Broward County
Southwest Ranches
industrial.
Acreage, horses and storage. Not a warehouse market.
Core market / Phil works this one in person
Southwest Ranches was built around rural, equestrian living, with large minimum lots and no commercial zoning district. It has no industrial parks.
What it has is acreage. On the right agricultural parcel, that acreage can hold RV, boat and trailer storage or a nursery and staging operation, and clear-span buildings on several acres have been marketed here for outdoor storage and staging.
Where the industrial is in Southwest Ranches
- Agricultural acreageLarge lots under agricultural zoning. The whole market.
- Griffin RoadThe east-west road through town.
- Nursery and equestrian parcelsSites that already carry barns, clear-span buildings and paved areas.
The infrastructure
What sets value here
Storage buyers pay for acreage near the western highways.
- US 27On the town's western edge.
- I-75Just west, north to I-595 and south to Miami-Dade.
- Griffin RoadEast-west through town.
- I-595North, via I-75.
What we sell in Southwest Ranches
Six asset classes in Southwest Ranches
- Small bay and flex. Not present. The town has no industrial or commercial district.
- Warehouse. Clear-span agricultural buildings on acreage, not industrial warehouse.
- Industrial outdoor storage. Possible on agricultural parcels, parcel by parcel, with the town's approval.
- Truck parking and terminals. Not a fit under rural zoning.
- Industrial land. Acreage trades, but as agricultural and residential land, not industrial.
- RV and boat storage. The real asset class here. Agricultural zoning can fit RV, boat and trailer storage on the right parcel.
The rules
Who sets the zoning in Southwest Ranches
Southwest Ranches has no commercial or industrial zoning district. Agricultural zoning governs storage uses, and the town decides them parcel by parcel.
Before you market a storage use, get the town's written answer on what your parcel allows, including paving, lighting and how many units it may hold.
Straight answers
Questions owners actually ask
Possibly. Agricultural zoning can fit storage on some parcels, but the town decides parcel by parcel. Get the answer in writing before you build or market it.
RV and boat storage operators, nursery and equestrian users, and contractors who need staging space. The RV and boat storage buyer pool is national, so the right site draws buyers from outside Florida.
It depends on what the town will approve and what the build-out costs. Phil sets the number after he sees the parcel and the comparable closings.
Before you list in Southwest Ranches
Read these before you sign a listing agreement.
How to sell a warehouse in Fort Lauderdale
The seven steps for Broward, the city by city zoning trap, and who is buying.
What is my industrial property worth?
Why no website can price a warehouse or a truck yard, and what a real broker opinion of value contains.
How to choose an industrial broker
Nine questions to ask before you sign, and what a weak answer sounds like.
Next step
Find out what your property is worth.
A confidential broker opinion of value, at no cost and with no obligation to list. Phil sets the number himself.