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THE search began and
ended quickly.
“It was kind of seren-dipity
that this popped
up on the market. We
were in the right place at the right
time,” Tomaselli says.
Closing in November 2019 at just
shy of $700,000, the .16-acre property
was reasonably priced by Wrightsville
standards. The tiny 1,617-square foot
house captivated Tomaselli’s grow-ing
interest in historic preservation,
attracting him to the uniqueness of
the architecture.
To renovate the home’s interior,
Realtor Marcello Caliva suggested
Tomaselli contact Wrightsville Beach
native Tanner Konrady, son of custom
home builder Ralph Konrady, to lead
the renovation and remodeling team.
“We had many mutual connec-tions,
but we had not officially met,”
Konrady says.
Growing up on Schloss Street, at
the south end of the beach, Konrady
had worked for his dad as far back
as his memory travels, and officially
joined Konrady & Son in 2006.
