Grande Verandahs on the Bay is a waterfront condominium building in the Brighton Bay area of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, sitting on the eastern edge of Old Tampa Bay near Gandy Boulevard and the Gandy Bridge approach. It was completed around 2005, an 8-story building of roughly 84 units, with most homes laid out as larger three-bedroom plans built around the verandah-style balconies that give the building its name and its water and skyline views (community and listing sources, 2026). The main ZIP is 33702, though some listings show 33716, so confirm the exact ZIP per unit.
The building is gated, with controlled entry and security, and shares a resort-style pool, a clubhouse, a fitness center, and under-building assigned parking. Ownership is condominium ownership with a monthly maintenance fee, and there is no CDD. This is a single-building condo market, so the floor, the water view, the unit condition, and an honest read of the monthly fee and reserves, not a headline price, decide the buy.
The defining reality for any Florida waterfront condo today is the combination of the monthly fee, the reserves, the state milestone-inspection and structural-reserve-study rules, and the flood and insurance picture. Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the fall of 2024 brought record storm surge and flooding to low-lying parts of St. Petersburg, and the broader condo market is working through milestone inspections, reserve funding, and the risk of special assessments. Confirm the building inspection and reserve status and an honest insurance quote for the specific unit.
The pitch is gated, amenity-rich waterfront condo living with bay and skyline views, minutes from Gandy, I-275, and the bridges into Tampa. The work is confirming the monthly fee and reserves, the milestone and structural-reserve-study status, the flood and insurance read, and the unit floor, view, and condition before you buy.
