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Build on Your Lot in South Tampa

You own the lot. We build the house. You see every dollar. Built to Last. Built for You.

Inquire Now

Crescent Homes builds on client-owned lots across South Tampa and Davis Islands, and on lots we hold. Either way the price is built the same way: from the plans, open-book, cost-plus.

If you already own the lot

Send us the address. Before we talk about a house we check four things.

  1. Flood zone and required floor height. The City's Flood Information Search (tampafl.withforerunner.com/properties) tells us the zone. The zone sets how high the lowest floor has to sit.
  2. Setbacks and lot coverage. These decide the footprint before any plan does.
  3. Trees. Every tree within 20 feet of construction goes on the survey with a mitigation table (City of Tampa Residential New Construction Permit Application Guide). Protected trees change the plan.
  4. What is on the lot now. A teardown adds a demolition permit in front of the build.

Then we draw the house for your lot, and the trades bid it.

If you don't have a lot

Our acquisition team buys lots in South Tampa for our own account and finds them for clients. We have custom homes under construction on our own lots now, and a buyer who comes in early can still make one theirs. If none fits, tell us the streets and we go find a lot.

Custom homes under construction in South Tampa

  • 2607 S Bryant Cir
    Tampa 33629
    custom home under construction
  • 208 S Ward St
    West Shore Crest
    custom home under construction
  • 4508 W San Rafael St
    South Tampa
    custom home under construction
  • 5117 W Platt St
    South Tampa
    custom home under construction
  • 2925 W Alline Ave
    Bayshore Beautiful
    custom home under construction

Every one of these is a custom home. Come in now and the finishes and selections are still yours to make. Ask us about any of them.

We are active buyers of lots in South Tampa and St. Petersburg. If you own one and are thinking of selling, call us.

How the price is built

We do not publish prices, and we will not guess one on the phone. Your plans go to the trades and each bids its scope. You pick finishes and each is priced as you choose it. The budget is the sum of those numbers plus our fee, stated in the contract. You see every invoice as the job runs, and changes are priced before they happen. That is open-book cost-plus. No margin hidden in a fixed price, no contingency you pay whether it is used or not.

The Home Record

Every Crescent home comes with a permanent file of the build: photos of every wall before drywall, every inspection, every product and finish, the as-builts. Any tradesperson you hire ten years from now can see what is behind the wall. It transfers with the house.

Flood zone and elevation

Zones A and AE are FEMA's inland high-risk zones. VE is coastal with wave action. X is outside the high-risk area (fema.gov/glossary/flood-zones). If your lot is in a high-risk zone, the Florida Building Code puts the lowest floor at or above the Base Flood Elevation plus 1 foot, or the design flood elevation if higher (FBC Residential R322.2.1); Tampa sets its own design flood elevation in City Code Ch. 5-121. Space below that line is parking or storage only, with flood vents and flood-resistant materials, and the City records a non-conversion agreement on the deed (City of Tampa, Technical Guide: Flood Requirements for Residential New Construction, 3/14/24).

We design to that height from the start so the house looks like it was meant to sit there.

Permitting

Your permit goes through the City of Tampa's Accela portal: sealed topographic survey, site plan, tree survey, sealed building plans, energy calculations and, in a flood zone, an elevation certificate by an engineer or surveyor (Permit Application Guide; tampa.gov Flood Protection). We prepare and file all of it.

Our process

  1. Call. We connect you with our senior staff.
  2. Lot review. Flood zone, setbacks, trees, existing structure.
  3. Design and budget. Drawn in-house. Bid by the trades. Shown to you.
  4. Permit. Filed and tracked by us.
  5. Build. Every inspection and pre-drywall photo into your Home Record.
  6. Close. Keys, Home Record, our number.

Finished Crescent homes

Front exterior at a Crescent home on S Barbara Ln, Beach Park
403 S Barbara Ln, Beach Park
Pavilion and back yard at a Crescent home on W Platt St, Beach Park
W Platt St, Beach Park
Kitchen and living room at a Crescent home on W San Miguel St, Tampa
5007 W San Miguel St, Tampa
Covered outdoor lounge at a Crescent home in Tierra Verde
Tierra Verde

Questions we get

What does it cost to build on my lot?

It is priced from your plans and finishes, open-book. We give you the number in person with the trade bids behind it.

Can I use my own architect's plans?

Yes. We bid them as drawn.

There is an old house on my lot. Do you handle the teardown?

Yes. Demolition, trees and the build are one job with us. See our Teardown and Rebuild page.

Will the house have to be elevated?

If the lot is in a high-risk zone, yes, to the height the code and City require. Look up the zone at tampafl.withforerunner.com/properties, or send us the address.

What if I don't have a lot yet?

Tell us the neighborhood. Our acquisition team finds one, or you come in early on one of our custom homes under construction and make it yours.

Who do I talk to?

Our senior staff. Call 813-923-1023 or send the form and we connect you.

Send us your lot address

Have a lot, or need one? Send the address or the streets you want. A person calls back the same business day.

Crescent Homes Inc. · 5201 W Kennedy Blvd #132, Tampa, FL 33609 · 813-923-1023