1780 Gate Rd
LaBelle, FL 33935
Land For Sale · 20.00 AC

The El Sueño Ranchette is secluded within a 320 acre, privately owned, gated community of just 19 property owners. El Sueño is bordered on two sides by two of the largest privately held tracts of undeveloped land in Southwest Florida. Only 1,000 feet to the west, in Charlotte County, begins the 90,000 acre Babcock Ranch which is currently being considered for public preservation. Just 1,500 feet to the north lies the 150,000 acre Lykes Brothers Ranch which is currently farmed for timber. The El Sueño Ranchette and its neighboring properties are inhabited by native plants and trees, dominated by Sabal Palms, Slash Pines, Water Oaks, Live Oaks, Silver Maple and Saw Palmetto. Native wild game and birding are commonly enjoyed during all seasons. Deer, wild hog, wild turkeys, squirrels, alligators, snakes, and all manner of birds freely coexist with the very sparse development. Numerous endangered or rare species are also found here including Gopher Tortoises, Soft Shell Turtles, Fox Squirrels, Sand Hill Cranes, White Ibis, Great Blue Herons, American Wood Storks, Snail Kites, Southern Bald Eagles, Red Tail Hawks, Osprey, Barn Owls and countless other native and migratory birds. Numerous ponds are scattered throughout the 320-acre gated community including two ponds on the El Sueño property which are filled with Bass and Brim. Access to the El Sueño Ranchette is from County dedicated roads and dedicated and privately maintained easements. The private ownership of these easements allow the 19 residents to assure their privacy and security from unauthorized visitors. The private easement drive across the El Sueño Ranchette property is a serene and picturesque approach, lined along both sides with Slash Pines trees The afternoon sunset views of this pastoral approach are nothing short of spectacular. This drive serves only one other long term resident which assures its preservation. The main entrance to the El Sueño Ranchette features a metal gate and gateway attractively framed with telephone poles, posts and fence boards. A separate electrical meter and 70 Amp electrical panel are located at this gate for convenience power and to serve the lights which adorn each side of the gate. An overhead crossbar is prepared with eye hooks and ready for you to hang your own personalized ranch sign! The entrance is framed with six queen palms and Jasmine bushes which accent this authentic old Florida style ranch entrance. A second gated entrance and private road to the residence runs from Gate Road north, along the west property line of the El Sueño Ranchette. This road, as with all El Sueño roads, have been filled with stabilized materials to assure durability. The El Sueño Ranchette parcel measures roughly 990 feet by 980 feet, just slightly over 20 acres of land in total. This larger parcel covers four (4) nearly square, separate parcels of land, each covering just slightly over 5 acres. Each of these 5 acre parcels is zoned for development into a into an individual residence site. This means there are four separate parcels suitable for residential development. The El Sueño residence and its barn building are located entirely on only one of these 5-acre parcels, leaving the three remaining three parcels free for sale as future residential sites. Electrical power lines and access easements abut all four of these parcels assuring legal access and facilitating electrical power distribution. Buildings on the El Sueño Ranchette were designed and built by its Owner-Architect, Daniel Lee Cruz, R.A. (Fl. Reg. AR 0008133). Buildings include a custom 4,200 gross square foot residence (includes indoor and outdoor spaces) completed in 2003, a 2,592 gross square foot Workshop building with fully appointed guest apartment completed in 1999, a small covered shed, and even a functioning outhouse with a real flushing toilet! The main residence features 2,050 square feet under air conditioning and includes 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a Great Room, an oversized Kitchen, separate Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Foyer, and an air-conditioned Laundry/Mud Room. Both the Kitchen and Great Room have 15- foot high vaulted ceilings and the Breakfast Room has a 10-foot ceiling with 8-foot patio doors and windows which look out over the spectacular natural landscape.