A sprawling 10-acre estate once owned by Mexican music legend Juan Gabriel has hit the market in Southwest Ranches for $38.9 million, a price that would make it one of the highest-priced property listings in west Broward County history. The compound at 13920 Stirling Road, in the Sunshine Ranches section of town, includes six separate structures, two swimming pools, ponds, orchards and landscaped walking paths spread across land the late singer first purchased in 1995.
The listing, first reported by the Miami Herald, would top the previous most expensive home listing in Southwest Ranches, which was priced at $22.5 million according to the county property appraiser's office. According to the Herald, Juan Gabriel transferred the estate to his son in 2015, a year before his death, and family members later questioned the property transfers and handling of the estate, which led to several lawsuits over the land. The LLC that now owns the property bought it for $9 million in 2022 and has since made extensive improvements, according to the same report.
Those upgrades are laid out in detail in the current listing. The listing notes new roofs on all six buildings. The estate spans approximately 23,442 square feet under air, with eight bedrooms, impact-resistant windows and doors, a four-car garage with lift capacity for eight vehicles, and resort-style pools.
A Compound Built for More Than Just Living
Per the Herald's reporting, the property includes a five-bedroom main house, a three-bedroom guest house, a clubhouse, and a separate wellness retreat. The most unusual feature may be the 10,500-square-foot basketball facility, currently used by a nonprofit basketball program. Co-listing agent Angeline Earnest told the Herald the space could be repurposed as an equestrian operation or a showroom for a large car collection, and described the overall property as feeling like a resort. Earnest is selling the home alongside Tommy Crivello.
That flexibility matters in a town built around horses and open land. Southwest Ranches was incorporated in 2000 and uses the motto “The Pavement Stops Here!”; its rural character includes equestrian and low-density residential zoning, according to CB Lux Real Estate. Listing agent Tommy Crivello compared Southwest Ranches to the Hamptons of South Florida. The area's sprawling estates, equestrian charm and proximity to Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports add to its appeal, as New York Lifestyles Magazine noted.
A Celebrity Enclave With Deep Roots
The area has built a reputation as an exclusive celebrity enclave over the years, attracting high-profile owners including supermodel Gisele Bündchen, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and rapper Rick Ross, according to PROFILEmiami. The neighborhood has positioned itself as a quiet, equestrian alternative to coastal Miami and Palm Beach for buyers seeking multi-acre privacy, a dynamic that helps explain why a record-breaking ask could land here rather than on the water.
This isn't the first time a Juan Gabriel property in the area has gone up for sale. Back in April 2018, his son and sole heir, Ivan Aguilera, listed roughly 30.8 acres of his late father's other Southwest Ranches land holdings for about $8 million, according to The Real Deal.
The Legacy of El Divo de Juárez
Known to fans as El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel sold more than 100 million albums and wrote more than 1,500 songs over his career, and was named the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year in 2009, according to the Herald's reporting. He performed at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles in 2014, two years before his death in 2016 at age 66.
His cultural reach extended well beyond music and real estate — following his death, both then-President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto issued formal statements honoring his cross-border impact, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Whether the $38.9 million ask holds or becomes a new ceiling for western Broward County remains to be seen. For now, the estate that once served as Juan Gabriel's personal sanctuary stands as a fully reimagined luxury compound, its basketball arena and resort-style grounds a long way from the ranchland the singer first bought three decades ago.
