515 ORANGE STREET PALM HARBOR FL 34683 MLS #TB8365884

MUST SEE OZONA home bathed in a lush, tropical setting and A BLOCK from downtown Ozona restaurants, brewery and shops! Enter through the wrought iron gate to a tranquil paved courtyard and your tropical oasis awaits. HIGH AND DRY, NO damage from Helene or Milton and NO FLOOD INSURANCE NEEDED! Details are numerous and sure to impress like stunning hardwood hand-carved doors, with hardwood and tile floors throughout. Truly a work of art are the striking lead and etched glass doors, like Icarus on the second level. The home is a perfect blend of open kitchen great room and several cozy reading/study space and screened in areas in both front and back. The chef’s kitchen is gorgeous with solid wood cabinets, emerald granite and replete with features like professional grade range hood and GE monogram 48″ GAS STOVE with grill and griddle; so much storage throughout from the hardwood cabinets, pull-out pantry AND separate WALK-IN PANTRY; 2 sinks to accommodate large parties or dueling chefs! This home is an entertainer’s delight as there is so much glorious space to share. First level kitchen and open room spills out into the spacious downstairs living area with a WET BAR to keep up with all your guests. (portion of this area can be turned back into a bedroom for 2 bedrooms down). Take the good times next level from the wet bar to the POOL and SPA and prepare to be WOWED! This resort-like escape boasts a grand Lanai to relax by the recently painted pool deck and enjoy a heated pool & spa while still providing backyard space for lush landscaping or whatever one can imagine! Back indoors, guests and family will be charmed by the wrought iron spiral staircase to the second level living area-also accessible by the attached outside staircase. Two bedrooms on this level, one guest with full bath and of course the fabulous and sizable primary bedroom which presents an oversized walk-in closet, generous primary bath with chic block-glass shower, dual sinks and vanity. Two sets of sliding doors lead out to a COVERED balcony overlooking the lovely backyard and pool. Enjoy the upstairs living area where you can admire the etched glass doors that take you to an exquisite tile-floor office then the stunner out to the COVERED screened-in large rooftop deck where you can relax and at various seasons have FRONT ROW SEATS to Ozona parades and street festivals. BONUS Feature is the short-game golf hitting room inside the large 2 car garage that also gives you built-in overhead storage racks. Ample storage is throughout the home including in the large laundry room, conveniently located upstairs, as well as another full bath. Downstairs is 1.5 bathrooms and upstairs has 2 full baths. This spectacular home is located just 300 yards from downtown Ozona and Molly Goodheads, Ozona Pig, Ozona Brewery and gift shops. Just a short bike or drive to food and music at Ozona Blue. For water activities, it is a short .25 miles to to boat, kayak or just relax and watch the sunset you are also only .25 mile from the charming Spotted Trout Marina. Ozona is not only a fun bike-riding, golf cart community but its serious side boasts the area’s TOP-RATED SCHOOLS. Just a five-mile bike ride north on Pinellas Trail thru Crystal Beach to Tarpon Springs downtown shops, restaurants and sponge docks, a five-mile ride south to Dunedin shops and restaurants, as well as the WORLD-FAMOUS white sand beaches of Honeymoon and Caladesi Island. Come live your best life in this paradise of a home!