From the Community ·
Built for High Ground and a Direct Hit
Two households buy at the same number, one on the water and one twenty-one feet up. The purchase price is where their stories stop resembling each other. On elevation, drainage and the construction standard behind it.
The short answer
- Latitudes in the Park sits approximately twenty-one feet above the floodplain.
- Solid concrete block construction, with impact-rated glass at every opening on all twenty-five residences.
- The site grade was engineered before the first slab was poured, moving water off the property between the buildings.
- Ask to see the drainage 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 twenty-one feet up, inland. 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.
And it sits approximately twenty-one feet above the floodplain, on ground that was engineered before the first slab was poured.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Elevation | Approximately 21 feet above the floodplain |
| Structure | Solid concrete block construction |
| Openings | Impact-rated windows and doors throughout |
| Roof age | New at closing, on every residence |
| Site water | Engineered grade, drainage between the buildings |
Come and see the drainage
It is an unusual invitation for a sales page, and we mean it sincerely. Most tours run to cabinetry and quartz. Ask us instead to walk you to the low points between the buildings and show you where the water goes.
The grade here was engineered before the first slab was poured. Water moves off the site rather than gathering behind it. The entries sit above the drive, so what reaches the street does not reach the door. It is the least photogenic work on the property, it cost real money, and it is the first thing a Floridian who has lived through a bad September asks about.
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 standing twenty-one feet up 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 and drainage 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?
Approximately twenty-one feet 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.
Does Latitudes in the Park have a drainage system?
Yes. The site grade was engineered before construction, moving water off the property between the buildings, and residence entries sit elevated above the driveway. Visitors are welcome to be walked through it during a tour.
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.