115 Front St #103, Key West - Spectacular Harbour Place Condominium

You'll be on permanent vacation if you buy this ocean front Harbour Place Condominium in Key West. People from around the world come to Key West to see our incredible sunsets. You'll have the perfect ring-side-seat to view the nightly sunset celebration without leaving the comforts of home. 115 Front Street #103 is listed for sale by Preferred Properties Key West.

This unit is located in the former Administrative Building of the US Navy Station Key West. The two black and white photos were taken in 1969 during the last inspection of former President Harry S. Truman who lived on the opposite side of this building in what is now known as the Little White House. The former Navy grounds and several of the original buildings were renovated and many others built new to create the Truman Annex residential community. Harbour Place Condominiums is one of the communities. And most of the units have direct water views. This unit has a particularly incredible view.

Trust the brass at the US Navy to get the best views. You can now have those views from the front deck of this condo as well as the inside of the spacious 2060 square foot residence which has been tastefully updated. Doors in the living room open to the front deck and the side deck which wraps around the unit. Both the master suite and guest bedroom have doors which open out to the side decks. As an owner you'll love opening the bedroom door in the evening as ocean breezes wiff thru the room.

This unit has a valuable Truman Annex transient license which permits 25 weekly rentals and unlimited monthly vacation rentals of 28 days. Harbour Place is located steps away from Mallory Square, the site of the nightly sunset celebration, as well as many popular restaurants and our famous Waterfront Playhouse. The new Truman Annex waterfront park is located just to the south. Fort Zachary Taylor State Park and Beach are located within easy walking distance. And world famous Duval Street is just two blocks to the east. 

CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and to view more photos of 115 Front Street #103 offered for sale at $3,000,000. Then please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, to arrange a private showing. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties.

32 Hilton Haven Road, Key West - New Lower Price

The asking price on 32 Hilton Haven Road #4, Key West was just reduced making this waterfront home an incredible buy in my opinion. The listing Realtor describes this property as being the largest waterfront condominium available in Key West. Two units were combined to make one 2258 square foot home with three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a large open concept kitchen, dining, and living area with open water views from the fifty foot balcony.This unit has been completely renovated from bottom to top including new wood and tile floors, recessed lighting, wind impact doors and windows, kitchen cabinets, appliances, and so forth. The waterfront view remains forever inviting.

While standing in the kitchen I took the above photo and imagined living in this space. Everything blends together so nicely.  One of the complaints I have often heard about other condominium properties is how alike they are which is the same as saying how unimaginative they are. This place is the opposite. The living space is so large and open. There is plenty of room for a real family to live here and not be tripping all over each other.

The bedrooms are located on the four corners of this unit.  Each bedroom has an adjacent or en-suite bathroom.  Having this much separation ensures privacy for the people occupying these spaces. The current owner chose to use one bedroom as a den and enlarged the adjacent laundry to include a home office. The main entrance is located near ground level while all living space is located on the second floor. There are multiple entrances to the deck area as well.

32 Hilton Haven Road is offered for sale at $1,199,750. CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos. After you have imagined how wonderful this place would be to own, please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, to set up a private showing. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West. The listing agent promised to get my buyers in at a moments notice. Let's take a look. You will not be disappointed.

2645 Gulfview Drive, Key West - Waterfront Property on the Gulf of Mexico

2645 Gulfview Drive is a smart looking 1600 square foot home located at Gulfview Point (formerly known as Roosevelt Annex) in Key West where each of the 25 single-family homes and town homes  are located on the water and sited for exquisite views of the setting sun over the Gulf of Mexico. Gulfpoint Annex continues to be an exclusive community with a neighborhood of homes surrounded by water on three sides.  This is the only place of this kind in Key West! Click GOOGLE MAP for an aerial perspective of the property and its relationship to the water.

This development was built by Pritam Shingh who also developed Truman Annex, the Key West Golf Club Community, Parrot Key Resort, and the new Marker Hotel in Old Town Key West. Each of the residential communities have the look and feel of small town America. After you pass the gated entry the road winds through the friendly neighborhood. Many but not all of the homes have covered off street parking (this one does). 2645 Gulfpoint Drive is located near the far end of the private road which means you won't be hearing or seeing other vehicles drive by your home. 

The main living level provides a lot of living space both indoors and outdoors. The family chef will have water views from the kitchen as he or she looks through the living area and out to the Gulf of Mexico. There is a spare room tucked off to the right side of the living room which has pocket doors to provide privacy when needed.  An owner might use that space as a dining room, home office, den, or maybe as a guest bedroom. (There is a half bath on this floor as well.) There is an expansive covered deck with steps that lead down to the larger open deck at pool side. Just beyond the picket fence is a walking trail that wraps around all three sides of the development. This is a great place to walk the family dog. Some owners have installed floating (non-permanent) docks to moor small boats at waters edge.

