A comment to a recent post of mine on downtown St Petersburg luxury condos
mentioned
condos, probably 40 years old or so,...that are simple, have views, and have an old time laid back feel. More like old St. Pete I imagine than the Miami feel some of the newer condos give off.
The specific reference was to a complex called Whispering Waters where a 1 bedroom condo starts at $177,000. (a 55+ community). Nearby are:
Shore Crest condo, starting at $175,000 for a 1 bedroom condo (also a 55+ building),
North Shore Normandy, starting at $229,000 (no age restriction)
Harbour Hill, starting at $224,900 (55+)
and right downtown you have:
Townview, starting at $238,000 (no age restriction)
Bayfront Tower, starting at $282,000 (no age restriction)
and a real oldie from 1927:
Flori de Leon, starting at $95.000 (55+)
so yes, there is a good variety, and it does depend on the lifestyle you want, and the investment you want to make.
Regardless of which you choose, downtown St Petersburg has a wonderful quality of life.
Thanks so much for this info... you are right, it was Whispering Waters and now that I'm back home in Boston, I want to go back to St. Pete. There was just something so tranquil about that condo that caught my fancy.
I think its because I see a lot of Miami type condos (futuristic, fashion-forward units) that don't seem that appealing to me as I think about retirement a decade or so off. The smaller, simpler developments with character will be what I'm looking for. Something that says "Tropical getaway", not "Manhattan-lite".