43.5 Acres for Sale in Auburndale, FL

Berkley Ranch – residential single family detached development site. Welcome Builder and Developers! Berkley Ranch is proposed for 192 Single Family Homesites on 43.5 acres. The land is owned by CBD Real Estate Investment LLC of Celebration FL. The land is currently in an agricultural use and is actively being used by a cattle rancher. The farm lease may be terminated upon the sale. This development site is in the immediate path of progress. There are multiple new single family home communities currently being built in the area by builders such as Lennar, DR Horton, Maranda, Standard Pacific, Richmond Homes as well as several custom home builder. In addition, the land is located off of paved Pearce Road. Interstate Highway 4 is located just a half mile north of the site and has easy access to not Just I-4 but also the newly built Highway 559A (just completed being expanded to four lanes. Also the entrance to the Polk Parkway is just a mile from the site. Berkley Ranch does have immediate access to the main north-south connector road named Berkley Road. This property will be sold with an additional acre of land which connects the site to frontage on Berkley Road. This was done so that we would have quick connection to Berkley which leads to the local elementary and high schools as well as the all the shopping, retail and offices located in Auburndale. The site is also just a five minute drive from the new Polytechnic Engineering University (aka Polytech.) This University just completed its second year with 1000 students. Plans call for this University to expand up to 20,000 students. Berkley Ranch is currently in the unincorporated area of Auburndale. It is recommenced by CBD that all development approvals be obtained in the county where there is ample county public water and sewer service. Upon approval, the CBD recommends that the development site be annexed in the City of Auburndale. What a great location for a builder of developer/investor to buy land extremely inexpensively. From the site Lakeland is just 20 minutes, downtown Orlando is 50 minutes east and Tampa is 35 minutes west. In fact, this area is known as “Orlampa” because it is virtually between Orlando and Tampa. Berkley Ranch is close to all the theme parks including Disney, Universal, Sea World, Fantasy of Flight, LEGOLAND, and Busch Gardens. Hotels, shopping, houses of worship and all other community/city services are just a five minute drive from the site. CBD has complete information and due diligence information available upon request. This site is offered to serious buyers only. In addition, the land is exclusively marketed by Brent Nye of Nye Commercial Properties. Outside brokers can register their customers at Nye Commercial. Any introduction MUST BE IN WRITING. This is an exciting real estate investment opportunity.

Auburndale is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,032 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 12,381.[4] It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Geography and climate 3 Government 4 Demographics 5 Transportation 5.1 Mass transit 6 Media 7 Education 8 References 9 External links History[edit] Auburndale was founded in 1880 by Frank Fuller seeking refuge from chilly winters in the Northeast United States.[5] The place was originally named Sanatoria, from a hotel located there. When the railroad arrived, it was renamed Auburndale at the suggestion of settlers from Auburndale, Massachusetts,[6] which itself took its name from the opening line of the poem The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith.[7] Early on, the city became a refuge for many of America's most prominent artists.[5] Geography and climate[edit] Auburndale is located at 28°04′01″N 81°47′43″W.[8] The city is located 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Tampa[9] and 59 miles (95 km) southwest of Orlando.[9] Auburndale is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills.[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24 km2). 5.2 square miles (13 km2) of it is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) of it (43.87%) is water. Auburndale is located in the humid subtropical zone (Köppen climate classification: Cfa).[11] Government[edit] There are five commissioners on the city commission. The mayor is elected from the commissioners by the voters.[12] The city budget is $27 million.[12] Demographics[edit] Historical population Census Pop. %± 1920 715 — 1930 1,849 158.6% 1940 2,723 47.3% 1950 3,763 38.2% 1960 5,595 48.7% 1970 5,386 −3.7% 1980 6,501 20.7% 1990 8,858 36.3% 2000 11,032 24.5% 2010 13,507 22.4% Est. 2015 15,035 [13] 11.3% U.S. Decennial Census[14] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 11,032 people, 4,119 households, and 3,002 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,113.5 inhabitants per square mile (816.0/km²). There were 4,547 housing units at an average density of 871.1 per square mile (336.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.13% White, 12.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.46% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.10% of the population. There were 4,119 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,184, and the median income for a family was $36,303. Males had a median income of $30,468 versus $21,232 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,510. About 13.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. In 2010 Auburndale had a population of 13,507. There were 4,933 households with 99.1% of the population living in households. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 71.7% non-Hispaic white, 12.8% black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian Indian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.1% Japanaese, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% other Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 2.2% from two or more races and 13.1% Hispanic or Latino. The largest number of Hispanics, at 7.1% were Mexicans, with 3.2% of the population being Puerto Ricans, 0.7% being Cubans and the remaining 2.1% being classified as "other Hispanic".[15] Transportation[edit] The important freeways and highways in the Auburndale area are: Interstate 4 - Just north of town, this is the main interstate highway in central Florida, leading westward to Lakeland and Tampa, and eastward to Orlando and Daytona Beach. SR 570 (Polk Parkway) - This toll road provides Auburndale with quick access to I-4 to the north, and leads westward to southern Lakeland. US 92 - This divided highway leads westward to Lakeland and eastward to Lake Alfred. SR 544 - Traverses from eastern Auburndale to Winter Haven, hence its name Havendale Boulevard. SR 559 - This road leads to Polk City and I-4.

Near County Seat of Bartow, Lakeland, Haines City, Davenport, Orlando and Tampa

This is raw land but the debelopment once built will have various active and passive on site recreation. No POA is proposed

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