5400 Fillmore St
Charming! When you walk or drive up to this Key West inspired home you are met with a beautiful newly built pergola engulfed by three different colored bougainvilleas, and a large Chicago brick walkway, lush mature palm trees, cypress tree, money tree, the sweetest mango tree, large fragrant Ylang Ylang tree, golden Hawaiian bamboo, a beautiful koi pond, landscape lighting and a feeling of calm. Down the street is one of the top A-rated private schools (Nativity/Chaminade pre-school through 12th grade). This two-story home boasts 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and an attached large two-car garage which has the laundry room with a front loading washer and dryer. This home has a ”whole home” tankless water heater, which runs off natural gas connected to the home through Teco gas. This one-of-a-kind home is lovingly cared for and has been well maintained and upgraded. Beautiful kitchen with Quartzite “blue Macuba” counters, wood butcher block island and custom-made cabinets with built-in stainless steel appliances. The gas four-burner cooktop is a chef’s dream cooking space and a Double oven.
Large formal dining room for entertaining. Large Elegant screen enclosed porch with a koi pond built into the perimeter and a custom-made swinging queen day bed to take a nap or just lay and listen to the fountains, wind or rain. Beautiful bright large living room houses our baby grand piano and large sofa.
The Second floor has 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms with access to the front upstairs porch and the back upstairs balcony. Master bedroom has a large walk in closet and sliding glass door to front porch. All doors and windows are hurricane impact resistant.
The large private spacious backyard boasts another koi pond, vegetable garden, majesty orchids, staghorns and an incredible variety of mature trees, fruit trees (ice cream bananas, moringa, cocktail, yellow coconut), bamboo which surrounds a cozy custom-built fire pit area with 5 large green glacier boulders and blue flagstone backrests for seating around the fire pit, a 10’x12′ custom built shed, outdoor full shower hot/cold water and a large bathtub, plenty of room for a pool.
Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to own a well-cared-for, beautiful home in a fantastic family-friendly neighborhood. The gym, Parks, Publix, Walmart, restaurants, all very close. Turnpike is one mile west and I-95 is two miles east. 441/StRd 7 is half a mile west.