Hollywood, FL

HOLLYWOOD, FL is a thriving city between Miami & Ft. Lauderdale. The downtown area offers unique shops, restaurants, art galleries & a beautiful Arts Park. Hollywood has easy access to fine dining, large shopping centers, Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale Airport & all major highways. Here are highlights of some Hollywood communities.

Hollywood Beach (The Hollywood Beach Broadwalk) is a brick-paved promenade stretching 2 1/2 half miles along the Ocean, with easy ocean access & village-like feel. Watch joggers, bicyclists, roller-bladers & the ocean view from restaurants & cafés. Enjoy 2 Broadwalk parks & free live music at the Broadwalk Bandshell, over 30 oceanside boutiques & shops 3 resorts: Margarittaville, Doplomat & Marriot & nearly 30 small hotels right on the ocean. Oceanfront condos along Hollywood Beach range from luxury condos with dockage in the millions to $90,000 studios.

Harbor Islands built between 1995 & today, is a sophisticated, waterfront area in east Hollywood with 8 gated communities of upscale properties from luxury estate homes, courtyard homes & townhomes, many are waterfront homes with dockage. Prices range from $700,000 to over $7,000,000. Harbor Islands features the Loggerhead Marina with ocean access & no fixed bridges, a championship tennis center, grand pool & clubhouse, a fitness center & huge park for jogging & hiking.

West Lake Village is a gated enclave of 660 luxury homes & townhomes adjacent to the Hollywood Lakes Section, built in 1994, in a Mediterranean style with volume ceilings, 2 to 4 bedrooms with over 2600 square feet plus garage, ranging from $350,000 to over $700,000. There is a fabulous community center featuring pools, tennis courts & state-of-the-art exercise room, man-made lakes & a natural preserve.

Hollywood Hills is an upper middle income area built in the 1960’s & 1970’s, with Florida ranch style homes on large lots, ranging from $200,000 to over $500,000. There are excellent schools, easy access to shopping, Hollywood Beach & City Marina, many parks including a huge county park with picnic areas, play equipment, lakes & boating facilities.

Emerald Hills, Florida is a unique community featuring a beautiful Country Club & Golf Course, located south of Stirling Road & west of I-95, with some of the best rated schools in the city. It was built in the mid 1970’s & has beautiful mature tropical landscaping. Gorgeous golf course estates, modern estate homes, single family homes, villas & townhomes range from $450,000 to over $1,000,000.