Long Lake Estates Homes for Sale in Davie
A straight read on Long Lake Estates — one of the three sections of Long Lake Ranches in Davie. What it actually is, who it fits, and what to check before you write an offer. No spin.
Long Lake Estates is one of the three separately gated sections of Long Lake Ranches — a guard-gated luxury estate community in western Davie, Broward County (the other two are Long Lake Ranches and Long Lake Ranches West). It's custom estate homes on half-acre to roughly 1.4-acre lots behind a 24/7 manned gate, many backing to the community's lakes. It fits a luxury single-family buyer who wants space, privacy, and gated security. Because it's a gated estate section, the checks that decide the buy are which section and entry a home is in, the HOA financials, the lot and any lake frontage, and the condition of a 2000s-built estate.
I've sold homes across Davie and Broward County since 1996, including the Long Lake Ranches communities. Here's the honest version of Long Lake Estates — the parts that matter on a gated luxury estate, and the parts most listings skip.
What Long Lake Estates actually is
Long Lake Estates is one of three separately gated sections that make up Long Lake Ranches, a guard-gated luxury estate community in western Davie built by GL Homes in the 2000s. The three sections — Long Lake Ranches, Long Lake Estates, and Long Lake Ranches West — each have their own controlled entry and share the community's amenities, with custom estate homes on half-acre to roughly 1.4-acre lots and many homes backing to the lakes. Long Lake Estates is a gated single-family estate section, not raw acreage and not a condo product.
The right buyer wants a substantial custom home, oversized-lot privacy, and the security of a manned gate. Because it's a gated estate section within a larger community, the due diligence is specific: it's about which section and entry a home sits behind, the HOA's financial health and what it funds across the shared amenities, the lot and any lake frontage, and the condition and insurance cost of a home built in the 2000s. That's where I focus before you offer.
Pre-offer checklist for Long Lake Estates
- Confirm the section and entry: Long Lake Ranches has three separately gated sections. Confirm that a home is in Long Lake Estates specifically, which controlled entry serves it, and how the section relates to the shared community amenities — the section is a real value driver here.
- HOA financials — the number-one item: Get the current HOA financials in writing before any offer — reserves, the operating budget, and any pending or special assessments. In a gated estate community, the association's financial health and what it funds are a core part of the buy. I obtain these documents; I don't quote figures from memory.
- The lot and any lake frontage: Many homes back to the community's lakes. If waterfront matters, confirm whether a specific home is truly lakefront versus lake-view, and check the shoreline or seawall condition and any waterfront maintenance responsibility, since those affect value and insurance.
- The estate home itself: These are 2000s-built custom estates, so confirm the age and condition of the roof and major systems and get an insurance quote for the specific address. Condition is where buyers win or lose on a home of this era and size.
- Utilities and schools: Confirm how the specific home is served — most gated Davie estates are on city water and sewer, but confirm for the lot. Davie is in Broward County Public Schools; verify the zoned schools at browardschools.com before any offer.
The honest trade-off
Who thrives in Long Lake Estates: the buyer who wanted a grand custom home, oversized-lot privacy, and a guard-gated estate lifestyle in Davie — and confirmed the section, the HOA's financial health, the home's condition and insurance, and any lake frontage before writing.
Who regrets it: the buyer who looked only at the home and got surprised by a special assessment, thin reserves, or the real cost to insure and maintain a large 2000s estate — or assumed a lot was lakefront when it was only lake-view. All avoidable with the documents and specifics in hand.
Honest alternative: if you want land with no HOA or a lower-maintenance home, this isn't the fit and I'll show you something that is. If a gated luxury estate in Davie is the goal, Long Lake Estates — and the other Long Lake Ranches sections — are strong options, and I'll help you compare them. I'll just get the section, HOA, and condition facts nailed down first. That's the job.
Thinking about Long Lake Estates in Davie?
Call me at 561-201-4717 and I'll pull current numbers and walk the section, the HOA, the lot, and the home's condition with you — and compare it to the other Long Lake Ranches sections. Or grab the free Buyer's Guide first.
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Brian Wilder · The Wilder Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Wellington
In business since 1996 · Over 1,500 homes sold · 5th-generation Palm Beach County family
Call/text: 561-201-4717
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Confirm the specific section, verify school zones at browardschools.com, obtain the HOA financials, confirm the estate home's condition and insurance cost, and verify any lake frontage and utilities for the specific home independently before any offer.