Randolph Scott Bell, Florida REALTOR® (SL3247858, LoKation), represents buyers of land for sale in The Acreage, FL, and reads the parcel the way a builder does: zoning, the drainage district, the culvert, the well and the septic before the offer, not after. This page lists no parcels and no prices.
The Acreage is a large unincorporated area of Palm Beach County next to Loxahatchee, in ZIP 33470. It grew from platted acreage lots rather than one master-planned community, so homesites commonly run an acre or more and most of the area has no homeowners association. People come for room: horses, a workshop, a long driveway, space between neighbours. A vacant parcel adds questions a finished house has already answered, and those are the ones this page is built around.
If you are still choosing between The Acreage and the rest of Loxahatchee, the land and acreage page for Loxahatchee covers the wider area, and the acreage buyer's guide walks through a house purchase.
None of this is legal, engineering or lending advice. Verify current requirements with Palm Beach County, the Indian Trail Improvement District and your own licensed professionals.
Randolph is a Florida Certified General Contractor (CGC1528750) and Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC1332751), and a REALTOR®: a member of the National Association of REALTORS® through Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors®, and a Florida real estate sales associate (SL3247858) brokered via LoKation. On a parcel that means one person reads the contract and the site.
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Once the land is yours the next questions are the build and the site. The construction page for The Acreage explains county permits and ITID approvals for a new house or a remodel; the roofing page matters when you buy a lot with an older building on it; the property management page is for a parcel you plan to rent or place in an association; and the land services page covers clearing and lot preparation before anything is built.
The Acreage is unincorporated Palm Beach County, so there is no town building department of its own. Permits for a new house, a barn or a well-and-septic install go through the county's Planning, Zoning & Building Division. The Town of Loxahatchee Groves next door is a separate town with its own code, so confirm which jurisdiction a parcel sits in before you write an offer.
ITID is the Indian Trail Improvement District, an independent special district that maintains the roads, canals and drainage swales across most of The Acreage. It is not a homeowners' association. Its assessment appears as a non-ad-valorem line on the county tax bill and is generally charged per acre, so read the current bill for the parcel rather than an old listing sheet. A driveway culvert commonly needs ITID approval separate from the county building permit.
On most Acreage parcels, yes. Municipal water and sewer lines do not run down most of the area, so a new home usually means a private well and an onsite septic system. Both are permitted separately and both take site work, so ask early what the parcel will support and put the cost in your budget before the inspection period ends.
Homesites out here commonly run an acre or more, and the area grew from platted acreage lots rather than one master-planned community. Parcel size matters beyond privacy: the ITID assessment follows acreage, and the number of horses or other animals allowed is typically tied to lot size, so check the zoning designation for the exact parcel.
Most of it does not, which is a large part of the appeal. That is a general description, not a universal one: some later subdivisions and enclaves carry their own deed restrictions, so confirm what applies to the specific parcel before you assume there are none.
Raw Acreage lots are often overgrown with brush, and the front of the lot has a swale and culvert that every truck must cross. Before a build, ask about clearing, fill, the driveway culvert, the well, the septic and the survey's setbacks and easements. We are a licensed general contractor (CGC1528750) as well as a REALTOR®, so we can walk a parcel with the building in mind. This page shows no price for clearing or building a parcel, because that depends on the lot.
Yes. The area is flat and drainage-dependent, and flood zones are set parcel by parcel and re-mapped from time to time. Confirm the FEMA zone for the exact parcel and get an insurance quote for the finished house before your inspection period ends, not after.
This page shows no listings, parcels or prices. It explains what to check before you buy and puts you in touch with Randolph Scott Bell, a Florida REALTOR® (SL3247858, LoKation). Call (561) 779-3213 or send what you are looking for in the form above.