265 Golf Club Drive, Key West - Just Listed

Image driving home after a long day on the water boating, fishing, diving for lobsters, or alternatively working again. This is the view you will have when entering The Sanctuary at the Key West Golf Club Community. I just listed 265 Golf Club Drive, the largest single family home in The Sanctuary.

This four bedroom home is the largest single family home available with 1816 square feet of living space plus 200 square feet of bonus space off the master bedroom. Let's take a look inside.

Upon entering the front door you are immediately impressed by the size of the main floor and how different it is from the smaller homes in The Sanctuary. There are new floors throughout the house including the dark wood floors on the main level.The new kitchen has cabinetry that extends to the ceiling, stainless steel appliances, and granite counters. The elevated breakfast bar extends out into the open plan living area.

There is a new guest bath located just off the front entry. Stacking washer and dryer are tucked away behind the double doors off the living area.

As you make your way through the living area toward the screened lanai, you notice a first floor bedroom located off to the right. Plantation shutters here and throughout the house allow light flow to be adjusted in a classy way. The crown molding, high baseboards, and trim is painted bright white which contrasts to the dark wood floors. But it is the sunshine filtering through the lanai that begs our further attention.

The screened lanai offers protection from the blazing sun. Believe me, most sane people can only take 30 minutes or so of direct sun. The space is wired for TV and cocktails. You can get wired with cocktails. New TREX decks were added at the front entry and the entire back area. There is a spa plus outdoor shower with multi-level shower sprays.  The tropical foliage behind the pool provides a buffer from the golfers on the other side. 

The new master bath has dual vanities with mirrors that illuminate upon touch. The oversized shower has another multi-head shower sprays. Thee is a small window in the room as well. The current owners use the side room as a home office.

Almost all of The Sanctuary homes are two story. This home has first and second floor covered porches with sitting areas. Each of the two front guest bedrooms open out to the porch. The vaulted ceilings add to the spatial feel for each room. The share a newly renovated bath.

The Key West Golf Club Community has two pools including the resort sized pool shown above. There is a small gym located in the clubhouse. And there is even a butterfly garden located on the far side of the clubhouse. I don't recall ever seeing a living person there. Nor a dead one.---

 If you are a parent with school age children you will be happy to know the new Gerald Adams school is located nearby.

CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos of 265 Goff Club Drive offered at $799,000 or $439 per square foot. The please call me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642, to arrange a private showing. This home is the very best value in The Sanctuary. See for yourself. Don't wait.

Key West Commercial Property - 5625 2nd Ave, Stock Island, FL 33040

Despite the global pandemic Key West continues to go about the daily business of doing business on the Island of Key West and the smaller islands in the Lower Keys which rely the merchants, vendors, manufacturers, trades people, and so on. In other words business did not shut down.

I found the above photo of Stock Island given that name decades ago as the place where the meat that fed the Key West was raised and then taken across what became know as "Cow Key Channel" to be slaughtered. Tourists know Stock Island is the home of Roostica, Hogfish Bar & Grill and many eateries from cheap to cuisine. There are a lot of trailers, modulars, and mid-century homes plus commercial buildings interspersed everywhere. There are a couple of private dumps and storage lots for old autos. There is also a massive land reclamation development going near the eastern waters edge. Stock Island is an island in transition. There is activity everywhere. I had to dodge two trucks to take the photo below.

The listing Broker describes 5625 2nd Avenue this way:

"This income producing mixed use property offers an excellent opportunity on Stock Island before it's too late. The property consists of two buildings with apx. 6,000 sq. ft of interior space on a large12, 500 sq. ft. lot with loads of parking. There are two buildings, one is an elevated concrete L shaped built in 1979 with separate bays. A two story building was built in 1984 and is rented as office space. The property is completely fenced and each of the 9 units have their own access. The location is ideal with close proximity to US1 and Key West as well as the large hotels and marinas on Stock Island. This mixed use building is in the MU zoning district offering many options in addition to keeping it as a profitable rental property with solid tenants. Please do not disturb tenants."

CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos of 5625 2nd Avenue, Stock Island, Florida which is offered for sale at $1,450,000. The please call me Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642 or email me at kw1101v@aol.com request a CA for further information. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West.

FEAR CITY - Netlfix Does It Again!

Watch FEAR CITY on NETFLIX.

Consider what you learn and put it into context with what has happened in American politics over the past five years.

