Love For Sale - 728 Love Lane - Key West

728 Love Lane in Key West is a must see for anyone who desires to purchase a home with the best in location, privacy, security, top notch construction, and superb attention to every detail. Some features include bricked off street parking, heated custom reverse infinity edge pool, two zone A/C, whole house back-up generator, professional chef's kitchen built by a custom furniture maker with Wolf, Sub Zero, and Bosch appliances, a spacious loft to accommodate extra guests, extensive storage, covered veranda with wet bar, ice maker and under counter refrigerator, impact windows and skylights, floor to ceiling marble and decorative tile in all baths.

Great room, covered lanai and pool beyond, and master suite off to the right

This is the kind of house that you fall in love with as soon as you cross the threshold. Everything was done "right". The formal entry is set back from the edge of the lane in the new addition at the rear. You walk into the great room which has a vaulted ceiling. Your eyes are drawn to the infinity pool beyond the French doors at the rear and the tropical garden. Just off the pool is a covered outdoor lounge area and the outdoor kitchen to the right. The master suite is located at the right rear. It has French doors that open out to the pool making a midnight dip so enticing. There is a second master suite at the front of the main house. or attention is the special loft accessed by a ship's ladder. (The loft provides a third bedroom for guests and other strangers.)

Front bedroom (with exit to front porch to watch the hibiscus grow)

Middle bedroom

Master suite at the rear

This home has 2100 sq ft of living space under air plus the covered rear lanai and front and side porches. The lot is 4508 sq ft (46' x 98') and is located near the end of Love Lane which is a dead end lane. The home was totally renovated in 2006 by licensed contractors. No funny business on this redo. Every thing was done correctly. And it shows when you look at the end result.

Chef's kitchen

It's what you don't notice that sets this house apart from many other places that have been redone. I am referring to glitches and mistakes. Shortcuts that nobody will ever notice. The owners took their time and did this renovation correctly. The doors between the great room and the lanai, for example, are wind impact resistant pocket doors that disappear into the walls. They don't take up living space, that's the cool thing. But they cut down on windstorm insurance and that is even cooler. All of the windows and doors provide the maximum windstorm insurance credits available.

Outdoor kitchen

728 Love Lane is offered for sale at $1,795,000. CLICK HERE the virtual tour provided by the listing agent, Maya Thomas at Sellstate Island Properties (no relation). If you would like to see this beautiful Key West home, please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642. I am a buyer's agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Coastal Realty, Inc.

728 Love Lane - Key West

I wanted to grab your attention with the banner pic. 728 Love Lane is one of the best homes in all of Key West. And now it is offered for sale at $1,795,000.

728 Love Lane is located next to the end of Love Lane as it dead-ends at the Monroe County Library. Click GOOGLE MAP to view the aerial photo of the location which is atop Solares Hill and the dead center of Old Town.

This residence is a must see for anyone who desires the best in location, privacy, security, top notch construction, and superb attention to every detail. Some features include: bricked off street parking, heated custom reverse infinity edge pool, two zone A/C, whole house back-up generator, professional chef's kitchen built by a custom furniture maker with Wolf/SubZero/Bosch Appliances, spacious loft to accommodate extra guests, extensive storage, covered veranda with wet bar, ice maker and under counter refrigerator, impact windows and skylights, floor to ceiling marble and decorative tile in all baths.

This is the kind of house that you fall in love with as soon as you cross the threshold. Everything was done "right". The formal entry is at the rear addition. You walk into the great room which has a vaulted ceiling. Your eyes get drawn to the infinity pool beyond the French doors at the rear and also to the delightful kitchen to the right. The master suite is off at the right rear. (It has French doors that open out to the pool making a midnight dip so enticing.) There is a second master suite at the front of the main house. Competing for attention is the special loft accessed by a ship's ladder. (The loft provides a third bedroom for guests and other strangers.)

CLICK HERE to take a Virtual Tour of this gracious Key West home. This is a tour worth taking! And CLICK HERE to see the Key West mls database on this property.

