Welcome to Placido Bayou, a beautiful gated community with 24-7 guarded security. Nestled in Neighborhood E, this home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a 2-car garage. The primary bedroom, with an en suite bathroom and open double sink, is separated from two bedrooms and a bathroom on the opposite side. The kitchen seamlessly integrates a generously sized breakfast bar connected to the family room, offering a panoramic view of the pool and easy access to outdoor living. An interior laundry room provides two closets and usable space for organization. The living room, with high ceilings and abundant natural light, opens to a renovated pool, deck, and covered lanai (2023). Upgrades, including cream/beige pavers, porcelain waterline tile, white coping, and a resurfaced pool interior, create a sparkling blue pool surrounded by outdoor living space. Freshly painted walls and ceilings complement upgraded rigid vinyl plank flooring in the living room and bedrooms (2023) with a neutral-tan undertone and pre-attached underlayment for stability. Plus, additional underlayment upgrade for comfort, sound absorption and insulation. The backyard, with a new shadowbox vinyl fence, showcases lush landscaping, a banana tree and a new planter/retainer wall (2023). Placido Bayou offers serene streets, a drive along the edge of nature preserves teeming with wildlife, and sidewalks around the loop. Only minutes away from downtown St. Petersburg and Tampa, this community provides a tranquil escape in close proximity to urban excitement. Close to Northeast Park Shopping Center, Publix, Starbucks, and Whole Foods, the area offers various amenities, including nearby waterfront, golf, tennis, pickleball, restaurants, shopping, museums, and sports attractions. This home comes with upgrades such as a paver driveway and walkway (2017), front windows (2018), garage floor coating (2021), sliding glass doors (2023), pool pump (2022), HVAC 3.5 ton (2018), shadowbox vinyl fencing throughout Neighborhood E (2023), new street asphalt (2023). Additionally, the home includes aluminum storm panels, with the HOA covering front lawn maintenance and exterior painting, and its irrigation system operates on reclaimed water.