| You can nominate a home for recognition as Home
of the Month at www.espna.org, or you can email Amy Rettig
jjrettig@tampabay.rr.com
or Beth Lindenberg at
ehlind@verizon.net. If you know the name of the homeowner, that’s a
big help, but it’s not necessary. You may just nominate the address;
they’ll take it from there. We try to honor
homes throughout the entire neighborhood over the year, and to
recognize extra effort put into exterior sprucing up such as
painting or landscaping, as well as rehab or restoration to the
interior, which are not always evident from the outside. That’s just
one reason we appreciate suggestions. You may even nominate your own
home!
When a home is selected, Amy and Beth contact
the residents and get permission to photograph the house for
publication in the newsletter, with some pertinent info about their
home, then write the newsletter column and place the “traveling”
Home of the Month sign in the honoree’s yard.
Every homeowner who keeps up and improves the
appearance of their own property contributes to the overall charm of
the neighborhood and helps us all maintain and improve our property
values. Most notable are the homes that start a “domino effect”
inspiring improvements to homes and yards around them - So keep up
the good work and send your suggestions for Home of the Month to
Amy or Beth. |
This is the second honor
for Brook and Lee McPhee. Previous winners for their home on 16th Ave N,
they moved into their current home at 1215 11th Street N last year after
renovating, painting, and updating the house. They chose to stay in the ESP
neighborhood after finding a new spot that could accommodate their desire
for a bigger yard and a yet-to-be-added tree house for their son, Ian. Both
Brook and Lee were raised in Largo and Lee canvassed neighborhoods before
finding the "hidden gem" of ESP back in 2000. They enjoy this area and say
they have a lot more work to do on their newly purchased home to make
it all they want it to be. Brook commented that they will be adding a
sprinkler system, more windows, and completing the exterior with adding more
shrubs. To summarize the overall results of this family's hard work: a new
perimeter fence, a new front door, some landscaping and stone work, painting
inside and outside the house, many new windows, one brand new bathroom, and
modernized kitchen! We're glad to see families like the McPhee's make the
cognizant choice to stay in this great neighborhood! Congratulations on HOM
win #2, Brook, Lee, and Ian!