For the next couple of weeks we will be checking out some homes in the most expensive zip codes in the United States, up today, 33037. This zip code lands us in Key Largo, Florida, an island paradise in the upper Florida Keys archipelago . This getaway famous for tourism diving and sport-fishing has been celebrated both in a Humphrey Bogart movie and a 1980s pop song by Bertie Higgins. This tropical vacation spot has a median price of $2,740,000 with an appreciation rate of 385% since 1990.
Today's estate isn't the most expensive one for sale in the area but it exemplifies the more luxurious side of Key Largo real estate. The property has both a five-bedroom main house and a guest house. The two-acre retreat on the water has tropical landscaping, a dock and a pool and spa. There is a large gourmet kitchen a double-height great room and plenty of windows and veranda space. One particularly nice detail is the loft which has a spiral staircase leading to a roof sun deck. This home is listed at $5,395,000.
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3-29-2008 @ 8:18PM
justpicky said...
I liked this home buttttt , I didnt like it cause it didn't
have a decent yard..........
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3-31-2008 @ 9:06PM
Henry said...
It's pretty hard to have a decent yard in the Keys, the water is expensive and the mangroves may not be legal to cut down. The space underneath the house (it's raised on pylons, the first inhabitable floor is on the second floor to prevent hurricane storm surge flooding) would be a nice big open and shaded space for letting the kids play outside. It's a nice property but it's not very Keys. I'd like to see more Florida touches. It's a little much for a second home (couldn't imagine anyone with means living in the Keys full time).
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4-01-2008 @ 7:27AM
zzoeyy said...
The more I look at this house the more I like it. Well decorated.
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4-02-2008 @ 3:56PM
LittleMiss said...
Love, love, love the floor in the main room. Just stunning. Otherwise, the houses in Florida don't do much for me.
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