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Dunedin neighbors call unfinished mansion a 'monstrosity' that needs to go

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DUNEDIN — Neighbors call it an eyesore, a monstrosity, an abomination. It's a huge, unfinished concrete shell of a home that has been vacant for years, sitting on prime waterfront property at a key entrance to Dunedin.

It was originally going to be a developer's 12,000-square-foot dream mansion, but construction stopped when a bank foreclosed on it in 2009.

Residents of the surrounding neighborhood have wanted the city to buy the unsightly structure and knock it down. Now word is getting out that a wealthy buyer may be poised to purchase the house at 570 Edgewater Drive and finish its construction.

This has mobilized the neighbors to step up their campaign to get Dunedin to acquire the property and turn it into a parking lot at the north end of a linear park along Edgewater Drive's waterfront. They say other potential uses for the half-acre site include a stormwater retention pond, a fishing pier or a kayak launch.

"This park is really just accessible to those of us who live right here. The nearest parking is at the (Dunedin) marina, a third of a mile away," said neighbor Alan Wilcox. "We just want to see this eyesore go away and make the park more accessible for others.

Source: Tampabay.com