On the second floor there are two guest bedrooms at the front of the house. The bedroom on the west side has a door that opens to the front balcony which overlooks Gulfview Drive. Both bedrooms have vaulted ceilings which enhance the spatial feel in these rooms. The master bedroom with en-suite bath is at the rear where there is a covered deck that has commanding views of the water. I had a listing that I sold at Gulfview last year. Each time I took potential buyers out to either deck their jaws dropped - the views are just incredibly beautiful and so serene. So many people dream of moving to Key West and imagine the joys of living on an island. The reality in Key West is that there are very few homes that have any sort of water view.  This home is the exception to that rule! Here you can actually see the water every day and watch amazing sea and sky change as the morning turns to day and the day turns to night. You'll see sunny skies and foreboding clouds and even watch and listen as thunder claps across the vast open water. You'll have a view that very few people get to have in our little town.

There is a home owner association which requires payment of monthly fees of $372 which includes cable television, security, and grounds maintenance. The park-like grounds are meticulously maintained. Pets are permitted with restrictions. CLICK HERE to see more photos which I took.

2645 Gulview Drive is offered for sale at $849,900. CLICK HERE to view the Key West mls datasheet. Then please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642 to schedule a private showing. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West. Let me help you find your perfect place in Paradise. This just might be that place!

1800 Atlantic Penthouse Condo - Key West Waterfront

Recently listed, by not by me, 1800 Atlantic Unit C 439, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The listing Broker describes the unit this way:

"Top floor unit with stunning views down Smather's Beach, vaulted ceilings and a transient rental license. Great location within a great location! Enjoy all of the amenities for which 1800 Atlantic is so well known and generate income to help with the carrying costs."

Loyal Readers know that just about every unit at 1800 Atlantic is 1357 square feet and has a nearly identical layout consisting of two bedrooms, two baths, eat in kitchen, shared dining and living areas, and a killer balcony that extends the length of the unit so that each room (except the baths) as views. The location, Dear Readers, is one of three factors that dramatically effects the pricing among units for sale. The two other factors are whether the unit has been updated and whether the unit has a transient rental license. Few buyers want a bad location or inferior view. Some buyers want perfection from the 'get go' while others are willing to accept any property as long as the price is right. Some buyers require a transient license so they can rent a unit as much as possible when they are not using the unit themselves.

Top floor Smather's Beach view

Penthouse has vaulted ceilings that add volume to the living areas

1800 Atlantic Unit C 439 is a penthouse unit (meaning not only top floor but also that the unit has extra tall vaulted ceilings which add height and volume to the living room and bedrooms. This unit is the first unit off the ocean front. It has commanding waterfront views. Being second best works in this case. This unit has valuable City of Key West transient license which makes daily rental (every day of the year possible as opposed to a special Truman Annex transient rental license that has restrictions as to the number of weeks an owner can rent the unit on a transient basis). Finally, this unit is original which means the kitchen and baths are the same now as they were when the unit was built in 1984. In an age where almost everything must be 'new' to be good, being 27 years old may seem like it is less than perfect. That, Dear Reader, is not the case here. I have photos to prove it. CLICK HERE to see photos of this unit and the views. A potential buyer who wants a new kitchen or new baths or new furniture can get exactly what they want. It will cost a little more, but the new owner can get (and pay for) exactly what he or she or they want.

1800 Atlantic Condominiums have a loyal following of returning visitors. The ocean front location with the giant pool and spa and the surprisingly large gardens, tennis courts, and covered parking work well for visitors that have done the Duval crawl and decided they prefer the oceanfront location.

You or your guests can walk to Smather's Beach for a game of volleyball, a personal sail, or do some ordinary tanning in an extraordinary location.

Smather's Beach is next door to your home

No traffic, no parking, no problems

Or you can swim in your own pool or walk the beach outside the door

Photo during construction showing location of C 439 - Penthouse Floor

Here's the deal: This unit is an "estate sale". The penthouse location and view plus the transient license makes this unit a very desirable unit. Unit C 439 is offered at $498,000. CLICK HERE to view the Key West mls database on this unit.

If you are looking to purchase a property in Key West and have not yet found the right person to deal with, please consider working with me, Gary Thomas. 305-766-2642 or by email at kw1101v@aol.com. I am a buyer's agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Coastal Realty, Inc.