Back on the Market: Two Unique Key West Houses that Ought to Pique Your Interest

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a newly listed Bank Owned house located at 1441 Thompson Street in Key West. I receive a bunch of phone calls and emails from prospective buyers interested in more information. I showed the place to a couple of prospect, and then I left town to go to Las Vegas for a couple of days. The calls kept coming no matter where I was. Suddenly, the listing status of 1441 Thompson Street changed from 'active' to 'pending'.  I learned but cannot tell readers what happened. Then on May 19th the status changed again - this time back to active.  CLICK HERE to read my earlier blog on this property.  This house will be sold only through an online auction. I think this is an incredible deal and want potential buyers to know the place is still for sale.  UPDATE - 3:32 PM, MAY 29TH.  This property status was changed again at 3:05 PM today. This house sold today at $380,100. The earlier status change may have been an error made by listing agent or someone in our mls who can change status on listings. 

Then there is the little two bedroom house located at the end of a private lane entered in the mid 700 block of Simonton Street. There's a big clearing at the end of the lane. Several houses share the wide gravel parking lot bounded by towering palms and privacy fences. The location is just one block off Duval Street which makes the location a perfect place to own a vacation home - near everything but insulated from the traffic and tourists that seem to take over much of Old Town during waking hours. That's why I like this little place - it's hidden away from the tourists. It's private, simple, and not that expensive. CLICK HERE to read my earlier blog on this simple house at 720 Simonton Street Rear that is still for sale for only $519,000.

1441 Thompson Street, Key West - Bank Owned

Just Listed, by not by me, 1441 Thompson Street in Key West, Florida.  This home was built new in 1985 and reflects the architectural style and building elements that were incorporated to homes at that time. Remember, 1985 was 30 years ago. That is when TV shows like Golden Girls, Growing Pains, MacGuyver were popular.  Lots of TV stars and regular folks sported hairstyles which probably look a bit out of place today. And so it is just a bit with this house. It's not that this house needs a makeover as much as it needs a trip to a stylist. This home is going to make some new owner mighty proud to call this place home.

The 1170 sq ft house sits on a large 51' X 100' sq ft lot at the corner of Flagler Avenue at Thompson Street. You can't see the house from the street as a huge privacy fence hides the house from view. And decades of tree growth have hidden any potential view that might once have been visible.

Once inside the gate you see the late twentieth century design with big sloping roofs and louvered windows. The house sits high off the ground surrounded by a bricked courtyard and lots of trees and overgrown shrubs. A competent arborist could whip this once beautiful yard into shape, of that I am sure.

When you open the front door the design elements of this house shout out for attention from various points. The pool is visible through three sets of French doors to the left. The ceiling soars two stories high. The kitchen is visible on the far side of the open staircase to the second floor bedrooms, and a guest suite is opened adjacent to the front door.

The guest bedroom has a mini-kitchen and an odd lock on the door. Methinks someone probably rented this quite large space instead of using it as a part of what is supposed to be a single family residence.  I think a new owner would replace the louvered windows with impact glass windows, replace what I assume is no longer functioning central air conditioning, and eliminate that funny little mini-kitchen.  This space would make a great ground floor master suite.

One bath services both second floor bedrooms. The bedroom at the far west side has glass paneled doors which allow light to enter this room. The other bedroom has a traditional door.

The pool and deck area look like they were once a source of great pride and joy foe the former owner. It's easy enough to trim the trees and prune away overgrown limbs and make volunteer plants and growth go away. The decks need attention - they may even need replaced. The beauty of this place is everlasting. It just needs some new owner that cares and who is willing to spend the money to make it glorious again. CLICK HERE to view more photos of this property.

Please contact me for more information on this home. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West. Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, or by email at kw1101v@aol.com.