Jensen Beach Florida Real Estate

Jensen Beach, Florida Real Estate is known as the "Key West" of Martin County. This area of the Treasure Coast, located adjacent to Stuart, is considered the Sailfish Capital of the World. The historical nature of this community, it's casual atmosphere and picturesque views of the Port St. Lucie River, Indian River, Stuart Inlet and Hutchinson Island have made this quiet community a favorite place to live for many South Florida residents. Several local marinas provide convenient access to the Stuart Inlet as do the prestigious gated waterfront communities of Sewall Point and Salfish Point located on South Hutchinson Island which are accessed via the causeway over the Indian River from downtown Jensen. A unique blend of homes, restaurants, unique businesses and exceptional zoning has resulted in impressive growth for this picturesque waterfront community where real estate continues to appreciate in value.

Jensen Beach real estate provides the best of golf, tennis, watersports, beautiful beaches and world-class fishing in the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic Ocean off the Treasue Coast of South Florida. With convenient access to the poular Treasure Coast shopping mall, nice restaurants, abundant cultural activities and year round pleasant weather with an average temperature of 73 degrees, Jensen Beach is a very popular place to live. The Ocean breeze provides for pleasant weather even during the hot summer season for this waterfront community. Tropical vistas overflowing with gem-colored flowers border the oceanfront and inland waterways. Natural wonders surround you in a group of exclusive waterfront communities on Florida’s Gulf Stream appropriately named The Treasure Coast.

Jensen Beach is located in the northern portion of Martin County adjacent to Port St. Lucie and St. Lucie West to the north and Stuart to the south. These communities are ideally located about halfway between Miami and Orlando. Interstate 95 and Florida's Turnpike let you commute to West Palm Beach in less than 45 minutes. Martin County was founded on May 30, 1925. In size, the County is 555 square miles with 189 people per square mile permanent and 233 people per square mile during our winter season [based on 1992 estimates]. As of 1991, the total number of occupied households is 44,130, with a seasonal population of 129,188 [1992] and a permanent population of 105,031 [1992]. Per 1990 statistics, the per capital income of Martin County is $27,125, the per capita buying power is $26,469, the median home value is $112,700, and the median rent is $442.

Martin County consists of the City of Stuart [County seat], and the Towns of Jupiter Island, Ocean Breeze Park, and Sewall's Point. Respectively, they are 5.5, 2.6, .1, and 1.2 square miles in size. It also includes the communities of Hobe Sound, Hutchinson Island, Indiantown, Jensen Beach, North River Shores, Palm City, Port Salerno, Rio, South County, and Tropical Farms. Martin County Public Schools possess state of the art computers with emphasis on utilizing modern technology and providing high quality instruction for their. Higher education opportunities abound with several local colleges and trade schools to choose from inlcuding an extension for the University of Florida and a local Indian River Community College campus.

Jensen Beach real estate provides some of the most beautiful waterfront real estate in South Florida. Across the Indian River via the Jensen Beach Causeway, Hutchinson Island is one of three Barrier Islands which make up the Treasure Coast. Jense Beach and Hutchinson Island are known for their beautiful sandy beaches and unsurpassed views of the Atlantic Ocean. The popularity of Jensen Beach and Hutchinson Island are realized each year as "Snowbirds" from the north flock to the island from November to April to bask in the warmth and sunshine which residents enjoy year round. There are several luxury five star resorts and hotels located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River shores of Hutchinson Island. The Indian River Plantation Marriott Resort in Martin County is one of the most exceptional of these luxury resorts, where even locals have been known to spend a getaway weekend.

Leisure time activities for Jensen Beach and Hutchinson Island are plentiful for both residents and visitors. Among some of the favorite activities are the sightseeing cruises on the St. Lucie and Indian Rivers aboard the Island Princess, which departs from Marriott's Indian River Plantation Marina. Beyond the resort and past Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge Museum are single-family residences with magnificent waterway views of both the Indian River to the west and the Atlantic to the east. The road winds its way to wonderful beaches, including the popular Bathtub Beach, and on to the exclusive Sailfish Point luxury residential development. Continually changing exhibits and a remarkable antique car collection at the island's Elliott Museum bring people back again and again, as do the displays at the Florida Oceanographic Society Coastal Science Center located just across Route A1A, the island's only main artery. A1A, also known as N.E. Ocean Blvd., becomes S. Ocean Drive as it reaches the St. Lucie County line, passing by hotels, high-rise condominiums and homes. On the causeway at the island's northern end, the St. Lucie County Historical Museum offers a glimpse of the county's past history.

Across the inlet on North Hutchinson Island are the magnificent beaches and outstanding Beach Parks of St. Lucie County. Especially notable are the Fort Pierce Inlet State Recreation Area and nearby Jack Island. Just beyond the inlet is the Underwater Demolition Teams SEAL Museum with exhibits of equipment and demolition gear of Navy Frogmen and SEALS who trained on North Hutchinson Island during World War II.

