Get the House With a Pool. Period.
06/18/26
Jon Kelly explains why a pool is more than a luxury feature in St. Petersburg and why the right Florida home is ultimately about how the space makes you feel.

Get the house with a pool. Period.
Almost everyone acquiring a residence in St. Pete for the first time says some version of the same thing:
They want the pool.
I understand it completely. There is nothing quite like having a home with a pool in Florida. St. Petersburg's climate means it is not simply a feature you enjoy for a few summer months and cover up the rest of the year. It becomes part of how you live.
I got the house with the pool.
But the moment that stays with me isn't the swimming.
It was lying in bed at night and looking straight through the house, across the terrazzo floors, past the baby grand Yamaha, and out to the pool shimmering under the moon.
The lush backyard around it. The soft landscape lighting. So tranquil. So zen.
The house was designed so one view led naturally into the next.
Years in, and night after night, I never grew tired of it.
That's the part people don't always ask about. They aren't only asking for a pool.
They're really asking for that feeling.
If a Florida residence is on your radar, let's talk specifics: cost, value, and how together we can find the home that fits best.
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Jon Kelly
The Tenpenny Collection | St. Petersburg, FL
Real Estate Sales Associate | Exclusive Buyer Representation