920 Pohalski Lane in 1965
920 Pohalski Lane with new addition as seen in 2011
Side view of 920 Pohalski Lane"Beautiful historic home with unique floor plan. French doors open from the living room and kitchen to a wonderful private deck with spa/jacuzzi. Upstairs master suite. Home is fully fenced for privacy. Porch in the front and off street parking. This home received an Award for Excellence for the highest ideals and concepts of historic preservation by The Historic Florida Keys Foundation. Steps away from all that living in Key West has to offer."
It's worth looking at!This is a cottage home with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 950 sq ft of living space that sits on a 35' x 55' (1925 sq ft) lot. CLICK MAP for a Google aerial view and then click for a street view. The aerial will show you that this place is located near Truman Avenue. The street view will show you it is opposite the Truman & White Chevron Station. So that will probably eliminate 95% of people looking for a nice and affordable Key West cottage. My advice: get over it. There are many really nice small cottages on this little one-way lane that runs north just off Truman Ave. to Olivia Street. Most of the other houses or cottages on this block are darling little places that would cost a lot more if they were located on one of the swank lanes such as Curry Lane or Carey Lane. They aren't and as a result, they are priced much less when it is time to sell. Superior locations cost more money. Cute and convenient can cost less.
I wrote about the charming little place across the lane at 909 Pohalski when it was listed in December . It went under contract in a couple of days of being listed. That's one smart buyer that grabbed that little gem.
Another Key West blogger who pens his Key West Diary wrote about Pohalski Lane. CLICK HERE to read his take on this little lane.
As for me, I think being able to walk over to the Citgo gas station to buy the best friend chicken in Key West (seriously!), or to walk a bit further to Sandy's to get a con leche, or maybe walk up Truman a couple of blocks to workout at the Old Town Gym, or walk 20 feet to do yoga at the Coffee Mill (located next door), is the essence of living in Key West. I'll bet people from New York have their pet places that they measure by how close the places they use constantly are located from where they live. Key West isn't big in the first place. But having places you really use weekly, if not daily, that are located with a block or two of where you live makes living in a specific neighborhood more enjoyable. CLICK HERE to see the Key West mls datasheet on this cottage.
If you would like to see 920 Pohalski Lane, please contact me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642 or send me an email at kw1101v@aol.com. I am a buyer's agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Coastal Realty, Inc. in Key West. If you snooze on this short sale, you lose.
2 comments:
That really is a charming lane and it seems that several homeowners are upgrading their properties...
The market values of properties can work against you in a short sale more than you would think. Lenders are not fools and they are completely aware of what the market values are at any given time. If the current lender thinks that they can get a better deal on the home in foreclosure then that may wait it out. The only real time they will accept a short sale is when the short sale price meets the market value.
Another reason is that the seller had paid too much for the home to begin with. If the home sold for 500,000 just a short few years ago and now is for sale 100,000 less, it does not mean that the buyer has just gotten some free money. It means that the seller has no equity at all in the property.
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