If you are looking for a single family residence fully renovated with a huge backyard between the intracoastal and the ocean, look no further. This home has it all. 370 River Edge Road is located in the Bluffs River Community in Jupiter Florida. The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home has a brand new kitchen with new cabinets and quartz countertops, updated bathrooms, new flooring, open floorplan with vaulted ceilings and a huge backyard with intracoastal views that backs up to a private preserve. Ride your bike to the beach, shopping and restaurants. This unit is move in ready!

Here’s one I got recently. The customer knew they should be aware of the various flood zones in Jupiter but what about beyond that Chris. Where is the high ground?

Well, sometimes it’s obvious. Places like Ridge Rd in the Bluffs and the ridge in June Beach or Jupiter Hills. Anyone can see that this is high ground. Beyond that though remember one of the primary rules in development: The best land gets used first. Why fill in low lands to build something when there’s nice high ground available. The older communities are often BUT NOT ALWAYS built on high ground. Paces like the waterfront streets along the river, Dolphin etc., are NOT.

Beyond that are the ‘other options’. To find these look at the old flood maps. The new flood maps show the new 100 and 500 year flood plan but beyond that show little detail. In Tequesta look at the area around the golf course on Golfview East and the land between US-1 and the RR tracks. Henry Flagler followed the historic coastal ridge though Florida with his railroad. Again, why build a railroad through a swamp when you can use the high ground.

Look up a property on the FEMA site then click on the “Show ALL Products” button, then brows the old maps. For example, most of the original Village of North Palm Beach, the houses between the canal and US-1 are shown in Zone C. As good as it gets.

One can also look for new construction, post 1978 and post 2002 being 2 classes because these houses were built with a minimum slab elevation as the city or county was in compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program. Beware on this one though as the slab may be high but the ground may not. AND THE NUMBERS JUST CHANGED. For instance my house was built with a slab at 9.1′ (8′ was the minimum at that time but I live in the builders house) according to the 1929 datum but the new datum is 1988 and thus my slab is now at 7.52′ where the base flood elevation is currently 6′. Still higher than the base flood but not by much.

Just got hold of this one and thought I’d share the lay out for the new Palm Beach Gardens Predators soccer fields in Palm Beach Gardens behind Shady Lakes and down the street from Bent Tree.

BTW, the GPS address is The Gardens North County District Park, 5101 117th Ct N, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

And, “Field 10” is set up in the green space between fields 2 and 3.

I went to preview the town house at 190 Quarry Knoll Way in the Greenwich development of Abacoa in Jupiter today. This is a nice end unit model WITH AN EASTERN EXPOSURE BALCONY with a guest bedroom and full bath on the first floor. The unit faces east so great morning sun and across the street is the ‘commons’ a/k/a big grassy area. Because it’s an end unit the eating nook off the kitchen has extra windows as does the foyer at the top of the stairs at the third level. The unit still has the builder grade cabinets and fixtures and they are certainly in need of changing out. The second floor living area has a 1/2 bath and the third floor has 2 bedroom with en suite baths. The master bathroom and closet is very good sized. Over all…you can change everything about a property you don’t like except the location and I like the end unit and east facing balcony. The only negative I saw, besides the need for updates, is that the upper story windows use hurricane panels, and steel ones at that.

So how much can a condominium charge for an Estoppel letter?

First, what is an Estoppel letter? Basically it’s an accounting for a condominium unit. It tells the Closing Agent if there are any maintenance fees outstanding, any special assessments due what the current fees are so that the Closing Agent may prorate them on the Closing Statement. Ensuring that the fees are current in a condominium is required so that the Seller may convey clean title to the Buyer.

The management companies are always looking for new and creative ways to charge unsuspecting Buyers (mostly) new fees but this one is typically paid by the Seller.

The Florida legislature put a stop to the extortion that went on with associations and managers a few years ago. They capped the amount that an association may charge for the preparation of this document which may not exceed $250 unless (1) the request is submitted on an expedited basis and is delivered within three days, in which case an additional fee of up to $100 can be changed; or (2) delinquent assessments are owed, in which case an additional $150 fee can be charged