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Tampa Bay Times
| Sunday, November 4, 2018 |
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Homes Sold in the bay area
$860,000
850 115th Ave. 3 bedrooms, 3½ baths
$385,000
424 88th Ave. 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths
Treasure Island on Isle of Palms: Built in 1963, this spacious splitplan home with water views from almost every room has a remodeled kitchen with stainless appliances, built-in microwave, quartz counters and breakfast bar, dual-sided fireplace between kitchen and living room, large master suite, hurricane shutters, newer heated and cooled saltwater pool and spa, newer seawall and 10,000-pound boat lift. The 2,221-square-foot house sold at its listing price in September. Century 21 Jim White & Associates Inc., Jill Helgren
St. Pete Beach in Unit 7: This updated and move-in-ready beach house, built in 1956, features living areas with polished terrazzo flooring, open kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and breakfast bar, updated baths, bonus living area that can be closed off for a home office or private guest room, inside laundry with built-in cabinetry, storm shutters and extra parking pad. Listed at $419,000, the 1,796-square-foot home sold in October. Baird Realty Group, Eric Baird
$124,000
5550 Baywater Drive, No. 5550 2 bedrooms, 2 baths
Tampa in Gallery at Bayport: Built in 1987, this ground-floor condominium with water views has stainless appliances and closet pantry, large master bedroom with oversized walk-in closet, screened lanai with views of the saltwater canal, inside laundry with Whirlpool washer and dryer, assigned parking space and community pool and spa, fitness center and waterfront boardwalk. The 1,080-square-foot end unit was listed at $128,500 and sold in October. Century 21 East Lake Realty, Ginger Bozied
$85,000
Manatee new housing in midst of unprecedented boom
476 Exmoor Terrace 1 bedroom, 1½ bath
Dunedin in Scotsdale Villas: This furnished open-plan villa, built in 1983, has an updated kitchen with new cabinets, granite counters and stainless appliances, full-size washer and dryer, living/dining combination, tray ceiling, 50-inch Samsung TV with stereo surround, walk-in closet, Florida room, patio with garden view, one assigned parking space, and is steps away from the community grill and heated pool. Listed at $109,000, the 660-square-foot unit sold in October. Plumlee Gulf Beach Realty, Christa Ballauer TO SUBMIT YOUR SALE for consideration in this column, please send us a photo of the home plus the address, sale price, listed price, month sold, number of bedrooms and baths, and short description. Submissions may be emailed to bmoch@tampabay .com (put HOUSE VALUES in the subject line).
BY NICK STUBBS Times Correspondent
There was a time when the lumbering manatee, which paddles along lazily munching plants, may have been the perfect symbol for laid-back Manatee County. No more. Encom-
passing Bradenton, Palmetto, Parrish and Lakewood Ranch, Manatee County is in the midst of a dynamic housing boom, with no signs of slowing down, according to Jon Mast, CEO of the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association. Expansion of the massive master-planned Lakewood Ranch continues. There’s a burst of new housing growth in Parrish, Ellenton and other rural areas of the county. Even the coastal regions are hopping, with small tracts of undeveloped land transforming into communities, while in-fill in built-out areas in Bradenton and along Sarasota Bay are keeping custom builders busy. Head east and former cattle and farmlands are being transformed. “There are a couple devel-
opments west of I-75 that are going to redefine Bradenton,” said Mast. “Manatee County is hot.” Lower costs, room to grow and access to jobs, locally as well as north in Tampa-St. Petersburg, and south in Sarasota and Venice, are what’s driving the boom, Mast said. Much of Pinellas and Tampa is “built-out,” he said, which is pushing buyers south in search of the kind of elbow room and value they’re looking for in new homes. “Medallion Homes, Kolter Homes, DR Horton, Taylor Morrison, David Weekley—all the national developers that build in Tampa are here,” said Mast. Those builders are working hard to keep up with demand for new homes, which has
This spacious two-story by M/I Homes is in the new River Wind community, just south of the upper Manatee River near Lake Manatee. This northern region of Manatee County, including nearby Parrish and Ellenton, is a hotbed of new housing growth.
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