Places This Week: Clearwater Beach motel on the market
A weekly roundup of real estate news of interest.
The Royal Canadian Motel, a 22-unit Clearwater Beach property located at 653 Mandalay Ave., is for sale with an asking price of $12 million. This 11,000 square-foot, 2-story building sits on a one-third acre lot and is located one block from the beach.
The motel was built in 1948, renovated in 1992, and has been family-owned and operated for more than 40 years. There is one suite and 21 guest rooms, each with its own kitchen and outdoor balcony. Outside is a large patio and pool.
The listing agent is Georgette Gillis with Viewpoint Realty International.
Historic Old Northeast home
A 3,000-square-foot St. Petersburg home, located at 1920 Cherry Street NE, has just hit the market with a sales price of $2.5 million. Built in 1928, this corner lot property features three bedrooms and three full baths.
Downstairs is a formal living room with a marble fireplace, hardwood floors, a gourmet kitchen with a six-burner gas stove, a dining room and a separate breakfast room. A spacious family room/office space with its own closet can serve as a fourth bedroom.
Upstairs are two guest bedrooms, a master suite with a stand-alone bathtub and a walk-in shower, and a door leading to a private rooftop patio. Original glass doorknobs and crown moldings are prevalent throughout the home.
The listing agent is Besfort Behluli of Tiger Real Estate.
1920 Cherry Street NE. Photo: Loopnet.
Verizon Building for sale in Largo
A 13,386-square-foot retail building located at 3950 East Bay Drive in Largo is for sale. The property was constructed in 2011 and renovated in 2015. It has been occupied by Verizon Wireless since 2016.
The list price for this freestanding structure is $3.25 million. The property is surrounded by national retailers and densely populated residential neighborhoods, and is located about one mile from US Highway 19.
Verizon has approximately two years remaining on its lease, with two five-year renewal options.
3950 East Bay Drive, Largo. Photo: Loopnet.
The listing agent is Horvath & Tremblay.
New construction in Riviera Bay neighborhood
Currently under construction, a 2,800-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath home located at 150 80th Avenue N. in St. Petersburg has been listed for $1.25 million. Situated on a 7,200 square-foot lot, the two-story property includes a two-car garage and an inground pool.
The downstairs features engineered hardwood floors, one bedroom and a kitchen with an oversized island, cafe appliances and quartz countertops. Upstairs are two additional large bedrooms with a shared bath, and the master suite with a dual-vanity bathroom, stand alone tub and walk-in oversized shower.
The home is being built by Bay to Bay Group, and the listing is provided by Kristina Kuba of Keller Williams Tampa Central.
150 80th Avenue N. Rendering: Keller Williams.
Former winter home of August A. Busch Jr. demolished
A four-lot compound, located at 2707 Pass a Grille Way, St Pete Beach has been demolished to make way for a single 23,000 square-foot home on the half-acre site. Originally built as three separate structures in the early 1950s, with its own private marina, the property was once home to August A. Busch, Jr., Chairman of the Anheuser-Busch Companies from 1946 to 1975.
When Busch died in 1989, the estate was sold to a Tampa beer distributor, and then to a developer in 1997 who turned the property into the Birds of Paradise Boutique Resort.
Following the Great Recession of 2008-2009, the property was on and off the market until it was purchased in 2017 for $5.4 million.
2707 Pass-a-Grille Way. Photo: TourFactory.
Shuttered DoubleTree Hotel in Tampa imploded
In the early morning hours of Dec. 20, the Florida Department of Transportation imploded a former DoubleTree Hotel in Tampa for the city’s Westshore Interchange construction project scheduled to begin next year.
The 10-story, 489-room hotel, which closed about a year ago, was located at 4500 W. Cypress Street. The project coincides with the ongoing construction of the Howard Frankland Bridge.
Watch the implosion in this FDOT video.
