Sunset Beach Condos

First opening its doors in the late 1970s, Sunset Beach was a destination dream home. It was a perfect starter home, with apartments varying from one to two rooms. With a perfect view of the ocean, and easy access to a lively beach front strip-mall that boasted everything you could need, from a high-class restaurant next door, to the bar just down the street, with a dozen or more various shops nestled beautifully in between.

It was a beautiful spot to live, and work, with several small businesses spread out over the once thriving town. For years, people came and went from the apartments, always having the greatest things to say about their time there. The rent was affordable, the neighbours were friendly, and the town had everything and more than one could possibly need! It was literally a dream come true!

This beautiful condo was considered in many ways perfect, except for the small fact that it was also in a prime spot for hurricanes. It was subject to five different hurricanes and various storms until finally, in the fall of 2022, a massive hurricane the media named Ian rolled through, and wrecked every single thing within its path. It wiped out more than half the building, and many of the store fronts that once existed. The devastation it caused was horrific for the owners, and the price to save the apartment was just far too much.

They gave up hope of rebuilding it once again, and in the end, they decided to sell it as it was. They sold it to a huge company, who certainly did not put in the work to keep the legacy going, and quickly, things began to fall apart.

That was when the trouble surrounding the building began.

The building itself holds a total of thirteen floors, but only the first three floors are actually liveable. It was bought as it was, after the damage of five major hurricanes. Because it was such a devastating loss, and would have cost millions to properly fix, the new owners certainly took a lot of short cuts, spending only enough to barely bring the building back up to code. This included cutting the once beautiful rooms more than in half. The rooms no longer include on-suite laundry, and all of them are missing the once luxurious bathtub, along with most of the rest of the bathroom too. The remaining piece of the bathroom has been reconstructed to now be a part of the galley-like kitchen. The bedroom and open living room are still a decent size, with the living room windows still overlooking the beach, although the sight could include fights, dirty dealings, overdoses, ambulances usually coming too late, and a wide variety of other fascinating sights!

There is ten apartments to each floor, with a narrow, dingy connecting hallway to the stairs. There once was an elevator, but that definitely hasn't worked since somewhere around the second hurricane. The stairs are patchy, and they creak, as if just waiting for the wrong amount of weight to press down on one of the surely water-logged boards. Most of the glass around the outside of the building holds tiny spiderweb cracks that are just waiting for a junkie or hoodlum to smash against it.

While the rent may be cheap, the trouble it can come with certainly isn’t. The little waterfront town is no longer well funded, and has descended into a seedy area that had become overrun with prostitution, drug dealers, pimps, gangsters and more. The rapidly increasing amount of crime keeps police quite busy, which allows the more….daring to run around, often leading to all kinds of shenanigans. Any number of occurrences, including fights, dealings, overdoses, and simple and fun screaming matches between neighbours can add a little spice to the day! But hey, at least the water is pretty to look at!

Beach Front Access/Marina:
You only need to step outside your building to see the beautiful Florida beach, and to access the marina attached at the water!

On-Site Parking:
Right behind the condo is on-site parking, with a spot assigned to each condo, and more available for a low monthly price! Or the low monthly fear that there will be a crowbar through the window of your car.

On-Site Laundry:
Although the condos themselves do not have laundry, there is a communal laundry room with access just on the side of the pool. Vending machines that may just spark and bite, or poison you with its moldy sandwiches are also available!