Anyone who has read my blog knows how fond I am of homes located on almost any of the Old Town lanes. This particular lane has the added pizazz of being called Love Lane. Who wouldn't want to live on Love Lane?

If you are looking for the very special home with all of the amenities and location that 728 Love Lane offers, please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, to schedule a showing. I am a buyer's agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Coastal Realty, Inc. in Key West.

Good Deals - Recent Key West Sales

No Good Deed should go unnoticed. There were three sales that hit the mls since June first that I believe are worth noting.

I wrote about 811 Southard Street on December 21st. It was a short sale. It originally listed for $5,300,000 and sold for $2,500,000 or $656 per sq ft CLICK HERE. That is a great price for a great property in a very good Old Town location. Congratulations to Rudy and Roger.

I never got the chance to write about 1020 Southard Street CLICK HERE (the Gingerbread Man House) because it went under contract within a day or so of being listed. It sold at the list price of $1,975,000 or $760 per sq ft. The Gingerbread Man House was renovated a few years ago by the same duo that recently renovated 728 Love Lane. The pretty as a picture house at 728 Love Lane house is on the market now and is priced at $1,795,000. CLICK HERE.

The Buyer of 1020 Southard Street has their "old house" at 1108 Fleming Street on the market. CLICK HERE for more info on this house priced at $1,295,000. I wrote about it CLICK HERE. If you are a serious buyer for a great house in Old Town, consider this property. Remember, the current owner just purchased a very expensive house a block away. Hint! Hint!

Another house I wrote about also closed this week. CLICK HERE to read what I wrote about 924 Flagler Avenue in the Casa Marina area. It was listed for $1,500,000 and sold for $1,250,000 or $606 per sq ft. The house is as original as any I have seen in Key West, and it has been lovingly maintained by the same family since it was built in 1935. The new owner bought a Key West treasurer. Mitzi Krabill represented the seller and I represented the buyer. Congratulations Tim. And Merry Christmas.

Good Deeds, indeed! Each of the three houses I mentioned are important houses in Key West. I'm sure there will be a few readers that think the buyers paid a lot. Wait a couple of years. These buyers will be remembered for the great deals they got.

If you are thinking of buying a place in Key West, you might want to put your property search in full gear. The market of available good houses in good locations is shrinking. CLICK HERE to search the official Key West Association of Realtors mls website. If you see a property that interests you, please contact me, Gary Thomas, 305.766.2642 or e-mail me at kw1101v@aol.com. You don't have to pay a million bucks to get a good deal. But you will never get a good deal if you don't make an effort.

728 Love Lane Old Town Key West

The charming home at 728 Love Lane in Key West is located down a quiet lane in the heart of Old Town and is an exceptional 3 bedroom, 3 bath home. The location is an easy stroll to the center of Duval Street. This residence is a must see for anyone who desires the best in location, privacy, security, top notch construction, and superb attention to EVERY detail. Some features include: Off street parking, heated, custom reverse infinity edge pool, two zone A/C, whole house back up generator, professional chef's kitchen built by a custom furniture maker with Wolf/SubZero/Bosch Appliances, spacious loft to accommodate extra guests, extensive storage, covered veranda with wet bar, ice maker and under counter refrigerator, impact windows and skylights, floor to ceiling marble and decorative tile in all baths.

Anyone who has read my blog knows how fond I am of homes located on almost any of the Old Town lanes. This particular lane has the added pizazz of being Love Lane. Now what kind if passionless and frigid individual would not want to live on Love Lane?

The owner/renovator is also a Realtor who has done several projects in Old Town. And he uses top quality materials and lots of imagination to achieve a project that is both practical and romantic.

CLICK HERE for more photos and additional info on this cute little abode. The home is 2100 sq ft and is priced at $2,250,000 or $1.071 per sq. ft. Now that is quite a bit in any market but when you consider what you are getting for your money, this house is just plain practically magic.

Let's go take a look together. Call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642 to schedule a showing. If you have the money, this really is a house to consider. And if you can't quite afford this property, CLICK HERE to checkout the other homes available in Key West. Again, give me a call to help you find your new home in Paradise whether it be on Love Lane or some other charming street.