A
while back I wrote a blog about a waterfront property on Saddlebunch
Key. A few days later a fellow Realtor mentioned she read that blog
and asked if I had packed a lunch before I ventured the few miles
outside of Key West to take the photos. Then a few days later the listing agent of 11 Boca Chica Road asked me if I would photograph his new listing on Geiger Key. I
said, "Sure". As we crossed over Cow Key Channel (the span of water
between Key West and Stock Island) he made a similar remark about me
venturing so far out of Key West. Just because I love living in Key
West doesn't mean I get weepy when I leave. The truth is I love Key West
so much I don't feel the need to go elsewhere. And when I do go away, I
am grateful when I return. I have found my own private paradise, and
that's the truth. But I continue to write my blog to help potential buyers find their slice of paradise.
11 Boca Chica Road is a
1152 sq ft two bedroom two bath home with a screen enclosed rear porch with a great canal view. As I roamed the
60' X 125'
lot while taking photos, I immediately understood why some buyers
prefer this type of home versus living in Key West - the water. There's a
big boat parked out back on the canal - waiting. Just waiting like a
big dog waits to go for a walk. Waiting to motor the five minutes it
takes to reach deep water and then explore the Atlantic Ocean. In the
meantime, the boat sits patiently at the sixty foot seawall. As I
snapped photos I could hear the water lap up the side of the boat as if
it was kissing it - tempting it to go out to the sea. I got why people
buy this kind of property. I got it.
The
first thing I noticed about this particular house was all the adult
toys - toys like the travel trailer, the kayaks, the motor cycles, and so on. People that live in houses like this spend a lot of
time outdoors enjoying their time on earth. In my blog I often write
about the first thing I see when I walk inside a new home. In most of
the homes in Old Town and the Casa Marina areas, the view I most often
see is that of pool and garden located just French doors that open out
to the pool or garden. The first thing I noticed at 11 Boca Chica Road was the family boat
bobbing in the water. The second thing I saw was the incredible view with all of the other boats parked on the canal waiting to go out to the ocean.
The
house sits above a large semi-enclosed parking and storage area. The
house is bright and nicely updated. The two bedrooms are located at the
opposite end of the living area which opens out to the screened porch
that overlooks the boat and the canal.
CLICK HERE to view all the photos I took of this lovely canal front home.
The ground level has kick-out walls in the event storm waters were to rise
to that level. In the meantime there is an additional 1152 sq ft of storage space under the
house which includes a legal bathroom located on the other side of the
door shown above. This area would be great for an owner who is a
fisherman, water sports enthusiast, or maybe a carpenter who likes to
tinker on his time away from construction jobs.
Ultimately, it is the
view from the porch where I imagine an owner would spend most time
drinking early morning coffee while planning how and where to spend the day maybe where to fish that day to catch dinner for
the evening meal. Later in the evening the owner would likely sit in the
same chair this time drinking a beer while musing about the fish that were
caught and and making plans for tomorrow to catch the one that got away.
CLICK HERE to view the Key West mls datasheet on
11 Boca Chica Road which is listed at
$549,000. Then please call me,
Gary Thomas,
305-766-2642 to
schedule a private showing of this nice elevated family located located
a few miles outside of Key West but only located five minutes from deep
water access to the Great Atlantic Ocean. I am a buyers agent and a
full time Realtor at
Preferred Properties Key West.
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