Schooner Cove, I wonder how many of its future residents know this used to be the location of a trailer park.

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A wide shot to show the whole sign.

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This wide shot makes it look like a 4 lane road but it is still only a 2 lane. I have to wonder if the city is going to use “imminent domain” to grab some property from homeowners and widen the road.

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If you look far off to the left that is a new apartment complex. Well its 2 years old but still.

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Well at least these townhomes will be fairly large.

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I just liked the way the sunrise lit everything up here.

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I'm sure the area directly accross from this home will eventually be filled with more townhouses.

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These are the only new apartments in the area and for that matter the only new apartment buildings I know of in Tampa. All other housing construction being done is for new houses, condos or townhouses.

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Here is a sign for construction that hasn't started yet. This is also going up in an area that was once full of trailer homes.

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This was one of the 1st new townhouse complexes to pop up.

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I wish I had jumped on one of these when they 1st started taking deposits. The average cost of a 2 bedroom townhouse or condo is now around $275,000

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Here is one of the old traditional homes I mentioned in my intro.

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I imagine the owner of this home can't be too happy about the traffic backing up past his driveway every morning.

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Another image of the 1st new townhomes to pop up on Interbay Blvd.

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A wider angle shot of Elizebeth Court.

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Now this new condo complex at least shows some architectural originality. Those Towers on the outside will house either the trash bins or the security offices. I believe the prices on these run from $250 grand for a 1 bedroom condo up to have a mil for the condos facing the bay.

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Kind of has a sort of modern castle look to it doesn’t it?

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As nice as it looks now imagine when its done.

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The people who buy condos on this side don't have a view of the bay but at least they have the sunrise.

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That "south tower" is going to house the trash bins.

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Here is the security guard coming up to check me out. I got this at this location while the others had no visible security or had angry dogs at the fence line.

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Ahh I look at this place and a song come to mine...

"If I had a million dollars".

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Salemen row.

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Here is a shot of the security guard I mentioned before. Once he saw I wasn't up to no good we struck up a nice conversation. He is also one of the local homeowners who fears being forced out do to the rising taxes.

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A nice guy who also grew up in NYC.

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This townhouse community seems to be the most filled of any I observed.

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Since these homes skirt very close to Bayshore blvd, a sense of privacy is given with the massive use of palm trees.

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Just 20 feet or so from the street.

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I'm guessing since "Yacht Club" is in the name that they have boat docks on the far edge of the complex. I'd look but I don't think security would be too nice about that.

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This was taken from across the street. I should have taken some photos of the homes from “the other side of Westshore” but I didn’t want to freak anyone out. Its bad enough all these buildings have popped up and now block their view of the bay.

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I don’t know what the name of this condo complex is but I do know it is the most expensive on Westshore blvd with several costing a million dollars and up. I was told that a former professional tennis player bought one.

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The security check point to enter the Westshore Yacht Club.

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Nothing like water fountains to add a touch of class.

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This is the 1st of three of these buildings that are scheduled to go up.

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Is it just me or doesn't this have a slightly Greek look and feel to it?

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Just messing with different settings on the camera.

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The next few shots are of the same thing but just with me messing around with camera settings.

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