Following 83 days on the market, the sale of an 8,921 gross-square-foot estate, with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, at 1102 Palm View Ave., Belleair, closed March 31 for $2.38 million. It was listed late last year for $3.2 million.
Situated on 0.62 acres of land, the two-story residence was built in 1922 by Jesse Pavey who was elected as the Town of Belleair’s first mayor in 1926.
The home was later purchased by Lucius Ruder, a Belleair commissioner in 1938 and 1941, and mayor from 1948 until 1951. He also served on the Morton Plant Hospital board of directors and helped to establish the Florida Gulf Coast Art Center. The property remained with the Ruder family for over six decades…