It has been so long since I posted some thing on y blog that I don't remember how to do it...I hope I can figure it out without too much frustration.
So much has happened since I posted here but I thought it might be a good platform for journaling about our house project.
This is what has happened so far. Pete has visited and explored the east coast of Florida for several years. I have tagged along with hie the last three years for a week or two at a time. His dream of a winter place in Florida started to get really serious in October of 2019 when we travelled to look at a specific property. We connected with a great Realator Rita Meagher for the viewing. That property didn't work out but, she spent the day with us and got us in to see a real fixer-upper.
I could see Pete was smitten right away. The 1948 mid-century modern home was quirky but he said "It had good bones". It was located in the wonderful neighborhood of Victoria Park. One draw for the house was that it is in the X zone for flooding. One thing lead to another and the deal was closed in December of 2019.
Pete and I did some (mostly Pete) interior demo work at the beginning of 2020. Since then we have spent a lot of time dreaming, planning, researching and wondering about how best to proceed with the renovation. We hired an architect and a general contractor and we're on our way. Right now we are in the permitting process. There are many things we can do on the project. We're still finishing up the interior demo. The yard is a jungle. There's a pool that will also need renovation. It's a big project for a small (1300 sqft plus a new screened porch) house but, we are loving it and feel so blessed to have this place.
Here are a few pictures from the day we discovered our Fort Lauderdale dream house.
