Sunrise (Hialeah, Coral Springs, Plantation: real estate, hoa, condos)

[BMo2xl]

My family and I maybe moving to the Ft. Lauderdale area and are considering Sunrise. Can anyone out there give me your insights? We're currently living in the Capital District of NY.

As an aside, they're forecasting a blizzard tomorrow that will bring approximately 30 inches of snow! Florida is looking really good right now!!!

[dono_can]

just did a search for sunrise as well and nothing is comming up. It looks like my wife is going to be offered a transplant to sunrise in the comming year. Can anyone offer insights to the area and surrounding communities. Is sunrise a nice place to live or should we be looking at cooper city, plantation areas. we are in our late 20's and very active in sports - I play hockey so being close to the Florida Panthers is a great bonus! - we will have a household income of roughly 120k what kind of lifestyle can we expect to have with this type of income? Can we buy in a safe neigbourhood and still have enough money to beable to live comfortably?

any help would be appreciated.

[dono_can]

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[mom2justynsarah]

I live in Sunrise! YAY!

My husband & I bought a 3 bed 2 bath home in Sunrise about 4 years ago. We live in community called Welleby. Our home has now quadrupled in price. . We are also next door to a top rated elementary school.

A forewarning about Sunrise...The Welleby Home Association runs this city. They are known to be the biggest pains in the ****. Their rules are very very strict. They are quick to try to put a lien on your house if you don't fix something ASAP. You must stay within their parameters. They are constantly on the look out for something they can site you for....So just an fyi...

Aside from wicked Welleby, I love this area. We are 5 minutes away from the famous Sawgrass Mills Mall. I believe this mall is considered a top tourist destination. It is a great mall (if I don't say so myself). We are close to the Sawgrass Parkway & 595. So it's not to difficult to get to any location.

In addition, the Panther stadium is right across the street. So it's been great to drive 5 miles to see a hockey game. Plus a lot of celebrities perform here as well. We have seen Shania Twain, Bette Midler and even George Bush.

Sunrise is on the west. So we are close to Weston, Plantation, Davie, Pembrooke Pines. Heading east, we are close to Tamarac, & Coral Springs.

ALL of these areas are nice. All of them have their good points & not so good points. It depends on what your looking for?

We are actually considering moving OUT of Florida. We are tired of the hurricanes. We JUST finished fixing our fence from LAST year's hurricane. A lot of homes STILL have tarps on their rooves. A lot of homes are still damaged from last yeart's hurricane.

In addition, since our home has gone up in value, we would love the opportunity to cash in on it. We also miss the seasonal changes. My husband & I love the mountains and rolling hills. Yep, can't wait to move north....

All in all though, S. Florida is a good place to live. We have the infamous South Beach. & tons of other beautiful beaches...There are constantly things going on throughout the different cities. We are still a top tourist destination.

Just an fyi...I hope you like former New Yorkers. You will find them here.
There are tons of us. We are like cochroaches. We seem to creep around everywhere. So expect this area to be like a mini scaled down New York city.

[robivi3]

I agree with mom2, I also live in Sunrise/welleby, it is the best kept section of Sunrise. Sunrise the City is a living pain in the a** as far as code enforcement. Even to get a window replaced here requires multiple permits and blueprints and takes months. It is a VERY small business unfriendly, church unfriendly and family unfriendly City Hall. This was once a nice town, I have spent a good part of my life in the old Sunrise and hate what it has become since that stinking Mall and that damned stinking Arena dragged the dregs of Dade County north to invade and crowd us.

The Federal Government is building a beautiful Veterans complex near me, the City gave them so many hassles that they filed a special injuction used only when local authorities stand in the way of Federal projects. Now the a**holes from the City cannot enter the property ever.

I do not recommend this City at all having lived here for many years, predating 595, sawgrass, and the I75 extension. We are doing hurricane repairs and the impedences and encumbrances placed on us by code enforcement show the what has become the spirit of our once quiet and nice town. They work against the residents.

Now, that being said because of all the blight bringing improvements the city is convenient, becoming pricey and the real estate is very high. The City has declared that they are building a "Western Skyline" and are putting two new 24 story condos right by the arena in the backyards of the folks at Sawgrass Preserve. I have three teens at the local high school (Piper) and it has alot of racial tension and problems. Cooper City and Davie are much nicer areas and very safe. Weston, once a nice community has become Hialeah North since I-75 connected everything, my mother lives there. She lives in Windmill Ranches near Dan Marino. They now have a gang problem, graffitti and she has even had a break-in despite the surrounding small hill barriers and Wackenhut manned gate.

I am an old Sunriser, this has become a terrible community, i do not recommend it. Sorry for the honesty, I will be retiring and moving to Colorado in several years.

Compared to what it was, you can have this neighborhood, I am waiting to get out. I recommend Davie and Cooper City just a little to the south. I know your post is old but i would discourage anyone from moving here.

[robivi3]

I wish to reiterate this today for anyone doing a search on Sunrise or Welleby. Welleby HOA is horrible. Sunrise is resident unfriendly in every way, from corrupt old Mayor Lomelo who was loved and accessble to the current administration is a huge difference. Mayor Lomalo was for his town. These folks are allowing huge buildings while turning this into a very unfriendly town. Most hispanics I know think it is ok, I guess compared to what they have seen in South America it is. To an American this community has become a horror.

[beckp1111]

Originally Posted by BMo2xl

My family and I maybe moving to the Ft. Lauderdale area and are considering Sunrise. Can anyone out there give me your insights? We're currently living in the Capital District of NY.

As an aside, they're forecasting a blizzard tomorrow that will bring approximately 30 inches of snow! Florida is looking really good right now!!!

Hi,I live in Sunrise Florida.We are loving the area so far.My younger child attends a school called Country Isles Elem in Weston.It's a superior rated A school.My oldest goes to Western High in Davie.It is also a great school.The neighborhood I live in is wonderful.It's becomind very diverse and everyone is so friendly.We are surronded by I 595,I 75 and St Rd. 84.These Hghwys can get you anywhere throught the tri county area.We have a major mall 10 minutes away(Sawgrass).ABout three or 4 movie theatres and loads of restaraunts.This area is perfect for a young couple.