Broward County, Florida
Sell your land in Sunrise for cash
Parcel Buyers buys vacant lots and land for cash in the incorporated City of Sunrise, including infill parcels served by city utilities and sites near the changing Sawgrass Expressway corridor. You get a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, and closings run through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions.
By Parcel Buyers · · Lot figures from the 2026 Florida property tax roll · How we made this page
Quick answers
- Who buys land for cash in Sunrise?
- Parcel Buyers is a direct land buyer that makes written, no-obligation cash offers on vacant lots and acreage in Sunrise, Broward County, usually within 24 hours. Sales close through an independent title company, typically in about 10 days, with no fees or commissions to the seller.
- How many vacant lots are in Sunrise?
- The 2026 Florida property tax roll lists 938 vacant residential lots in Sunrise; 65% are micro lots, and the median lot is 0.07 acre.
- How is a cash offer for land in Sunrise set?
- We start from recent sales of similar lots nearby, like the 2025 prices on this page, then adjust for water and sewer, road access, flood zone, lot size and any title issues, and for the time and cost of reselling. You get one written number, not a range.
- How do I know a land buyer in Sunrise is legitimate?
- A real buyer closes through an independent, licensed title company and never asks you to pay anything up front. We never charge sellers a fee, deposit or closing-cost advance, and the title company pays you by check or wire at closing.
- Are vacant lots in Sunrise in a FEMA high-risk flood zone?
- About 7.8% of vacant lots in Sunrise have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated July 31, 2024). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel.
- How many vacant lots in Sunrise got a home on the tax roll in 2025?
- 0 vacant lots in Sunrise changed from vacant-residential use to a home with new-construction evidence on the 2026 preliminary tax roll.
Local data
Sunrise land at a glance
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Sunrise in Broward County. Local rules and services are sourced below.
| Vacant residential lots | 938 parcels classified vacant residential on the 2026 tax roll [1] |
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| Most common lot size | Micro lot (2,000–5,000 sq ft): 65% of vacant lots; next, sliver / remnant at 33%. Median lot: 0.07 acre (2,930 sq ft). [1] |
| Typical assessed value | $20,500 median just (market) value for a vacant lot; the middle half fall between $13,800 and $22,900 [1] |
| Recent lot sale prices | Too few arm's-length vacant-lot sales in 2025 to report a reliable median for Sunrise [1] |
| Owners who live elsewhere | 0% of vacant lots have an owner mailing address outside Florida (most often TX, AR) [1] |
| Sawgrass Expressway | Florida's Turnpike Enterprise is designing a widening of State Road 869 from 6 to 10 lanes, including work at the Sunrise Boulevard, Pat Salerno Drive, Oakland Park Boulevard and Commercial Boulevard interchanges. [7] |
| City permits | Sunrise is an incorporated city. Its Engineering Division permits work in public rights-of-way, private site improvements, and water or sewer work within the utility service area. [2],[3] |
| Full city utility coverage | The City says every area of Sunrise receives water, sewer, natural gas, garbage, recycling and stormwater service, so a vacant-lot review starts with connection location and capacity rather than a well-and-septic assumption. [5] |
| Large regional system | Sunrise Utilities serves about 70 square miles and more than 215,000 customers through over 770 miles of water mains, over 500 miles of sewer piping and mains, and 216 wastewater pump stations. [4] |
| Floodplain review | About 10% of Sunrise lies in a Special Flood Hazard Area. The City's low, flat terrain and network of canals and lakes make the mapped zone, base elevation and drainage plan relevant to each site. [6] |
| Planned-city history | Sunrise was incorporated in 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village, with 2,650 acres and 350 residents. A 1971 referendum changed its name, and annexation later expanded it to more than 18 square miles. [2] |
| Vacant lots that got a home on the tax roll in 2025 | 0 recorded with new-construction evidence. [1] |
| 2026 so far (Jan-May) | County-level for Broward County: 72 recorded vacant-lot sales; median $817,500. [1] |
| FEMA high-risk flood-zone screen | About 7.8% of vacant lots in Sunrise have their center point in a FEMA high-risk flood zone (effective maps dated July 31, 2024). This is map screening, not a determination; check FEMA's Map Service Center for your parcel. |
| Springs BMAP small-lot screen | About 0% of located vacant lots in Sunrise are 1 acre or less and have their center point in an adopted Florida springs BMAP. |
Pricing
What is a lot in Sunrise worth?
These are open-market sale prices. A direct cash offer is usually lower, because a cash buyer closes in days and takes on the time and cost of reselling the lot.
