Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Sunrise, FL

Sunrise was created by Iowa-born developer Norman Johnson, who paid $9 million for 2,650 acres of western Broward County in 1960; it was incorporated on June 22, 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village with fewer than 350 residents, and took the name Sunrise when it was reincorporated on March 2, 1971.

Developer Norman Johnson famously promoted Sunrise Golf Village with an 'Upside-Down House' built to attract curious homebuyers to the remote site.

Sunrise had a population of 97,335 in the 2020 Census, and the Census Bureau estimated it passed 100,000 residents in 2024.

Sunrise has about 35,979 households, roughly 68.8% of its homes are owner-occupied, and the median owner-occupied home value is $354,500, according to the US Census Bureau.

Sunrise is a remarkably international community - about 42.5% of its residents were born outside the United States, according to Census Bureau figures for 2020-2024.

Sunrise is home to Sawgrass Mills, one of the largest outlet shopping centers in the United States, with about 350 outlet and value retailers spread across roughly 2.3 million square feet.

Sunrise is home to the Amerant Bank Arena, which opened in 1998, is the largest indoor arena in Florida, and is the home of the NHL's Florida Panthers.

Sunrise hosts the 612-acre Sawgrass International Corporate Park, described as the largest corporate park in South Florida.

Sunrise sits in central-western Broward County immediately east of the Everglades, at the crossroads of Interstate 75, Interstate 595 and the Sawgrass Expressway.