Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida at the southern most tip of theFlorida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about 90 miles (140 km) from Cuba. Key West is politically within the limits of the city of Key West, Monroe County, Florida. The city also occupies nearby islands and portions of nearby islands.
The island is about 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. In the late 1950s many of the large salt ponds on the eastern side were filled in, nearly doubling the original land mass of the island. The island measures 3,370 acres in area.
Key West has always been an important military post, since it sits at the northern edge of the deep water channel connecting the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico (the southern edge 90 miles away is Cuba via the Florida Straits. Because of this, Key West since the 1820s had been dubbed the “Gibraltar of the West.”Fort Taylor was initially built on the island. The Navy added a small base from which the USS Maine sailed to its demise in Havana at the beginning of the Spanish-American War.
The Law Offices of Erik S. Bloom, P.A. is a full service title company and law firm which provides its clients with comprehensive real estate and title services. Our Key West title company and law firm focuses its practice in the areas of residential closings, commercial transactions, short sales, foreclosures, leases, corporate transactions and real estate litigation. The firm provides title services to real estate professionals throughout the State of Florida, including cities such as Key West, Marathon, Islamorada, Key Largo, Florida City, Homestead and Miami. The firm also has a strong presence in Pembroke Pines, Weston, Plantation, Tamarac, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Parkland and Boca Raton.
We are pleased to represent clients from Key West. Please contact the Key West real estate lawyers at the Law Offices of Erik S. Bloom, P.A. at (954) 603-0550. You can also contact the firm by emailing us at [email protected] or through one of the many contact forms located on the firm’s website. We look forward to hearing from you.
