897 45TH AVE NE St Petersburg, FL 33703

This is a Rare opportunity to put your own touches on an untouched waterfront 3 bedroom 2 bath 1966 solid block waterfront home with terrazzo flooring on a HUGE, HUGE, almost ½ acre, waterfront lot with 115 feet of water frontage. It is truly a diamond in the rough waiting for your own personal touches. Owned by the same family for the past 55 years. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to own a waterfront home in highly desirable North East St Petersburg. Florida living at it’s finest with plenty of room for a fabulous pool! If you’ve dreamed of being able to jump in your boat and head out to fish the fabulous flats of Tampa Bay or venture out into the Gulf of Mexico for “the big one”, then this is your next home. Quick waterway access to Weedon Island & located directly across from lush green Placido Bayou homes. This fabulous 1960’s family home with spectacular Terrazzo floors offers a 3 Bedroom 2 bathrooms split floor plan. Off of the living room, facing the water, is a Florida room with almost 400 square feet that could easily be air conditioned to give you 1862 square feet of living area!! There is also plenty of room to add on! This is the place of your family & friends will want to gather to relax & celebrate the holidays together. Plenty of room for entertaining.

The private master suite on the rear of the home has lots of windows to capture the water view, sliding glass doors to the Florida room and it offers a large closet with plenty of storage. The rear bedroom also has a view of the water & opens onto the family room with sliding doors. The front bedroom is afforded privacy by the mature tropical Bougainvillea plant in the front yard. To accommodate privacy, bedroom two has a door directly to the bathroom. The home has a comfortable flow and feels very open because of the fabulous terrazzo floors throughout. Even the Florida room has Terrazzo. Beautiful mature trees including a Locust Tree and a Live Oak at the water’s edge nestle the home and grant privacy from the homes across the waterway. A new air conditioning system was installed last Fall and is still under warranty. The oversized 2 car garage has a built-in workshop bench.
This property is perfectly located! Publix, Trader Joes, Fresh Market, a local fruit stand & great restaurants are just a few blocks away. It’s a quick bike ride to Coffee Pot Bayou with it’s a wide sidewalks wandering through several parks to downtown St Petersburg. Pass a Grille Beach, Tampa International airport, Tropicana Field, the Ice Palace or the Buccaneers Stadium are quickly accessible. This is your chance to live the waterfront life of Luxury!