Broadwater
Broadwater is one of St. Petersburg’s wonderful waterfront neighborhoods. From a few homes built in the late 1950’s, this community has grown to nearly 600 homes filled with people who love living on or near the water. Located in southwest St. Petersburg on the eastern shores of Boca Ciega Bay, Broadwater is close to everything. Its easy access to I-275 gives you a chance to be downtown in 15 minutes, or to the Gulf Beaches in 10. But with views of the water and boating activity, great neighbors, and a comfortable, casual style, who would want to leave? Most of the homes are single story homes and many have been renovated - some have eliminated walls so that instead of multiple smaller living areas there is one large great room area. The new homes being built are on lots that held existing homes - “tear downs”. Waterfront homes range from the $500,000s to $2 Million.
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Teardown Chronicle - Day 7 (9)
June 25th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater, Teardown Chronicle
From the street you wouldn’t see much difference from yesterday, but I drove by during the day and saw the crew working, digging and laying pipe.
I hadn’t seen this particular subcontractor before - Plumbers of Suojanen Enterprises, but their website indicates they’ve been here for 18 years - must be because they’re from Odessa and I’m in St. Pete.
Of course I googled them, and found not only the site linked about, but their companion “retail” site, the Pampering Plumber. That’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? If you want a surprise, check out their site. Whether you want to shop for plumbing fixtures or just call for service, this might be a place to check out.
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Teardown Chronicle - Day 4
June 20th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater, Teardown Chronicle
Teardown Chronicle - Day 5 - June 20, 2008
Today the excavating company was here and they were bring in dirt and compacting it where the foundation of the house will be. The entrance and the rear lanai are about 4″ lower than the foundation for the garage level.
Batter boards set points for corners and string lines.
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Teardown Chronicle - Day 3
June 19th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater, Teardown Chronicle
Teardown Chronicle - Day 3 - June 19, 2008
Today these boards were put up, roughly outlining the shape of the house.
So far, every day since the permit was obtained there has been progress on the site.
Today Arthur Rutenberg moved the permit post from the north side to the south side and put up their company sign, along with a flyer box with flyers advertising their services.
You can, of course, contact the builder directly - or you can contact a Realtor to represent you with the builder. The price to you the buyer will be the same, as Arthur Rutenberg compensates agents who bring them clients for building - even though your real estate agent would represent you, rather than the builder. Who pays the compensation does not determine who the agent represents. For further information, contact The Simms Team.
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Teardown Chronicle - Day 2
June 18th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater, Teardown Chronicle
Teardown Chronicle - Day 2 - June 18, 2008
This silk screening/fencing was installed today along the two sidelines and along the waterfront. This helps to keep dust and debris from scattering into the water or into the neighbors’ yards.
This is a continuing chronicle of building a new home on a waterfront lot in Broadwater, St Petersburg.
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Teardown Chronicle - Day 1
June 17th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater, Teardown Chronicle
Teardown Chronicle - Day 1 - June 17, 2008
The bulldozer compacted and smoothed this waterfront homesite, preparing for construction to start. It was still here at the end of the day, next to the requisite Port-a-Potty.
A new home will be built on this site in Broadwater, a desirable waterfront neighborhood in southwest St. Petersburg. Generally, in order to have a building lot here, you need to purchase an existing home and tear it down, as was done in this case. If you’re going to do that, choosing the right lot is critical.
For advice and assistance on this, contact The Simms Team.
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Teardown Chronicle - Day 0
June 16th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater, Teardown Chronicle
Teardown Chronicle - Day 0 - Monday, June 16, 2008
The permit is approved and posted, so the building can begin. The time from application to permit approval is the most uncertain as it depends on not only the backlog in the building department but the number of requested clarifications or revisions.
This is a new home being built on a prime waterfront lot in Broadwater, a waterfront neighborhood in southwest St Petersburg, Florida, on canals leading out to Boca Ciega Bay. The only bridge between Broadwater and the Gulf of Mexico is a drawbridge between Isla del Sol and St Pete Beach.
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Broadwater luxury waterfront homes
June 5th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater
Broadwater, a desirable waterfront community on Boca Ciega Bay in St Petersburg, Florida, has four homes currently being marketed over $1 Million. The four homes range from $1,250,000 to $1,350,000 and from 2,232 sq ft to 4,585 sq ft. The oldest was built in 1982 and the newest in 2006. Choose open water for a view or a location on a protected yacht basin if you want to keep your yacht or sailboat by your house. One luxury waterfront home sold so far in 2008 here in Broadwater, at $1,700,000.
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Broadwater homes to contract
May 29th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater
Two more homes in Broadwater have gone under contract - one listed at $700,000 and another listed at $535,000.
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3 Broadwater Waterfront Homes reduce prices
March 14th, 2008 Categories: Broadwater
Broadwater homes on the water had three price reductions this week, ranging from $17,000 to $140,000 - yes, $140,000.
3 bedroom pool home reduced from $544,900 to $528,000
3 bedroom pool home reduced from $669,900 to $529,000
3 bedroom pool home reduced from $815,000 to $789,000
Obviously there’s a difference in size, waterfront location and upgrades. There are currently 20 waterfront homes in Broadwater for sale. Most are on canals, suitable for sailboats as well as powerboats, and 3 are on open Boca Ciega Bay with views across to St. Pete Beach. There’s only one bridge between Broadwater and the Gulf of Mexico, and that’s a drawbridge. Home prices currently range from $528,000 to $1,500,000 for these waterfront homes in southwest St. Petersburg, Florida.
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