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Stiltsville is a group of wood stilt houses located one mile south of Cape Florida, on sand banks of the Safety Valve on the edge of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The structures stand on wood or reinforced concrete pilings , generally ten feet above the shallow water, which varies from one to three feet deep at low tide.
Sunset Key is a 27-acre (11-hectare) residential neighborhood and resort island in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located about 500 yards (460 m) off the coast of the island of Key West. The island is privately held among its residents. The island is accessible only by a shuttle boat that runs from the Margaritaville Marina out to the island.
Stilt houses are also still common in parts of the Mosquito Coast in northeastern Nicaragua, and in northern Brazil [5] as well as the bayou parts of the Southern United States and the hurricane prone Florida Keys and South Carolina Lowcountry.
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Floating homes with state-of-the-art technology and drones to deliver essentials like food, medicine and medical attention are under construction. Fleets of futuristic homes that float above the ...
The master bedroom and bathroom of the homes will be on the lowest level, fully submerged in water with panoramic underwater views. Talk about a decent view. Talk about a decent view.
Like many areas where float homes have taken hold, battles have brewed between float home owners, local and state government, and the local establishment — which includes land-based home owners. Float home owners had fought established land-based tax schemes whereby float home owners sought relief from real estate taxes.
Sigsbee Park, also known as Dredgers Key, is an island about half a mile (800 m) north of Key West island in the lower Florida Keys; administratively it is within the City of Key West, Florida, United States. [1] It is connected to the island of Key West by Sigsbee Road. The island and causeway are part of the Key West Naval Air Station. It is ...