I wrote about
1503 South Street just after it was listed in April. The house has not sold, and I think it is worth buyers taking a second look. This is a listing of my office, but it is not my listing.
Who'd-a-thunk
you could buy a genuine Old Town house in Mid Town Key West with a
virgin-like yard and home. I searched through photos of the Monroe County Library and found a photo of the original house which was moved from the 600 block of
Simonton Street to its current location at 1503 South Street several decades ago. The purpose of the move was to permit construction of the a city offices, police head quarters and fire house at the corner of Simonton
and Angela Streets. (That building itself was razed four years ago to permit the construction of a new fire house.)
The updated roof line extends out from the original house. A new front porch provides a shady place to sit and watch pretty much of nothing happen. This is a very quiet area of Key West. There are no tourist locations or any commercial in the immediate area. The yard is the perfect place for a child or grandchild to run around and enjoy life in Key West.
The listing Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West describes this property this way:
"Go play outside until I call you for dinner! Remember hearing that? With this property,they will have someplace to play! Kickball, baseball or just horsing around. This charming home sits on a 9400 sf lot offering the opportunity to build a second home or accessory unit. Never before offered for sale and one of a kind in this neighborhood. The house is considered a historic structure, having been moved to this location from Simonton Street in the late 1940's and features the sawtooth roofline found in many Old Town cottages. The house was completely renovated from the structure up in 2011 and features vaulted ceilings, an open kitchen/living area, a beautiful kitchen with white Kraft Maid cabinetry and granite countertops, porcelain tile floors throughout and all new windows."
This
recently remodeled home looks so bright and cheery on the outside and that
same warmth continues when you open the door and step inside and view the vaulted ceiling and
great room. The old walls were removed and the interior reconfigured for
our modern lifestyle.The modern house has
1260 sq ft of living space which does not include any of the outer buildings. The
lot measures 101' X 94' or
4663 sq ft located inside the fenced yard.There is plenty of room for a pool, cottage, and off street parking.
A
central hallway leads to the three bedrooms and two baths. A glass door
at the rear leads to the covered patio and nearby workshop. You rarely
get to see a green yard in Key West. The yard here is exceptional. It has got to be greener and in
better shape than the nearby Bayfront Park (photo immediately below). I am serious about that!
This home sits on two separate lots which theoretically could be sold separately. It is being offered as one
parcel which includes the house and all of the land. A new owner might want to build an accessory unit or may prefer to keep the yard the way it is.
CLICK HERE to view the Key West mls datasheet for
1503 South Street,
Key West and to view more listing photos. The asking price is
$1,395,000. This property is as clean as
a whistle and awaits the creative touch a new owner may bring to this
unexpected treasure. 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.
