earns a B-minus grade from Niche. Older students head to Piper High, graded a C-plus by Niche. Recent renovations at Piper High include a new gym and theater. Piper High’s new college and career readiness program, Xello, offers tools to help students plan their path beyond graduation. All Saints Catholic School offers a faith-based, STREAM-focused K-8 alternative.

In Welleby Plaza, you can grocery shop at Publix, dine at Golden Krust, bank at Wells Fargo and keep your salon, vet and optometry appointments — all in one place. If you’re craving authentic Jamaican jerk cuisine and curries, head to Bellgordon’s Caribbean Restaurant in Windward Isle Plaza, which also offers a collection of stores, services and eateries. For a more robust retail experience, you’re only about a 2-mile drive from Sawgrass Mills Mall, where you can shop and dine at more than 350 stores and a dozen restaurants. Quick access to the north-south Sawgrass Expressway or the east-west Oakland Park Boulevard makes it easy to commute to employers around 5 miles south in the Sawgrass Technology Park or International Corporate Park, such as MediaGenix or American Express. To get around the community, you can also forgo the drive and hop on reliable Broward County public transit buses, allowing you to load your bike on the front of the bus.

Peaceful Sunrise Golf Village West combines quiet streets, scenic canals and recreation with life’s essentials and delights.

Written By

Lia Girard

Photography Contributed By

Yanan Sun

Video By

Victoria York