This well-appointed 3-bedroom x 3 full-bathrooms seaside property faces west on the open sea (<1mi to the next island) with beautiful unobstructed views of the sunset. The house is on a corner lot with water on two sides, the Atlantic Ocean is to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the west. The property borders a clean clear deep-water canal with dock space for a boat. The house is located at the end of the street on the west side of the island - it is quiet and situated in the most desirable neighborhood on Big Pine Key.
Guests can walk barefoot on soft artificial grass that borders the open sea and canal. There are a dozen coconut palm trees on the property that accent the tropical environment that is native to the Florida Keys. Lounge in the heated swimming pool facing the open water - with sunset views. Fish for tarpon and other species from the seawall without stepping off the property, a fish filleting table is located on the seawall. The sea is clear, clean and accessible for swimming, there is a freshwater shower-hut on the seawall to rinse off.
The seawall has steps for access/close observation to the rich variety of marine life that can be seen including:
• Bottle nose dolphins
• Lobsters along the seawall
• Parrot fish
• Tarpon
• Moray eels
• Manatees
• Varity of small fish
A spiral staircase provides access to the observation deck on top of the house to view the open water, watch the sunset, or star gazing at night - low light pollution in the FL keys avails beautiful views of the Milky Way.
The kitchen has granite counter tops and large windows with beautiful views of the open water when cooking. There is a powerful exhaust fan above the stove.
The screened-in patio on the 2nd floor faces west and has a beautiful view of the open water, palm trees and the sunset, including a tv and speakers from the home entertainment system.
The kitchen, Living room, Master bedroom all have large windows facing west with beautiful views of the open water, sunsets and boats.
The bedroom on the ground floor also faces west with sliding glass doors that open to the ground floor patio and swimming pool with views of the open water and sunset.
The house has a home music system with speakers in the Livingroom, kitchen, master bedroom, screened in patio (2nd floor) and outside in the pool area.
Three gas grills are available – one upstairs, one downstairs and a smoker downstairs. There is a Gazebo on the seawall with electric power, a ceiling fan and lights for eating/sitting/relaxing.
There is wifi throughout the property. The Livingroom has a large TV with hundreds of stations, live news, live sporting events and 100+ movies. There is a TV with an Amazon firestick in each bedroom and on the 2nd floor patio, HDMI cables are also available to connect cellphones/Ipads for displaying videos.
Big Pine Key has the largest population of Key deer, they can be seen walking around the neighborhoods throughout the island. The island has numerous public facilities including:
• Pickle ball
• Basketball
• bocce ball
• Baseball/softball
• Community Parks & playgrounds
• Wildlife trails
• Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuge
• National Key Deer Refuge
• Blue Hole Observation Platform (Alligators)
There is a boat ramp on nearby Little Torch Key - 5 minutes or so from the property and there are several bait & tackle shops on Big Pine Key.
There are restaurants, a large grocery store and shopping nearby.
Key west is about 26 miles and Marathon is about 18 miles from the property.
The owner is utilizing the garage for storage - it is not accessible.