See what similar lots sold for
What moves the price in Sunrise
Utility service is broad, but the connection still matters
Public utility service covers every area of Sunrise, which separates these lots from Broward parcels that may depend on a well or septic system. That does not mean every vacant site is ready to build. The offer still depends on where the water and sewer mains sit, whether taps or extensions are needed, and whether the intended use has enough capacity. Sunrise Engineering requires permits for water and sewer taps and for private site improvements, while the Building Division separately reviews building, drainage and irrigation work. Those parcel-level costs can outweigh simple lot size. [5],[3],[4]
Flood elevation and drainage shape the usable homesite
A Sunrise lot's mapped flood zone and proposed grading can change the buildable layout. The City reports that roughly 10% of its land is in a Special Flood Hazard Area and explains that the community is low and flat, with canals and lakes carrying stormwater. The City says all construction requires a building and/or engineering permit, and substantial-improvement rules use a 50% threshold for an existing structure. For vacant land, the practical questions are the required finished-floor elevation, drainage path, fill, driveway grade and whether those items leave enough usable area for the planned building. [6]
Road access and the Sawgrass project affect location value
Access can make two Sunrise lots with similar dimensions perform differently. Florida's Turnpike Enterprise says the Sawgrass Expressway project is in design and plans to widen the corridor from 6 to 10 lanes. Work includes the Sunrise Boulevard, Pat Salerno Drive, Oakland Park Boulevard and Commercial Boulevard interchanges, plus bridge reconstruction, stormwater work and noise-wall improvements. For land near the corridor, the parcel's exact frontage, legal access and mapped right-of-way matter more than straight-line distance to the highway. [7]
A thin sales sample calls for parcel-first pricing
There were no qualifying 2025 arm's-length, single-parcel vacant-lot sales in this page's tax-roll scope, so there is no defensible local price trend to report from that set. Pricing should instead start with current competing lots and the subject parcel's zoning, dimensions, access, utility connection work, flood elevation and drainage constraints. The tax roll still identifies 938 vacant residential parcels and shows that micro lots are the largest lot-type group, but those counts do not establish a sale price or a cash offer. [1],[3],[6]
Common situations
Selling land in Sunrise in these situations
You inherited an infill lot and do not know its status
Yes. An inherited Sunrise lot can be sold even when the family does not know the zoning, utility connection history or flood designation. The useful first step is to identify the exact parcel, then check city permit records, mapped flood information and title. Sunrise has expanded from its original 2,650-acre development to more than 18 square miles, so a city mailing address alone does not describe the site. The independent title company tells the heirs which estate or probate documents are required before closing. [2],[6],[3]
You live outside Florida and want a remote closing
Yes. A Sunrise landowner can sell without traveling to Broward County. 0% of the vacant residential parcels in this page's scope have an owner mailing address outside Florida. After we check utilities, access and title, documents can be signed electronically or handled by mail through an independent title company. Closing is typically about 10 days after a signed purchase agreement, depending on title, and payment can be made by check or wire. [1],[5],[6]
The lot is near a canal or major road project
A canal-edge or highway-adjacent lot can still be sold, but its offer needs a closer site review. Sunrise relies on canals and lakes for drainage, while the Sawgrass Expressway program includes widening, interchange and stormwater work. Those public systems do not automatically take land or prevent construction; they identify questions about easements, setbacks, legal access, grade, noise and planned right-of-way. We check utilities, access and title on every parcel before offering. [6],[7]
Step by step
How do I sell my land in Sunrise?
From your first message to money in hand, with nothing left out. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
See every detail of the process-
Tell us about your land
Fill out the short form (about 60 seconds) or email us. A land specialist reaches out to confirm the details, usually the same business day.
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Get your cash offer within 24 hours
We review the property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. It is a real number, not a range. Take it or leave it, with no pressure either way.
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Sign electronically
If you accept, everyone signs the purchase agreement electronically. There is nothing to print or mail at this stage.
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We inspect, the title company verifies
Our team inspects the land and an independent title company runs a title search for liens or taxes owed. If the land does not pass inspection, you are never charged anything.
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Close and get paid
The title company prepares the closing documents for notarization and issues your funds by standard check, overnight check, or wire transfer. A typical sale closes in 10 days.
Questions
Selling land in Sunrise: common questions
Is Sunrise an incorporated city, and who issues permits?
Yes. Sunrise was incorporated in 1961. City departments issue building and engineering permits; Engineering covers public rights-of-way, private site improvements and water or sewer work within the utility service area.
