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**scheinfluger_77** · 25-Aug-2016, 12:37

Originally Posted by johnmsanderson

Amazing stuff, guys!!! ...

Cinderblock Mansion, Florida Keys

There is something hauntingly compelling about this image, I keep coming back to it. Is it storm damage? Did someone run out of money before finishing? It's so forlorn looking.

**Alan Curtis** · 25-Aug-2016, 14:26

Steve, as a frequent visitor to the Florida Keys I can give you a little history about this house. Firstly, John was quite fortunate to get this good of a photograph especially LF. Most people, if they are lucky crawl through the mangroves or come in by boat shoot a quick digital photo and move on. There are lots of NO Trespassing signs and the sheriffs office checks there often to keep people away. For John to set up a LF camera is quite an accomplishment. The house was started about 15 years ago and there are a number of theories as to what happened. One is the owner ran in to financial problems and just stopped. Part of the problems appear to be code violations. The Keys have very strict hurricane building codes and it is suspected that violations stopped construction. The county is rumored to tear it down. If you google unfinished house on Craig's Key you can get more information. It's on the market if you have a spare 3.5 Million laying around.

**scheinfluger_77** · 26-Aug-2016, 17:09

Oof! Tough sell if it's not up to code.

**johnmsanderson** · 26-Aug-2016, 21:12

Originally Posted by Alan Curtis

Steve, as a frequent visitor to the Florida Keys I can give you a little history about this house. Firstly, John was quite fortunate to get this good of a photograph especially LF. Most people, if they are lucky crawl through the mangroves or come in by boat shoot a quick digital photo and move on. There are lots of NO Trespassing signs and the sheriffs office checks there often to keep people away. For John to set up a LF camera is quite an accomplishment. The house was started about 15 years ago and there are a number of theories as to what happened. One is the owner ran in to financial problems and just stopped. Part of the problems appear to be code violations. The Keys have very strict hurricane building codes and it is suspected that violations stopped construction. The county is rumored to tear it down. If you google unfinished house on Craig's Key you can get more information. It's on the market if you have a spare 3.5 Million laying around.

Thank you for clarifying, Alan. Yeah I just had to get up close--the weather was too good!

**johnmsanderson** · 26-Aug-2016, 21:13

Originally Posted by scheinfluger_77

There is something hauntingly compelling about this image, I keep coming back to it. Is it storm damage? Did someone run out of money before finishing? It's so forlorn looking.

Thank you Steve! I wasn't too sure about its history when I shot it, but it was very compelling place -- and quite a beautiful location I must say. I'd love to live there!!

**scheinfluger_77** · 27-Aug-2016, 06:42

I just looked at Christie's real estate site showing the house. The first thing that comes to mind is traffic noise. The second one is what do you do for water and sewer?