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Friday, March 5, 2010

1217 Grinnell Street - Key West

Preferred Properties just listed an absolutely wonderful two bedroom stand alone home with private pool and spa in Grinnell Gardens. This is how the listing Realtor describes this home:
"This fee-simple unattached townhome in the Grinnell Gardens Compound has it's own private, heated swimming pool and spa. In addition it has access to another heated compound pool shared with the six other homes, so you can follow the sun around. The home has a surprisingly large rear garden and an assigned parking space. The spacious, sunny house has large open rooms with many windows and French doors and four covered porches -two up and two down. The new designer kitchen was recently featured in the newspaper."
A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words. Here are some pictures I took on Tuesday of this ready-to-move-into home. I had been here before many years ago when a friend lived there. I remembered the place being really neat back then. But, baby, look at it how.


The main entry to 1217 Grinnell Street


The private pool and spa are located just off the livingroom at 1217 Grinnel Street

The spa

The new kitchen is incredible


A room with a View!

French doors open out to the private pool at the rear of 1217 Grinnell Street
French doors in living room also open onto front porch on main level



Master bedroom on west side has French doors and private balcony off sitting area

A separate master bedroom has a sitting room with French doors opening to private balcony

Shared pool with privacy entrance on the left


CLICK HERE to see the mls listing info and view numerous photos. 1217 Grinnell Street is offered at $725,000 or $465 per sq ft for this 1560 sq ft home. The home sits on a fee simple lot of 3945 sq ft. The lot includes a separate cottage the houses the laundry; the private pool and spa are located at the rear ; a lush side yard to the east offers a private sanctuary for the contemplative types; and the deck just off the kitchen provides a nice place for al fresco dining.

1217 Grinnell Street was built new in 1990 as were the other homes in this compound. Some of the other homes also have private pools but others do not. Beside the shared community pool, the compound provides lush gardens and a share off street parking area. Each unit has its own dedicated parking spot. I know a lot of potential buyers want a place of their own and have never thought of living in a compound. I "get" the resistance argument. But there is also a group of potential buyers that do not mind having nearby neighbors that live in close proximity to keep an eye on the place when the owner is not in residence. The people who live in compounds pretty much love it. Compound living may not be for everyone, but it is easy peazy with others.

This home is located at the southeast corner of the compound. There are French doors located off of each room downstairs and on the second floor. So each room has beautiful views from every room, and every room has immediate access to the beautiful outdoor spaces. The two master suites on the second floor have adjacent sitting areas and en-suite baths. There is nothing confining or claustrophobic about the separation between this home and the rest of the compound, but the separation is there just the same.

Click MAP to see where 1217 Grinnell Street is located if you are unfamiliar with the area. This property is located in the area knows as South of Truman-Old Town by Key West Realtors. It is a stones throw to the Casa Marina area. The beaches are about six blocks to the south. Upper Duval Street is a five minute walk to the west. The shops and restaurants in the arts district are a five minute walk to the east.

If you would like to schedule a visit to see this terrific home, please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642. I am a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Coastal Realty, Inc. in Key West, Florida.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Captain says:

Gary, I think you meant to say that the area is known as South of Truman-Old Town.

Captain out........

Gary Thomas said...

Captain, Thanks for checking my work.
Gary

rick roberts said...

I lived in that compound a couple years ago. Nice neighbors all around. Do you have a floor plan layout of that place? rickr@simphys.com

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