Old Northeast (Saint Petersburg, FL)
By Sharon Simms, St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS
(Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International)
What a shock when I drove by and saw this Old Northeast garage apartment on dollies! The entire masonry foundation is gone or rubble. It had crenelated blocks that were popular in 1910 when this property was built (the main house, at least. I'm not sure when the garage was built). I used to own this property so have a special interest in what happens.  The property is on two lots, and with all the new homes being built to replace old smaller ones, it's possible that's what the plan is for this property - but it looks like the upper floor is being moved. I wonder why - and where.
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By Sharon Simms, St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS
(Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International)
The Old Northeast neighborhood, adjacent to downtown St Petrsburg, has always been a popular neighborhood. Now This Old House has recognized it as a Best Old Home Neighborhood 2012: South. It's the only neighborhood in Florida to be recognized by them this year and it rates in various categories: family friendly, parks and recreation, cottages and bungalows, gardening, Editors' Choice. The varied styles of homes - bungalows, Colonials, Mediterranean, Italian, and even a few moderns - work together because of all the trees and landscaping. Many of the streets are brick and many of the sidewalks are made with hexagonal concrete blocks. Most of the garages are in the back of the homes, with alley access. Most homes have a front porch, which encourages conversations. It's easy to chat betwe...
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By Pam Joffe
(Solaris Realty)
North East Park is close to Snell Isle. The community is located in north east St. Petersburg.   The size and price range for homes vary widely. There are smaller older homes on streets several blocks from the Bay that start in the $200's with homes on Tampa Bay that are in the millions. It is a great family neighborhood that is close to  the BEST Art galleries, fine dining, night life and activities that St. Petersburgh as to offer. It is also convenient to I-275 making it an easy commute to both downtown St. Petersburg and Tampa.         The contents of this posting are the property of Pam Mabe and  Solaris Realty of TampaBay. Pam Mabe is a broker working in the Pinellas and Hillsborough area helping buyers and sellers buy and sell homes.  Contact Pam at 813-245-0316 to list your prop...
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By Sharon Simms, St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS
(Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International)
Overvue condominiums near downtown St Petersburg Florida never made it to completion, so the once assisted living community of Northshore is about to reture as retirement apartments. Westminster Communities, which currently has 3 retirement communities in St Petersburg, including one, Westminster Palms, just a block away from this, has purchased the high-rise building through the bankruptcy court for $9 million. Westminster Communities has issued bonds for $15 million, which will cover both the initial purchase and the renovations. They plan 135 retirement apartments - a higher density than the 72 condominium units planned by Overvue. The building at the lower right of the photo is already owned by Westminster so it's a very appropriate location for expansion. Occupancy is scheduled for...
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By Loretta Buckner, Your GREEN Real Estate Consultant For Life!
(Real World Properties, Inc.| Your Real Estate Consultant for Life)
A sampling of some of the many fine features of beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida--no longer "Heaven's Waiting Room", but home to the unique architecture of the historic Old Northeast, the Arts-friendly and flourishing in the downtown area, sail-happy Vinoy Basin, and nature abundant throughout the city. Take a short video jaunt through some of the sites:
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By Sharon Simms, St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS
(Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International)
Overvue CondosCertus Development, LLC is transforming a building into condominiums, ranging from the $200,000s to the $600,000s. Located at 939 Beach Dr NE in St Petersburg, it's only a few blocks from downtown, on the edge of The Old Northeast neighborhood, and overlooking some of St Pete's wonderful parks along Tampa Bay. You can walk to restaurants, shops, the movies, art museums, art-music-food festivals, and lots of parks. When I first knew this building, a few years ago, it was an Assisted Living facility and we were moving my mother there. After a trial in that "cruiseship without the boat" she decided to stay and was lucky to get a unit on the top floor, in a corner with a fantastic view of the water and downtown. We kept telling her how expensive this would be as a condo. While...
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By Teresa Hall
(TheCleaningService.net)
In over 8 years of experience with real estate cleaning and property management, it is the simplest maintenance that is often overlooked or postponed until costly repairs are necessary. The usual suspect is generally the tub and/or shower. Small cracks that appear in the tile grout over time never seem all that alarming or important but what Mr. or Ms. Homeowner doesn’t realize is that expensive damage is happening behind those innocent little cracks, that loose escution plate or tub spout and the unappealing caulk that never comes clean no matter how much bleach is used. With even minor grout cracks, the wall board behind the tile becomes soft from continually absorbing water and expands creating slight bulges in the wall tiles that will result in the tiles falling from the wall entire...
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