When home buyers are considering convenience of location, and safe streets with very little traffic, then Sunrise Key needs to be at the top of their list. Sunrise Key is a five to ten minute drive to everything one needs in east Ft. Lauderdale. The exclusivity is enhanced by the automatic gates and police detail. With only one entrance and exit to the neighborhood there is no thru traffic making a safe environment for kids to play.
Certainly at the top of a long list of attributes is Sunrise Key’s location in east Ft. Lauderdale. As stated earlier you can be anywhere you need in the east Ft. Lauderdale community within five to ten minutes. Sunrise Key is located between the Sunrise Intracoastal (to the north) Las Olas / Seven Isles to the south and Victoria Park to the west. Sunrise Key is approximately one minute to Sunrise Blvd. (via NE 20th Avenue) and equidistant to Broward Blvd. (via Victoria Park Road). The Galleria Mall is less than five minutes from Sunrise Key and you can get to the beach in about five minutes as well. The shops on Las Olas Blvd. are also less than a five minute drive (or about a 15 minute walk.) You can get to the athletic fields and the Chris Everett Tennis Center at Holiday Park in less than five minutes as well. Truly, Sunrise Key should be referred to a “Five Minute Key” because of its extraordinarily convenient location.
Sunrise Key is an exclusive island neighborhood with only 76 homes (all of which are waterfront). While Sunrise Key enjoys exclusivity, it is not out of reach for many east Ft. Lauderdale home buyers. As recent as April of 2011, 2209 Sunrise Key Blvd., a 3,500 square foot 3 bed, 3 and ½ bath home with 75’ on the water sold for $850,000.00. This sale was a true value for this exclusive neighborhood. Another recent sale was closed in December of 2010 for an expansive single story 5,562 square foot 5 bed, 5 and ½ bath home on an 18,000 square foot lot located at 2400 Sunrise Key Blvd. for $2,300,000.00.
The police detail and the single ingress/egress point for the neighborhood makes Sunrise Key a wonderful place for families or anyone who enjoys quiet streets. At the entrance to the neighborhood is the small house where the neighborhoods police officer resides. Upon approaching the entrance to Sunrise Key you are forced to stop at an automated guard gate which allows the security cameras to see who is coming and going. It all adds up to a wonderful and safe place to live.
The convenient location of Sunrise Key is second to no neighborhood in east Ft. Lauderdale. Sunrise Key is an exclusive island neighborhood that has a range in home prices from the 800’s to multi-millions. The restricted ingress and egress and the police detail make Sunrise Key a safe and relaxing place to call home.
