Key West Real Estate Trivial Pursuit - Part Two

Think back at these older  pics of  Key West. Where is/was the house or building located?

EDIT: Since nobody played I will give you the answers.

Number 1 720 Waddell Ave. Casa Marina. Photo taken after Hurricane Wilma - not Irma.

Number 2  1400 Whalton St taken in 2007 the large green lawn is now gone. Two new houses replaced the decades old grass lawn obliterating a Key West landmark property. Shame on HARC.

Number 3   1100 Flagler Avenue  This photo is at least a decade old.

Number 4  1025 Johnson St. Formerly a one floor mid-century modern owned by Aldous Brown. When his life passed away, Aldous came out as gay at around age 88 or so. What a gent he was.

Bonus Points if you know who lived there before...

Number 5 626 William former home of Broadway impresario Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly!) who renovated this home and others together with his partne.

Number 6   418 William Street

Number 8   1012 Southard Street  photo taken 2011 or 2012

Number 9  Gordon Food Service mall at 2508 N Roosevelt  Put the two store signs together to form a single phrase.

I had to stop my car, get out, and photograph this sign.

Number 10   405 Frances St  the site of one of my Key West Real Estate Horror Stories

Number 11   319 Grinnell St. Bank foreclosure with several illegal units including first floor rear that had been "remodeled" and included a totally exposed toilet in the kitchen. Kid you not. During the renovation shown below the house was burned. The fire damage was repaired.

Number 12  Former hospital, then law offices on Eaton Street. I sold this property shortly before Hurricane Wilma. This building is now a part of The Saint Hotel. This was probably the toughest deal I ever did.

Number 13     916 Fleming Street during renovation a decade ago.

Number 14  The Key West trailer was owned by the Catholic Church and located at the corner of Simonton and Virginia. It was populated by big shady trees and some shady people - and nice Key Westers.

Number 15

1212 Olivia Street as it appeared a decade ago. It was the carriage house adjacent to the larger estate next door to the east. It was sold off then foreclosed upon. It appeared in my blog the day it was listed for sale as a bank owned house. A lot of offers were made immediately. Local designer Ben Teague did the redo of this home which subsequently appeared on HGTV.

Number 16

720 Eisenhower Drive photographed in 2006 or 2007 while the old house was being renovated.  The house occupies the entire north side of Petronia Street.

Number 17

The corner of Duval and Petronia Streets. I took the photo in 1985 or 1987. This is what much of Duval Street looked like back in the day. We had lots of Conch cruisers as compared to the SUVs and luxury imports all over the island these days.

Razing 1420 Whalton Street, Key West Florida

I blogged about 1420 Whalton Street  In September 2019. It is large corner lot located in the highly sought after Casa Marina Area. The Mid-century house had its benefits and flaws, but most of all it had the desirable location. 1420 Whalton St sold in March 2020 for $1,182,747 or $277 per sq ft.  Three days ago bulldozers and dump trucks descended upon the site to raze the house. The story is the new owner purchased the property to prevent the lot from being over-developed with some monstrous contemporary home.

It will be interesting to see what the new owner does build. Stay tuned.

For buyers thinking about buying a home in Key West, please consider contacting me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642. I am a full time buyers agent at Preferred Properties Key West. There are buying opportunities in Key West including nice homes in the Casa Marina area that are move-in ready and that will not bankrupt you.

720 Washington Street, Key West - Casa Marina Area

The asking price on 720 Washington Street, Key West was just reduced to $1,550,000. It is located just a couple of blocks to the north of Higgs Beach in the tony Casa Marian Area. I showed the house just before noon on Saturday. We had looked at another home in the area during the pouring rain. I hate showing homes on gray days (we get them). And hate even more showing homes in pouring rain - but it happens and allows potential buyers experience raw Key West weather. Ten minutes later we arrived at the Washington house - the rain stopped, the skies became bright, and we got to see this house and sunny pool in all its glory.

This 2,138 sq ft home was built new in 1985 and sits behind a mature hedge at the front which gives this property total privacy. We met the listing Realtor at the front door where we admired the grass lawn. There are not that many homes in the area with lawns. It was refreshing. We stepped inside to the foyer looking toward the living room to the left.

The living room rises two stories with its vaulted ceiling. Sliding doors at the rear open out to the pool and rear deck. A separate set of French doors open to the east side yard. 

I remembered this house from before and was so excited to see that the pool area had been refreshed. The pool is a sunbather's dream. Lots of sunny skies and total privacy to get that all over Key West tan.

The large master suite with vaulted ceiling also opens out to the pool. I stood the double door entry to this room admiring the view and imagined taking a late night dip in the pool. Then I eyed the toilet in the master bath which reminded me of Grace & Frankie. You'll laugh. It does not function that way and works quiet well in this time of the pandemic, I suppose.

There is a first floor bedroom with bath plus two more bedrooms with a Jack-and-Jill bath on the second floor. Let's face it, the spiral staircase may not make this house suitable as an active family home, but it should work well as a family retreat as a second home or as primary residence for a couple who need separate office area plus rooms for the occasional guests. By the way, you'll have guests all the time because the beach is so close and upper Duval Street is just a five minute walk.

I've been holed up during the pandemic at my Casa Marina home where I have lived since 1995. What a place to spend the pandemic. People still walk their dogs, play tennis, go to the beach, and now are going back to the gym and many to work. It's better than being in Peoria or Astoria.

CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and more photos of 720 Washington Street, Key West Florida offered for sale at $1,550,000 and then call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642. to schedule a private showing. I am once again a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West.

Key West Real Estate Trivial Pursuit

Let's Play Trivial Pursuit. I will post old pictures of Key West houses and buildings. Readers should post the address or location..

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