From the Community ·
Built Above the Floodplain
Two households buy at the same number, one on the water and one at Latitudes in the Park. The purchase price is where their stories stop resembling each other. On elevation and the construction standard behind it.
The short answer
- Latitudes in the Park is built above the floodplain.
- Solid concrete block construction, with impact-rated glass at every opening on all twenty-five residences.
- Latitudes in the Park is built above the floodplain.
- Ask to see the construction during your tour.
The number nobody quotes you
Buyers arrive with a price in their heads. It is the wrong number to be carrying. The price is settled once, in a conference room, and then it never troubles you again. What troubles you for the next thirty years is the ground the house sits on and the way it was built.
Consider two households who spend the same amount in the same season. One buys near the water. The other buys inland at Latitudes in the Park. On the day they close, their positions look identical on paper. The ground underneath them is not.
We would rather have this conversation early and plainly, because it is the conversation that decides whether you are still happy here in year seven.
What is actually built here
This is not a house dressed up for a photograph. It is solid concrete block construction, with impact-rated glass at every opening, on all twenty-five residences, as specification rather than an upgrade offered at signing. It is a roof that begins its service life on the day you are handed the keys, rather than one with an unrecorded number of seasons already behind it.
It is built above the floodplain.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Elevation | Built above the floodplain |
| Structure | Solid concrete block construction |
| Openings | Impact-rated windows and doors throughout |
| Roof age | New at closing, on every residence |
| Site position | Built above the floodplain |
Come and see the construction
It is an unusual invitation for a sales page, and we mean it sincerely. Most tours run to cabinetry and quartz.
Latitudes in the Park is built above the floodplain, with solid block construction and impact-rated windows and doors throughout.
Stand on that ground in an August downpour and you will understand the property better than any brochure could explain it. That is the sort of confidence we would like you to leave with: not persuaded, but satisfied.
And still ten minutes from the water
None of this is an argument for giving up the coast. That is the trade most people assume they are making when they move inland, and here it simply is not required.
Treasure Island is ten minutes west. Madeira Beach and John's Pass, twelve. St. Pete Beach, fifteen. Downtown St. Petersburg, with the Pier, the Dalí and the Grand Central District, about twenty minutes south. You can spend the whole of a Saturday on the water and be back on your own rooftop by dinner.
The difference is where you sleep. You get the beach without living on it, the city without its parking, and a quiet street with the gate closed behind you. That is the entire point of living in the middle of the county.
What to verify before you buy anything, here or elsewhere
Whether or not this community is right for you, these checks are worth an afternoon on any Florida purchase.
- The elevation of the exact parcel, on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
- The roof's age and the opening protection on record for any home you are considering.
Common questions
What is the elevation at Latitudes in the Park?
Built above the floodplain in Pinellas Park, Florida.
How are the homes at Latitudes in the Park built?
Solid concrete block construction with impact-rated glass at every opening, on all twenty-five residences, and a roof that begins its service life at closing.
How far is Latitudes in the Park from the beach?
Treasure Island is about ten minutes west, Madeira Beach and John's Pass about twelve, and St. Pete Beach about fifteen, with downtown St. Petersburg roughly twenty minutes south.