By Nanette Wiser | Photos by Tony Sica
You will fall in love with this classic but modern coastal single-family home and compound, the ultimate beachfront retreat designed specifically to relax and reconnect with a 5-Star Experience. It’s perfect for a dinner party or your next family reunion. Priced at $8.5 million, this designer 4,950 square foot home features five beds and five and ½ baths on a 8,233 square foot lot.
You’ll be dazzled by the thoughtful details resonating throughout. The interior spaces are generous, the outdoor spaces are tremendous, and the surrounding area creates a perfect setting for private parties or lounging by the pool with a book. This luxurious one-of-a kind home is on a double beachfront lot overlooking the sand, so you have lots of privacy in a quiet, luxurious neighborhood with the best sunset views on the Gulf.
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The current owners spared no expense with renovation; they hired an incredible team of architects, designers, and builders to facilitate a whole house renovation and an extensive addition in 2015. Bright and airy, with high ceilings and 14 breathtaking rooms so everyone can enjoy private diversions, it features a basement with crawl space, game/recreation room, family room, office/study, storage rooms and an extra room that can be an in-law suite, inside utility or media room.
The state-of-the-art appliances are a dream come true, especially your modern kitchen with convection oven, dishwasher, disposal, ice maker, range, refrigerator, wine refrigerator and central banquette. The indoor laundry room is located on the upper level, away from the family and game rooms on the first floor and near the living room and bedrooms for convenience.
The stars of the show are the balcony and porch on the second level, a lovely courtyard and in-ground heated saltwater pool, outdoor shower, outdoor kitchen and grill and gorgeous deck. The attached rear-facing garage has two 27×23 foot spaces and there is alley access as well. You can have up to six domestic pets per community rules, so your fur-babies can live in the lap of luxury as well. The city also provides parking permits.
The Mediterranean style home is both pretty and smart. It is fully integrated technology allows for Elan system access to monitor and control extensive amenities from electronic shades, separate sound zones with four inputs in each zone, high tech security and many other features.
If you buy this home, you’re buying a premier piece of Paradise! Picturesque Pass-A-Grille is the southernmost point of St. Pete Beach. The road narrows as you head south of the historic Don CeSar Hotel, taking you back in time through a promenade of palm trees that leads you to the town’s quaint and charming Historic District. You are walking distance to Eighth Avenue’s fabulous shops, restaurants, shuffleboard courts and Old-Florida style watering holes…and a rooftop hotel cocktail lounge noted for fine cuisine and wine.
With a long history of superb fishing, you are just a few blocks from Merry Pier where you can fish or depart on sunset boat cruises or fishing charters. For boating enthusiasts, the Yacht Club and High and Dry Marina are nearby. You can walk, bike or golf cart around the neighborhood, and you’re just minutes away from world-class downtown St. Pete, home to acclaimed concert venues, theaters, museums, trendy restaurants, and award-winning sports teams. Just across the bay is Tampa International Airport for easy personal or business travel.
MEET MELINDA PLETCHER, Smith & Associates
Make an appointment to view this property today. Cell (727) 455-6633 Office Phone (727) 440-9600 Email mpletcher@smithandassociates.com Office: 1100 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg melindapletcher.smithandassociates.com
As a real estate agent at Smith and Associates, Melinda Pletcher gets to show people the area that she has proudly called home for 31 years. She has always loved homes, whether admiring the architectural elements that her grandparents used when building their home or the simple improvements she made to her first house; and realizing how easy it was to transform it into something special.
Melinda enjoys being involved in the community and has a passion for helping others and has decades of involvement in the community. She has taken on leadership roles for a number of organizations in St. Pete Beach and the greater St. Petersburg area including fundraising, membership development, and strategic planning for Junior League, Shorecrest Preparatory School, Admiral Farragut Academy, Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church, Vina Del Mar Island Association, and the Pass A Grille Woman’s Club.
Melinda is consistently among the top agents in Pinellas County. Whether listing a home or representing a purchase, her service to her clients is her #1 priority.
105 10th Avenue
This beautiful St. Pete Beach single-family home in quaint Pass-A-Grille is a historic gem. Priced at $1.4 million, the three-bedrooms three- bath 1,316 square foot house on a 4,356 square foot lot was built in 1923 and renovated exquisitely. This landmark property was a one-room schoolhouse from 1915 to 1927 before it was repurposed into the luxury home it is today. The fenced-in enclave includes a main and separately metered guest house. The main house features a sunlit porch, soaring ceilings, heart-of-pine floors, custom cherry cabinets, soapstone integrated sink/counter space, spacious main bath, and laundry room. Sliding doors lead to a private patio area and an expansive bricked courtyard for entertaining. This property is steps to the beach and across from the park and shuffleboard courts.
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Priced at $2,325,000, this beautiful single-family two- bedroom, 1.5-bath main house with one bedroom, one bath casita guest house sits on a verdant 5,083 square foot lot with ample parking. Perfect for entertaining, the beachfront compound is close to the Gulf and Pass-A-Grille’s fishing pier, shops, and restaurants. Enjoy the view from the bright, airy master bedroom and living room cooled by ceiling fans and whip up a feast in your cozy modern kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances while your fur-baby romps in the dog run.
