St Petersburg, Florida is a peninsula, and since home construction started around 1910, there's very little land left, especially premium waterfront land. So - if you want to build, you generally have to buy a house, then tear it down, and then start to build.
That was the case with this home, which is being built on a prime waterfront lot on a cul-de-sac, giving it privacy and great views. Due to FEMA requirements, most new homes have to be elevated, so due to our small lots, the ground level is usually used for garages (a 3 car garage in this case) and storage, with the living on level(s) above that.
This photo shows the roof of the home next door, a typical single story home, and next to it, you see parts of the second and third stories. This new home has lots of corners, projections, and roof lines, so it will fit in much better than a big, rectangular box, though the box would be less expensive to build.
Many people don't know what's involved in tearing down an old house and building a new house, so I'm chronicling this from the beginning. Here's the continuing story of building a new home on a waterfront lot in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lots more photos there, too.
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