744 Penn Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Significance

Grandview Heights was platted in 1920 according to the district's National Register nomination. The nomination counts 363 buildings in the district, of which 268, or 73 percent, are contributing, and it carries this address, recorded under the street's former name of Penn Avenue, among them as a Mission style residence of about 1924. The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser records the year built as 1925, one year later than the nomination, and the discrepancy is unresolved in the sources reviewed. The county deed record also carries a 1979 instrument described as a declaration of condominium at $14,000, and its current effect on the property's legal form is not established in the sources reviewed. No architect, builder, or original owner is identified for this address in any source reviewed.

Documented timeline

1. 1920

   Grandview Heights platted

   The Grandview Heights subdivision was platted in 1920 according to the district's National Register nomination.[2]

2. c. 1924 or 1925

   House constructed

   The National Register nomination inventory dates the house to about 1924 and records the style as Mission. The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser records the year built as 1925.[1][2]

3. 1979

   Declaration of condominium recorded

   The county deed record carries a 1979 instrument described as a declaration of condominium at $14,000.[1]

4. 1987 to 1994

   Chain of recorded sale prices

   The county record shows $12,500 in 1987, $23,000 in 1991, $23,000 again in 1993, and $38,000 in 1994 to an individual buyer.[1]

5. 1999

   District listed on the National Register

   The Grandview Heights Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 8 July 1999 under reference number 99000795.[2]

6. 2021

   Sold for $505,000

   The county record shows a sale of $505,000 dated 31 August 2021 to an individual buyer. A listing aggregator page carries the same sale.[1][3]

7. 2023 to 2026

   Operated as a short term rental

   The property is marketed as a short term rental under the name Casa las Flores on travel booking platforms.[4]

8. 2026

   Offered at $1,100,000

   The house was listed for sale in February 2026 at $1,100,000 under MLS R11160778. The pages reviewed give list dates of 3 February 2026 and 12 February 2026, a spread of 9 days. The listing was still shown as active in September 2026, at roughly 216 days on market. 2 syndication pages identify the listing agent as Dean Carter of Platinum Properties / The Keyes Company; one IDX page attributes the listing to a different agent and is treated as the weaker account.[5][6][7]

Ownership of record

Title of record is held by an individual owner of record who acquired the property on 31 August 2021, per the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser. Individual owners of record are not named here. Current occupants are not identified; this dossier describes recorded and reported transactions only.

Current status

Listed for sale at $1,100,000 since February 2026 (MLS R11160778), with the listing agent reported as Dean Carter, Platinum Properties / The Keyes Company by 2 syndication sites; one IDX page attributes it to a different agent; the property is also marketed as a short-term rental.

Buyer diligence

• Confirm with the City of West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board whether a certificate of appropriateness is required before any exterior work, and what the review timeline looks like.
• Ask the City of West Palm Beach whether its historic property ad valorem tax exemption for qualifying rehabilitation may apply to planned work, and on what terms.
• Confirm the contributing status and the year built for this specific address against the National Register nomination inventory, where it appears under the street's former name of Penn Avenue, and against the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, which records 1925 against the nomination's date of about 1924.
• Establish the current effect of the 1979 declaration of condominium on the property's legal form, together with the legal unit count and the licensing position for short term rental use, with title counsel and with the City of West Palm Beach.
• Confirm the listing agent, the brokerage, and the list date directly with the MLS, since the pages reviewed disagree on the agent and differ by 9 days on the list date.
• Pull the current FEMA flood zone designation and an elevation certificate for the parcel.

What the record cannot show

• The architect, the builder, and the original owner of the house, none of which were identified in any source reviewed.
• Whether the 1979 declaration of condominium remains operative. The county summary record shows the instrument but not its current legal effect.
• The short term rental's revenue, occupancy, or licensing position, none of which appear in the public record.
• Which agent and brokerage hold the current listing, since the pages reviewed disagree and the public record does not carry listing agency.