505 Noah Lane, Key West

The new listing at 505 Noah Lane, Key West merits the attention of the buyer seeking a spacious three bedroom home with pool and parking. Okay there are quite a few houses like that available, but this one is located in the highly desirable Truman Annex plus it has a Special Truman Annex Transient Rental License. 

The 2,116 Square Foot house actually faces toward Front Street where there are first and second floor porches for perfect people watching. As you step into the yard you will notice the tropical landscaping and then see the pristine Hardie Board exterior contrasted with the crisp white balusters and rails on the wrap-around porch. Look carefully and you will also see there are impact windows and doors and over  1,000 Sq Ft of Epe decks. Look up and you will notice recessed lights and ceiling fan. Details, I know, but they set the tone for what goes on inside.

I walked through the first floor in total awe. Although this home was built new in 1996, the interior had all the hallmarks of a late 19th Century home including quarter sawn oak floors and stairway. The first and only owner renovated the house in 2007 by D'Asign Source basically rebuilding the entire house. Notable features include Crown Point Cabinetry with matching floor boards, casings, and trim. There is even a fireplace for those snowy winter nights - oh, wait - we don't have those in Key West. Reclaimed NYC subway tiles frame the fireplace.

It wasn't until I stood near the glass doors at the rear of the kitchen that I realized the ceiling soared two stories high. Four large windows allow abundant light to enter the space. There is even a pantry. Everywhere you turn, there is attention to details.

The stairway which took me back to the turn of the century homes I am so familiar with back in Denver. This house has a genuine old house feel to it unlike so many of the new houses built to look old that we seen in Key West. There is a spacious guest bath at the foot of the stairway. When I arrived at the second floor I could look down into the kitchen and see how the interior flows from bottom to top and front to back.

The guest bedroom and bath are located at the front of the house where doors open out to the second floor porch. Checkout that view. Even Riley would be jealous of this place.

The owners use the second guest bedroom at the rear as a home office. The ceiling soars upward to a cupola which is locate next to the rooftop Widow's Walk. 

There are 360 degree views on the Widow's Walk. The new Truman Waterfront Park and amphitheater are located a block or so to the west. Mallory Square and the Waterfront Theater are a couple of blocks to the north. And all of the hot spots and cool little places on Duval Street and environs are two blocks east. Some people save all year long to come to Key West to enjoy the treasures of Key West which you could enjoy everyday if you lived here.

You enter the master suite through pocket doors off the second floor hallway. The ceiling soars here as well. Doors at the rear open to a balcony overlooking the pool and garden area below. There and two closets and a huge master bath.

Doors off the kitchen and dining area open out to the covered rear porches and bricked courtyard. The salt water pool has a nifty water feature. Notice the carport in the above photo. The carport is located on Noah Lane. As you can see the grounds are illuminated at night and are also irrigated. There is a generator for those snowy nights when the frozen electric lines fall down - oh, wait, it never freezes in the Florida Keys. Sometimes we lose power for a short time. This house won't. 

CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos for 505 Noah Lane offered for sale at $3,350,000. Then please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, to schedule a private showing of this wonderful home. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West.

515 Louisa Street, Key West - Transient Licensed Home in Old Town

Just Listed 515 Louisa Street, Key West. Beautiful Conch House located in Old Town just one-half block off Duval Street. This home has two valuable Transient Licenses which allow for daily rental.  It has a successful rental history.

The owner has thoroughly renovated the house which now a bright white kitchen with granite counter-tops, stainless steel appliances (including gas range), vaulted ceiling in the great room.
Sliding Impact Glass Doors open out to the dip pool and separate hot tub surrounded by brand new Trex decking. 

The master bedroom and guest bedroom pictured above each open out to the patio with the dip pool and hot tub. Both bedrooms are separated by the second living room with mini-bar.  This second living area is a great feature for couple traveling together. It gives them some personal space.

Each of the four bedrooms has a private bath. All of the bedrooms are nicely appointed. There are four new bathrooms which feature designer tile and granite counter-tops. The home is offered fully furnished (turn key).  

Other renovations include new new fencing, new air conditioning, new tank-less hot water heater, new tile floors, and new hot tub.   CLICK HERE to view more photos of 515 Louisa Street.

Please CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet on 515 Louisa Street, Key West. Offered fully furnished at $1,700,000. Then please call me. Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, to arrange a private showing. I am the listing agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West.

62 Front Street, Key West - Commanding Truman Annex Property

The 600 block of Fleming Street in Key West during the 1920s

Front Street in the Truman Annex, Key West in the 2010s

The two photos above show how much Key West has changed in the past 100 years and how much things remain the same. Last week I wrote a blog about the big house at 923 Fleming Street where I remarked about notation on an early Sanborn Fire Map that Fleming Street was bricked. That remark was noteworthy because many streets back then were dirt. Bricked streets signified that the houses belonged to the wealthy. Followers of my blog know that the houses on Fleming Street today are still among the most expensive in Key West. The color photo above shows Front Street in the Truman Annex addition to Key West which was developed in the early 1990s. Most of single family homes located on Front and Emma Streets are owned by the wealthy as well.

The new listing at 62 Front Street, Key West is a modern day Eyebrow House with widow's walk.. This 2486 sq ft home was built in 1998 and varies greatly from the historic eyebrow houses built more than a century earlier in that the living spaces on the main floor wide and open and the bedrooms on the second floor are quite large as compared to the bedrooms found in historic homes. The house has a commanding presence on this street on this street of fancy homes. The listing Realtor describes this property this way:

"Located in the Key West Truman Annex is a very prominent Eyebrow home,custom built in 1998 for the President of the company that developed the Truman Annex. A large front porch allows you to enjoy the beautiful manicured landscaping of the Truman Annex. Opening the front door to this 4 bedroom 3 bath home, you are mesmerized by the size of the open floor plan and soaring ceiling heights and light. The Kitchen has custom cabinetry with granite counter tops with access to the outside living and pool area. On the main level is a full bath and bedroom adjacent to the living room with French Doors leading to the covered deck and pool. A custom staircase leads to 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with oversize closets. Another highlight is 2 covered Parking spaces. Transient License."

Two sets of French doors with clerestory windows above open out to the covered deck pool beyond which are two separate carports

For some reason that I do not fully understand, a lot of potential buyers want to buy a house that they may rent for income when they are not using it. I understand the idea and have written about the ability to do it. What I don't really understand is why someone who can afford a house as expensive as this would want to rent it. But if you do, you may, as this house has a valuable Truman Annex Transient Rental License which permits an owner to rent the property for 25 weeks each year plus as many 30 day months as one wants. Remember this house has four bedrooms and three baths, a sunny pool, off street parking, as is within easy walking distance to Ft Zachary Taylor Beach and the dining and entertainment on nearby Duval Streets. Renters will love it!

CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos on 62 Front Street, Key West which is offered for sale at $3,570,000. 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.