725 Monte Cristo Blvd, Saint Petersburg, FL 33715

Under contract-accepting backup offers. Your key to the island lifestyle is right here on an oversized corner lot in the desirable Monte Cristo neighborhood on the island paradise of Tierra Verde. This home was high and dry and completely undamaged from Helene and Milton. The indoor living here is exceptional, with light, bright, and cheery interior spaces in a split floor plan, and the outdoor living is unparalleled, with a giant screened porch opening onto a backyard pool area that is nothing short of a private oasis. Gorgeous waterfalls cascade into a tremendous sparkling saltwater pool, self-cleaning and magnificent, with an inviting spa, plus a sun shelf and bench, for perfect in-water entertaining. The sprawling pool deck is surrounded by multiple outdoor gathering spaces, including a bar and a built-in barbeque area, truly your personal tropical sanctuary. In addition to the outdoor living and entertaining areas, there is also a very sizable side fenced yard, so pets or avid gardeners can have their own slice of paradise, as well. When you walk through the front door, you are greeted by a spacious great room, boasting a shellstone-clad fireplace, vaulted ceilings, and a view through the pocketing sliders out to the rear oasis. The bright and airy kitchen also opens on the back patio for exceptional entertaining and features high ceilings, a skylight, an eating area, and plenty of room for an island, should you want to add one, and two of the three bedrooms open to pati