112 Roosevelt Place, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Significance

The Prospect Park / Southland Park nomination's contributing inventory lists 112 Roosevelt Place as a Mediterranean Revival residence dated 1926, site PB03062, with a garage dated 1928. The county structural record uses 1928 for the residence. This difference is unresolved and must not be flattened into a single original construction date. The county places the parcel in Prospect Park South and records 2 units, with 4,244 square feet of total parcel building area. Those characteristics do not establish legal rental use or present interior living area. The original permit, building card, and City preservation record are the appropriate next records for reconciling the chronology and identifying subsequent alterations.

Documented timeline

1. 1926

   National Register inventory

   The nomination lists the residence as Mediterranean Revival, dated 1926, site PB03062, and separately dates the garage to 1928. The county structural record uses 1928. The sources support the discrepancy, not a conclusion about which date represents completion.[2][1]

2. 1928

   County construction year

   The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's structural record gives 1928 as the year built. Treat that as an appraisal field. Original permit records or a designation report are needed to establish the precise construction sequence and distinguish later additions from the original building.[1]

3. 2019

   County cert of title entry

   The county sale-history table records 13 November 2019, $879,100, and cert of title, with Official Records reference 31023 / 00412. This is the date and amount shown by the county summary, not an independently confirmed contract closing or recording date. Personal parties are omitted.[1]

4. 2022

   County warranty deed entry

   The county sale-history table records 15 March 2022, $5,150,000, and warranty deed, with Official Records reference 33428 / 01837. This is the date and amount shown by the county summary, not an independently confirmed contract closing or recording date. Personal parties are omitted.[1]

Ownership of record

The county summary identifies the owner of record as a trust; personal names are omitted. Its latest instrument reference is Official Records 33428 / 01837. Use that book and page to retrieve the underlying Clerk instrument and compare the legal description with a current title commitment. The summary is an index to that work, not a title opinion. It cannot establish beneficial ownership, signing authority, current occupancy, private agreements, or the absence of a later instrument that has not reached the appraisal record.

Current status

The latest entry in the county sale-history table is dated 15 March 2022, with $5,150,000 and instrument type warranty deed. This describes the county record reviewed on 1 October 2026. It does not establish current availability or all terms of a transaction.

Buyer diligence

• Match parcel 74-43-43-34-05-016-0040 and the county legal description, PROSPECT PARK SOUTH LT 4 BLK P, to the survey and title commitment. Do not rely only on the street address or historic estate name when deciding what land and improvements a transaction includes.
• Retrieve Official Records 33428 / 01837 and the preceding instruments from the Clerk. Compare instrument dates, recording stamps, legal descriptions, and consideration. The 15 March 2022 date here is specifically the date in the Property Appraiser's sale-history table, which can differ from a reported closing date.
• Reconcile the county's 2 unit count, property-use classification, and 4,244 square feet of total parcel building area with approved plans and an inspection. Accessory structures, garages, and semi-finished areas can affect these fields; the total is not a verified living-area measurement or permission for separate rental use.
• Ask the City of West Palm Beach to confirm current local historic designation, the address-specific inventory record, and the approvals needed for proposed exterior work. A National Register nomination is historical evidence; it does not by itself establish that a particular present project has approval.
• Compare the building card, permit history, and physical inspection. A recorded construction year is a starting point for locating plans, not a warranty of original materials, present structural condition, or completion of later work. Request records for additions and accessory structures as well as the main house.
• Obtain the applicable current FEMA flood map and any elevation certificate before seeking insurance terms. This dossier has not made a parcel flood-zone determination, priced coverage, inspected flood mitigation work, or confirmed the condition of drainage, seawalls, roofing, or concealed building systems.

What the record cannot show

• The complete economic terms of a transaction, private agreements, personal property allocations, or the motivation for a nominal transfer.
• Beneficial ownership behind an entity or trust, current occupants, seller intentions, or the authority of a person to sign a future agreement.
• Whether historical architectural features remain intact or whether an appraisal characteristic corresponds to permitted, completed work.
• Current insurance eligibility and pricing, concealed defects, survey encroachments, or all title exceptions. Those require separate records and professional investigation.