Jensen Beach real estate and the surrounding area offers some of the most beautiful waterfront properties in the Sunshine State. From Port St. Lucie River and Indian River estate homes overlooking the beautiful flats with access to the Intracoastal Waterway, to Oceanfront Homes & Condos on the Island overlooking the ocean, you will not find more scenic waterfront properties in all of South Florida. Many of these waterfront homes and oceanfront estates come with private docks equipped with hydraulic lifts for the avid fishermen and boaters. Convenient access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Port St. Lucie River & Indian River flats for boating, diving or world-class sportfishing make Jensen Beach real estate some of the most desirable waterfront properties in South Florida.

The ocean harbors of Fort Pierce & Stuart both have protected Inlets. The Stuart Inlet is just a short distance away from Jensen Beach providing quick and easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and the area known as the Sailfish Capital of the World. The neighboring inlet to the north, Fort Pierce, boasts the best fishing in Florida right here on the Treasure Coast. Nearby attractions include the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a Smithsonian facility, the unique Underwater Demolition-Seal Museum and the Manatee Center are popular attractions located in the Jensen Beach and Fort Pierce areas. Disney World, Sea World, Nasa Cape Kennedy Space Center & many other attractions in the Orlando area are one and a half hours drive to the north while the West Palm Beach International Airport is a half hour to the south. Miami is one and a half hours drive to the south. Tampa Bay and Busch Gardens Animal Theme Park is about two and a half hours drive northwest of the Treasure Coast. The Florida Everglades National Park is located about two hours to the south.

Directly east of the Treasure Coast are the beautiful waters of the Bahamas, only a few hours away by boat and just a hop and a skip by plane. Aside from being a popular tourist destination, the Bahamas provide excellent fishing, particularly for world-class tuna and wahoo in the Gulf Stream which flows north between the Treasure Coast and the Bahama Islands. The Bimini Islands, a famous sportfishing and tourist community only fifty miles east of Miami in the Bahamas, is considered the Game Fish Capital of the World. Key West and the Carribean Islands are just a short flight from the Treasure Coast. Sport fishermen and charter boat captains of Fort Pierce and Stuart claim that the ocean waters off the treasure coast between Florida and the Bahamas represent "The Sailfish Capital of the World!" More sailfish are caught in this area of South Florida along the Treasure Coast during the winter months than anywhere else in the world. The southern tip of Hutchinson Island, immediately north of the Stuart inlet, is appropriately named Salfish Point. Aside from providing world-class sportfishing and scuba diving, the South Florida Treasure Coast provides excellent boating and treasure hunting opportunities. The Treasure Coast receives it's nick-name from the Spanish fleets which wrecked in 1715 & 1733 depositing their sunken treasures along the eastern coast of Hutchinson Island. For the recreational divers as well as the commercial divers, treasure hunting is a multi-million dollar industry along the Treasure Coast.

Our real estate agents specialize in the Treasure Coast area which extends from Sebastian Inlet south to the Jupiter Inlet including the rapidly growing communities of Wabasso, Vero Beach, Lakeland Park, historic Fort Pierce, White City (an unincorporated area of Fort Pierce located next to Port St. Lucie), St. Lucie West - winter home of the New York Mets with their own ballpark stadium and the popular PGA Golf Village), Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Stuart, Palm City, Port Salerno, Hobe Sound, Indiantown & Jupiter Island. The PGA Golf Village in neighboring St. Lucie West boasts that it has one of the finest golf course facilities in the world with seventy two holes. In fact the PGA (Professional Golf Association) is headquartered there. The PGA owns the golf courses and many professional golfers own homes in the PGA Golf village, a beautifully maintained private community with an exceptional tennis facility, beautifull well maintained landscaping and gated access. This area in Jensen Beach and St. Lucie West is the most popular residential golfing community in Florida. In addition to the PGA Golf Village, Salfish Point, Sewall's Point and the Stuart Yacht & Country Club provide some of the most prestigious golf communities in South Florida.

Whether you are looking for a luxury home, waterfront home or luxury home construction, we specialize in South Florida Real Estate and we would be delighted to assist you as your real estate agent in order to represent your best interests. Our RE/MAX Midway Realty office is strategically located in the center of the Treasure Coast in White City between Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie in St. Lucie County. To the north is Indian River County, home of the Vero Beach & Sebastian communities while Stuart & Palm City are located to the south in Martin County. Palm City & Wellington are known for their exceptional equestrian facilities. Further inland to the west of the Treasure Coast is Lake Okeechobee which is world-renowned for its fresh water bass fishing and alligator hunting.

As South Florida real estate agents, our primary emphasis is locating homes and real estate properties suitable for our buyers. In addition to the Treasure Coast of South Florida, through our Network of Florida Real Estate Agents, we can assist you with locating property anywhere in the Sunshine State from Pensacola to Key West. For your convenience click on the following link to search a Statewide Data Base of Florida Real Estate. This information is provided via the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). Once you locate a property which you are interested in, please contact us and we will be delighted to provide you with additional information and arrange for showing you the property.

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