This is scary stuff.

918 Southard Street #105, Key West, Florida - Just Listed

Just Listed 918 Southard Street #105 which is located in the Southard Square Condominiums in the Heart of Old Town Key West. The listing Realtor describes this unit thus:

"In the very heart of Old Town and convenient to everything Key West has to offer! Nestled amongst lush tropical foliage, adjoining the pool, is this newly renovated two-bedroom two bath condo corner, one level unit on the ground floor. Surrounding the unit is a wraparound private patio. Entering you are greeted with lots of windows and sliding glass doors revealing bright sun light. Open living /dining area with a built-in bar. The custom kitchen has bright white cabinets with stainless appliances. The guest/tv room is directly across from a large bathroom. Leading down the hallway is another large bathroom, built dressing area and master bedroom. This unit has abundance of storage and large closets. Beautiful community pool and club house. One designated off street parking space."

Let's take a look.

Southard Square it located four blocks east of Duval and three blocks south of the Historic Seaport. This unit is located at the rear of the compound and across from the pool and community room.

The check mark in the aerial photo above shows the location of this two bedroom two bath unit, Ithas 1,034 square feet of living space located on one floor - no stairs. And since it located at the rear of the complex it is very private. There is assigned off street parking. The monthly condo fees are $600 which covers all insurances, building maintenance, pool and common area maintenance.

The pool is large and sun blessed. The deck has lots of space for tanning and some shady areas as well. The community room has a small kitchen and gathering area plus restroom. Five Brothers is located about 200 feet or so to the east of the complex. If it's not your favorite spot to get cafe con leche, it probably will be once you move here.

918 Southard Street #105 is offered for sale at $875,000. CLICK HERE to view the Key West MLS datasheet and listing photos 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. 

Key West Real Estate Trivial Pursuit - Part Three

Key West has changed so much since the first time I visited in 1984. I have lived here since 1993 and drive up and down the streets almost every day. I can go for months not seeing a particular area on the island, see that something has changed, and try to remember what was there before. Let's look at a few "before" photos to see if you know where the property is located. They will be easy this third time as I am placing a current photo under the property.

Number 1

 I took the above photo around 1998. I searched my old shoebox and found a photo of the same properties in 1965 - see below. There were two buildings bridged together to for what looks to be an apartment complex. If you closely it appears that first and second floor porches were enclosed with louver shutters to expand the interior living space. It also looks like the exterior had new fashioned asbestos siding added The center building may have been a laundry area.  I searched the Sanborn Fire Maps which showed buildings on both sites dating back to 1889. The building on the far right is too large to be the building on that site in 1889 and appears to have been added prior to 1912.

I also found an aerial photo of the Army Barracks located across the street. I added check marks to show the two still unidentified buildings.

This is the same location photographed a couple of days ago. Everyone will get this one.

Number 2

I remember sitting in my car at one of the few four-way traffic light intersections in town looking at the ugly one story "modern" CBS building blocking the view of some older building to the rear. I kept wishing someone would by the place, tear it down, and restore the building in the rear. I took a photo of the building but have not been able to find it. I did find the two above photos in the Monroe County Library collection. I took the photo below of that same location a couple of days ago. It is one of the more remarkable renovations in town. I am sure you will agree.

Number 3

I took photos of the side by side properties around twenty years ago. Both properties have changed immensely. The top photo was four apartments which were converted into condominiums. I took new photos of both properties yesterday. The condos are surrounded by palm trees so that photo is useless. I sold the house next door. I remember sitting inside the kitchen watching television coverage of the the US invasion of Baghdad on the day we did the home inspection. The place is beautiful today.  I think a lot of people drive by houses with peeling paint and think the insides must be awful. That is not always the case.  Some owners continue to let the outside look bad to fool the taxman. That is why I tell potential buyers to take a look. You never know what you may see.

Number 4

I borrowed a couple of photos from the Monroe County Library which show this location before there was a building and when there was a car sales lot. In recent years the property was a car rental business. That location sold in June 2020 for $7,025,000. It will become a parking lot. That was a steal.

If you are looking to buy a house in Key West consider calling me, Gary Thomas, 305-766-2642. I am a buyers agent and a full time Realtor at Preferred Properties Key West. I'll tell you lots of colorful stories about the way Key West used to be and how wonderful a place it is to live today.