Wake-up early risers. The really sweet single family home located at
715 Fleming Street was just put back on the market. Many would-be buyers missed the opportunity to buy this place when it went o the market a couple of months ago. The buyer on that deal withdrew from the sale and now some other buyer has the chance to buy this wonderful
Key West home.
715 Fleming Street in
Key West is located opposite the Monroe County Library. When the listing
agent asked me to take some photos of the house, I gladly agreed. I
immediately went to my old shoebox and found the black and white photo
below taken in 1965. That photo shows the house when louvered shutters
enclosed the front porch of the CBS house built in 1948. I searched for
earlier photos reckoning there must have been a wood frame house on the
lot prior to 1948, but I could not find one.The original house was
atypical for this block which has several larger multi-million dollar
homes and other wood frame homes in the low one million dollar range. Wood clapboard siding was added to the the front to make the
actual CBS house blend in with the surrounding homes sometime after the 1965 photo was taken.
I
spoke to the owner who has lived in the house since he purchased it in
1989. He said he removed one of the original interior walls to create a
larger living room. French doors were added on the west and north sides
of the house allowing free flowing air to pass through the home. I was
just awed by the simplicity of the house and how open and charming it
was. Let me share some photos I took.
If
you look back at the black and white photo you will understand how the
current day house evolved. The porch was totally enclosed except for two
windows on either side of the front recessed entry. The front west side
became the kitchen. A window allows sun to shine
through into the living room. The east front became one of the
bathrooms. It is quite large and also has a window which allows light to
pass into the adjacent bedroom. The doorway with sidelight panel was
recessed to an entry hall where the mirror amplifies the natural light
and visually enlarges the space.
The
size and volume of the living room was totally unexpected. An original
interior wall was removed to create the vaulted ceiling. French doors
were added on the west and north walls which allows light and air to
flow through the interior. The earlier renovation added a bathroom
adjacent to the front bedroom on the east side. That room also has
French doors which added light into that space. I did not take any
interior photos of the rear bedroom, however I did photograph the French
doors from the rear deck which give that room abundant light.
The
Monroe County Property Appraiser shows the house as having 1137 sq ft
of air conditioned interior living space plus a 10' X 11' air
conditioned storage building located at the north rear of lot. The lot
measures 50.25' X 64'. There is a wood deck that wraps the west and rear
of the lot. The east side is fence enclosed area that is not utilized
at present. The impervious space is quite large which makes me believe
there may be room for a pool. The front yard is under utilized.
CLICK HERE to view more photos of this property.
715
Fleming Street is located a short two and one-half block walk to Duval
Street and two blocks to the Historic Seaport. While the house does not
have parking, I have found that I can normally find a parking spot on
that block. This is partly because the library takes up so much of the
block and it has its own parking lot. The larger houses have their own
off street parking which lessens the demand for on street parking in
general.
CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and then please call me,
Gary Thomas,
305-766-2642,
to schedule a private showing. This house will sell fast. It is priced
to sell at
$849,000. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at
Preferred Properties Key West.
This place is perfect for the buyer who wants a great Old Town home in a
good location but who doesn't want to spend a million dollars to buy
it.
