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Custom Home Builder in South Tampa

Crescent Homes builds custom and spec homes in Beach Park, Sunset Park, Palma Ceia, Bayshore Beautiful and Davis Islands. Our office is on Kennedy Blvd, a few minutes from every lot we build on. Built to Last. Built for You.

Inquire Now

Plenty of builders work these streets. We will show you every dollar.

Three things you get from us

We find your lot

If you do not have one, our acquisition team finds one. We buy lots in these neighborhoods for our own account, so we know what is trading. If one of our custom homes under construction is a fit, you can come in now and make it yours.

Open-book cost-plus

Every trade bid, every invoice, every change. You see the cost and you see our fee. Nothing is marked up behind a lump sum.

The Home Record

A permanent file of your build: photos of every wall before drywall, every inspection result, every product and finish that went in, and the as-built drawings. It is yours at closing and it stays with the house.

Lots in South Tampa

Vacant lots in South Tampa are very limited. New homes generally replace older ones, so finding the lot is the hard part.

We have custom homes under construction on our own lots now. If none fits, tell us the streets you want. We look at teardowns and off-market lots every week.

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.

Flood zone and elevation

Much of South Tampa sits in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, the area with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. Zones A and AE are inland; VE is coastal with wave action; X is outside the high-risk area (fema.gov/glossary/flood-zones).

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 design flood elevation in City Code Ch. 5-121. Below that line is storage or parking only, with flood-resistant materials and flood vents, and the City records a non-conversion agreement on the property (City of Tampa, Technical Guide: Flood Requirements for Residential New Construction, 3/14/24).

Look up any Tampa address at tampafl.withforerunner.com/properties. We check it before we price a lot, not after.

Permitting in the City of Tampa

Every new house in Tampa is permitted through the City's Accela portal. A Residential Utility Application is filed first. The building permit needs a sealed topographic survey, a site plan with every tree within 20 feet, sealed building plans, energy calculations and, in a flood zone, an elevation certificate by an engineer or surveyor (City of Tampa Residential New Construction Permit Application Guide; tampa.gov Flood Protection). We prepare and file all of it and tell you where it stands every week.

Our process

  1. Call. We connect you with our senior staff.
  2. The lot. One we find for you, or one of our custom homes under construction.
  3. Design and budget. Our in-house design team draws the house. The trades bid it. You see the bids.
  4. Permit. We file with the City and run the reviews.
  5. Build. Inspections logged, photos taken before every wall closes, all of it into your Home Record.
  6. Closing. You get the keys, the Home Record and our number.

Finished Crescent homes

Kitchen at a Crescent home on W San Miguel St, Tampa
5007 W San Miguel St, Tampa
Kitchen at a Crescent home on S Barbara Ln, Beach Park
403 S Barbara Ln, Beach Park
Back yard at a Crescent home on W Platt St, Beach Park
W Platt St, Beach Park
Great room open to the pool at a Crescent waterfront home in Beach Park
Beach Park waterfront, Tampa

Questions we get

What does a custom home in South Tampa cost?

It depends on the lot, the plan and the finishes, which is why we do not publish a number. We price from your plans on an open-book cost-plus basis and give you the figure in person, with the trade bids behind it.

I don't have a lot. Can you still help?

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

How long does it take?

Design and permitting come before the build, and the build depends on the plan. We give you a schedule with the budget.

Do you build on my lot if I already own it?

Yes. See our Build on Your Lot page.

Will my house be elevated?

If the lot is in a flood zone, yes, to the elevation the code and the City require. We design to it from the start so it looks like the house was meant to sit there.

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, or need one? Send the address or the streets you want and we will call you back the same business day.

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