Custom Home Builder on Snell Isle
Crescent Homes builds custom homes on Snell Isle and the neighborhoods around it in northeast St. Petersburg. We have three custom homes under construction there now. Built to Last. Built for You.
Snell Isle
C. Perry Snell opened Snell Isle in October 1925 on what had been a mangrove island. When it opened, only 39 of its 275 acres sat above the high-tide line; the rest was filled (Wikipedia, "Snell Isle"). Today Snell Isle, located in the 33704 zip code, is one of the most sought-after areas in the city: Coffee Pot Bayou on one side, Tampa Bay on the other, the Vinoy golf course in the middle, and downtown St. Petersburg a few minutes down the boulevard.
Most of the housing stock dates from the 1950s through the 1970s. The 2024 storms put water into many of those houses. A lot of owners are now deciding between repairing, raising and rebuilding. If you are one of them, our Rebuilding After a Flood page covers the 49% rule.
Custom homes under construction in the Snell Isle area
- 135 Aranda St NESnell Isle areacustom home under construction
- 211 Toledo Way NEBrightwaterscustom home under construction
- 459 Bayview Dr NEEden Shorescustom 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.
If none of them is right, tell us the street. Our acquisition team buys lots for our own account and finds them for clients.
Three things you get from us
We find your lot
Our acquisition team finds one for you, or you come in early on one of our custom homes under construction and make it yours.
Open-book cost-plus
Every trade bid and every invoice. Our fee is a line in the contract.
The Home Record
A permanent file of the build: photos of every wall before drywall, every inspection, every product and finish, the as-builts. It transfers with the house.
Flood zone and elevation
Snell Isle is waterfront, so expect a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. AE is the inland high-risk zone; VE is coastal with wave action (fema.gov/glossary/flood-zones). The Base Flood Elevation is the water level with a 1-percent chance in any year (fema.gov/about/glossary/base-flood-elevation-bfe). Look up any address on the City's Prepare St. Pete map or FEMA's Map Service Center (stpete.org/residents/public_safety/flooding.php).
The Florida Building Code puts the lowest floor at or above BFE plus 1 foot, or the design flood elevation if higher (FBC Residential R322.2.1). The City of St. Petersburg requires more than the state floor. The City's floodplain office is at floodplain@stpete.org, 727-551-3321.
Permitting in St. Petersburg
New homes in St. Petersburg go through the City's online permit system with electronic plan review. Applicants have ten business days to address comments on each review round (stpete.org, Building Permits page). Demolition of the old house, tree removal and the new house are separate applications, and the permit is not valid until fees are paid. We run all of it. On Snell Isle that usually means a demo permit and a tree permit before the building permit.
Our process
- Call. We connect you with our senior staff.
- Lot. One we find for you, or one of our custom homes under construction.
- Design and budget. Our in-house design team draws it. The trades bid it. You see the bids.
- Permit. Demo, trees, new house. Filed and tracked by us.
- Build. Inspections, pre-drywall photos, products, all into your Home Record.
- Close. Keys, Home Record, our number.
Finished Crescent homes
Questions we get
What does a custom home on Snell Isle cost?
We price from the plans on an open-book cost-plus basis and give you the number in person. The lot, the elevation requirement and the finishes move it more than anything we could publish.
Do you have lots available?
We have three custom homes under construction in the Snell Isle area. Come in now and the finishes and selections are still yours. Ask us.
My house flooded. Should I repair or rebuild?
That turns on the City's 49% rule and the value of your structure. Read our Rebuilding After a Flood page, then call us and we will walk the house with you.
How high will the new house sit?
At or above the elevation the code and the City require for the lot's flood zone. We design the entry and garage to that height from day one.
Do you build in the rest of St. Petersburg?
Yes, on the northeast waterfront and in select neighborhoods. Tell us the street.
Who do I talk to?
Our senior staff. Call 813-923-1023 or send the form and we connect you.
Tell us about your lot
Have a lot on Snell Isle, or want one? Send the address or the streets you like. A person calls back the same business day.
Crescent Homes Inc. · 5201 W Kennedy Blvd #132, Tampa, FL 33609 · 813-923-1023