Island Way Towers Condo
Homes for Sale in Clearwater Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Island Way Towers is a single 1961 condo building on Clearwater Beach, and the price story here is almost entirely about the unit itself. With a median around $637,500 and a median near $465 per square foot on roughly 1,370 square feet, what you pay tracks condition, floor, view, and how recently a unit has been updated far more than any broad market trend. Expect a wide spread between renovated and original units even inside the same building.
Posture right now favors a patient buyer. The median days on market sits at just over 70, and the year-over-year change is down 17.7% — a market that has cooled rather than one you have to chase. With a market heat score of 37, sellers should price to the current reality and plan for a longer marketing window; buyers have room to be selective and to negotiate on condition.
Island Way Towers Condo right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($638K) is down 17.7% from the prior 12 months ($775K). With about 2 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Low (4 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Island Way Towers Condo market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $638K ($465 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 71 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 18% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Island Way Towers Condo is a community of 20 homes in Clearwater Beach, Pinellas County, built between 1961 and 1961 (median 1961.0), with a median living area of about 1,370 square feet. 70% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a compact, one-building condo community on Clearwater Beach in Pinellas County, built in 1961, so the inventory is finite and every listing moves the picture. With about 20 homes and only four closings in the trailing window, individual sales carry a lot of weight — read each comp carefully rather than assuming a smooth trend.
Who Island Way Towers Condo is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a Clearwater Beach condo who can wait for the right unit rather than the first one
- Value-minded buyers willing to renovate a 1961 unit to their own standard
- Owner-occupants comfortable with condo association diligence and a mid-$600s budget
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close quickly in a market with only a handful of recent sales
- Anyone expecting quick appreciation while prices are down year over year
- Buyers who want a new-construction or turnkey unit with no updating required
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($638K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($775K) IS the -17.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 17 sales each (4 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Island Way Towers Condo buying strategy.
If we were buying in Island Way Towers Condo today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Island Way Towers Condo.
A single-vintage building where condition sets the price
Because every unit dates to 1961, the differentiator is what has been done since. Original kitchens and baths, updated systems, and view line all swing value in a building where the footprint is consistent near 1,370 square feet. That uniformity makes it easier to compare units head-to-head, but it also means the median hides a real gap between move-in-ready and project condition.
Owner-occupancy runs high, with a homestead share around 70%, which tends to translate into steadier ownership and fewer distressed turnovers. The flip side is thin supply: with roughly 20 homes and a handful of recent closings, the right unit may not surface on your timeline, and pricing signals can look noisy from one sale to the next. On a barrier-island building of this age, budget your diligence around milestone-inspection status, reserves, and any special assessments before you commit.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Island Way Towers Condo. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Island Way Towers Condo buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (4.7). Basis: Recent Direction -17.7% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 70% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A building this small rewards local read. We track how each unit's condition, floor, and view map to the last few closings so you are not anchored to a median that blends renovated and original units. On the sell side we set expectations around a 70-plus-day window and a cooled market; on the buy side we help you price condition and pressure-test the condo association's finances and inspection standing before you write.
Island Way Towers Condo in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Island Way Towers Condo buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (20 streets, ZIP 33767)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (50 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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