The Venice City Council will consider an important vote at this week’s meeting: whether to authorize the mayor to formally accept the donation of the property located at 231 Warfield Avenue, Venice FL .
The parcel is being offered to the city by Warfield Grove, LLC, a Florida-registered company with out-of-state management and long-standing business ties in the region.
Warfield Grove, LLC was established in 2012 and remains an active entity with consistent filings and updated records. According to its records, the company maintains representation in Venice at 1314 E. Venice Ave, Suite D , while its principal address is listed in Michigan at 1800 Post Dr NE, Belmont, MI . (View the corporate record).
The property at 231 Warfield Avenue has a long history of commercial and industrial use, functioning for decades as part of Venice’s industrial and utility corridor. Nearby roads—Warfield Avenue, Grove Street, and the Hatchett Creek corridor—have long served as operational hubs for storage yards, utility equipment, and public works.
The city has implemented resurfacing, drainage improvements, and utility upgrades throughout this area, further underscoring its role as a vital infrastructure zone. You can explore city GIS by clicking
Venice GIS Mapping Portal .
The lot itself is approximately 9,000 square feet and is classified as commercial. Its estimated market value falls into the low-to-mid $200,000 range. Zillow's widely used real-estate platform currently places its Zestimate® at roughly $214,100.
The Warfield Avenue corridor is a crucial operational zone for Venice’s utilities and public works systems. Its proximity to major municipal operations—including water treatment facilities, stormwater management areas, and public-works staging sites—makes this parcel especially valuable.
- Utility infrastructure expansion
- Flood resiliency and storm-preparation projects
- Storage and operations staging for city departments
- Future redevelopment aligned with city planning
This week’s vote will authorize the mayor to finalize acceptance of the donated parcel. If approved, the city will acquire the land at no cost, gaining a strategically placed property that could support future infrastructure growth and operational needs.
The decision is expected to influence long-term planning, public-works capacity, and redevelopment opportunities in one of Venice’s most important service corridors.