Do Sunrise vacant lots use public water and sewer?
Citywide service is available. Sunrise says every area receives water and sewer, but a buyer must still verify the main location, tap, capacity and connection work for the specific parcel. Utility coverage is not the same as a prepaid, construction-ready hookup.
Can I price my Sunrise lot from 2025 land sales?
Not from this page's qualifying sale set. It contains no 2025 arm's-length, single-parcel vacant-lot sales, so it cannot support a price trend. A useful estimate needs current competition plus the lot's zoning, access, utilities, flood elevation and drainage facts.
Can I sell a Sunrise lot in a flood zone?
Yes. A mapped flood zone does not by itself prevent a sale or a future permit. It can change elevation, fill, drainage and insurance decisions. Sunrise says about 10% of city land lies in a Special Flood Hazard Area, so the exact parcel map matters.
How fast can Parcel Buyers close on a Sunrise lot?
A written cash offer is ready within 24 hours. After a signed purchase agreement, closing through an independent title company is typically about 10 days, subject to title. There are no fees or commissions, and we cover closing costs.
Owner resources
Guides for your situation
- Can You Build on a Vacant Lot?
Maybe. A vacant lot is buildable only if the proposed use fits the rules that apply to that parcel and the site can satisfy access, utility, environmental, and permit requirements. Start with the local planning or zoning office, confirm that the parcel is a legal lot, and get a written parcel-specific answer. A zoning label or tax parcel number alone is not approval to build.[1][2]
- How Cash Land Buyers Price Offers
A cash-land offer may start with verified sales of land with similar use, then adjust those sales for meaningful differences.[1] Buyers may also account for access, utilities, legal use, size, shape, flood and soil questions, title issues, demand, and costs and risk they will carry. No universal assessed-value percentage applies. Compare each written offer by expected net proceeds, contingencies, seller work, and timing—not one asking price or headline number.
- How to Sell Inherited Land in Florida
Yes, inherited land can be sold, but the person signing must have legal authority and the title must show who owns it. In Florida, land held only in the deceased owner's name is generally a probate asset, while survivorship ownership may pass outside probate.[1] Start with the deed, death certificate, and any will; then let a probate attorney and title company identify the right path.
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Get your cash offer
Four short steps, about 60 seconds. We review your property and send a written, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours. You can take it or leave it.
What happens after you send this
- A land specialist reaches out, usually the same business day, to confirm the details.
- You get a written cash offer within 24 hours: a real number, not a range.
- You decide. Requesting an offer costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
You will never be asked to pay us anything. No deposit, no processing fee, no closing-cost advance.
Nearby areas we buy
- Plantation
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- Broward County
7,527 vacant lots countywide
How we made this page
Parcel Buyers is a land-buying company based in Florida. We buy vacant land directly from owners and publish these local pages so owners can see what land in their area is doing before they sell, to us or anyone else. We count the tax-roll figures ourselves from state data, take local rules and fees from the official sources listed below, and use AI tools to help research and draft the text. Every number links to its source, and we update the page when the data changes.
Method and sources
Tax-roll figures cover parcels whose property address city is Sunrise. Source [1] is our own count of the Florida Department of Revenue's 2026 preliminary property tax roll: "vacant residential" means land-use code 000; lot sizes use the land square footage on the roll; values are the county property appraiser's just (market) value as of January 1, 2026; sale prices count only arm's-length sales of a single lot that was vacant when it sold and was still vacant on January 1, 2026 (bulk and multi-parcel deeds removed). Page updated October 4, 2026. The reviewed 2026 recorded-sale window runs from January through May 2026; unreviewed recent sales are excluded. County-level figures are used on this place page. Flood and springs-BMAP figures screen tax-roll parcel center points, not parcel boundaries. They are aggregate map screens, not flood-zone, insurance, buildability, elevation, septic, or permitting determinations.
- [1] Florida Department of Revenue (data); Parcel Buyers (analysis), Parcel Buyers analysis of the 2026 preliminary Name-Address-Legal (NAL) property tax roll (accessed 2026-10-03)
- [2] City of Sunrise, City History (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [3] City of Sunrise, Engineering Permit and Inspection Process (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [4] City of Sunrise, Utilities (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [5] City of Sunrise, Utility Service Coverage (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [6] City of Sunrise, Flood Protection and Preparedness (accessed 2026-10-04)
- [7] Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, Sawgrass Expressway Widening and Interchange Improvements (accessed 2026-10-04)