Riviera North
Homes for Sale in St. Petersburg, FL

Riviera North The 1st Add is a compact, established St Petersburg neighborhood of roughly 135 predominantly mid-century homes, where the vast majority are owner-occupied and pricing turns on condition more than square footage alone.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 61 homes in Riviera North that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1966 and 1973 (median 1971), with a median living area of about 1,705 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 4 qualified sales in Riviera North across 2024–2025 (1 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $205,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Riviera North is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33702, 264 homes are on the market and 16% are under contract — a slower corner of St Petersburg.

Across Pinellas County, 6,539 homes are active and 1,627 pending (20% under contract).

In ZIP 33702 (St Petersburg), 550 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $335K ($274/sq ft), up 2.4% year over year, with a median 56 days on market. Right now 154 active and 30 pending listings put supply at about 3.4 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 33702 housing market and the Pinellas County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Riviera North specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With a median build year around 1969 and a stock that stretches from 1954 into the 2007 era, this is a neighborhood where the age of the underlying home is broadly similar but the update history varies widely. That is the single biggest lever on value. A home that has been reworked — new roof, updated systems, refreshed kitchen and baths — will command a materially different number than an original-condition house of the same footprint. Read every listing through that lens.

The homestead share sitting near 84% signals a settled ownership pattern. Homes tend to be lived in rather than flipped, and inventory can be thin at any given moment. If you want in, be ready to act, and budget realistically for the difference between a turnkey home and a project — because in a neighborhood this size, that gap is where most of the negotiating happens.

In a small, tightly held neighborhood like this, the win comes from reading condition correctly and knowing what a home should trade for once you strip out the cosmetics. We help buyers separate a fair price for a project from an overpriced original, and we help sellers pinpoint the updates that actually move the number rather than the ones that just spend money. That is the difference-maker in a market this specific.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.