A 55-plus waterfront condo on Honeymoon Island in Dunedin.
Listings before the portals, true comps, and the renovation and carrying-cost math, before you tour.
"Royal Stewart Arms is a 55-plus waterfront condo on Honeymoon Island where the value is a rare island setting; the homework is the dues and reserves, the 55-plus and no-pet rules, and significant flood exposure."
Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026
Royal Stewart Arms market snapshot (as of June 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $284K ($277 per sq ft), with homes averaging 72 days on market and 6.4 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. Based on 15 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.
Royal Stewart Arms is a deed-restricted 55-plus, no-pet condominium community on Honeymoon Island in Dunedin, just off the causeway, per community sources. It is an eight-story complex completed in 1973 with 449 units and a remarkable waterfront setting beside a state-park island.
Amenities include a recreation building with billiards and a fitness room, a fishing pier, an outdoor grilling area, a large heated pool, and tennis courts. As an age-restricted condo with a 3-month minimum lease in practice, it is a residential community, not a nightly or weekly vacation building.
Monthly condo dues fund the building, amenities, and waterfront infrastructure. Because it is an island, eight-story condo, the homework is real: confirm the current dues, the association's reserves and any post-storm assessments, the 55-plus and no-pet rules, and, critically, the flood and wind insurance picture and the building's storm history before you offer.
Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from Stellar MLS, as of June 25, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Royal Stewart Arms listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in Royal Stewart Arms buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
Live MLS inventory for Royal Stewart Arms. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Royal Stewart Arms listings as of 2026-06-25, priced high to low. Listings courtesy of Stellar MLS as distributed by MLS GRID.. Tap any home to ask about it.
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Royal Stewart Arms is a deed-restricted 55-plus, no-pet condominium on Honeymoon Island in Dunedin (34698), an eight-story 1973 complex of 449 units with a recreation building, fishing pier, heated pool, and tennis courts. As an island, eight-story condo, flood and insurance considerations are significant. Confirm the dues, reserves, the 55-plus and no-pet rules, the minimum lease term, the insurance picture, and the building's storm history.
The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive.
Drive times from Royal Stewart Arms. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
Royal Stewart Arms is served by Pinellas County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
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What is actually shaping value at Royal Stewart Arms: its rare island setting and the insurance and reserve realities of a coastal condo. Each item is sourced and linked.
Our read on what is being built around Royal Stewart Arms, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
A waterfront island setting beside a state park is rare and supports demand from 55-plus buyers.
Coastal Florida condos face rising insurance and reserve requirements; scrutinize the association's finances and any assessments.
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Royal Stewart Arms, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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Community sources describe Royal Stewart Arms as a 55-plus, no-pet, eight-story 1973 condominium of 449 units on Honeymoon Island with a pool, tennis, and a fishing pier. Why it matters: Comp by floor and view; confirm reserves, assessments, and insurance. Source
Reporting on Tampa Bay coastal property notes rising flood and insurance costs after the 2024 storms, especially for coastal and waterfront buildings. Why it matters: Scrutinize the building's insurance, reserves, and storm history before you offer. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in Royal Stewart Arms, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Confirm the 55-plus and no-pet rules and that the household qualifies.
Confirm the current dues, the reserves, and any post-storm special assessments in writing.
Scrutinize the flood and wind insurance picture and the building's storm history; this is an island, eight-story condo.
Confirm the minimum lease term if you intend to rent.
Comp by floor, view, and unit size, not by a building average.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
Royal Stewart Arms is a deed-restricted 55-plus, no-pet condominium on Honeymoon Island in Dunedin (34698), an eight-story 1973 complex of 449 units with a recreation building, fishing pier, heated pool, and tennis courts. As an island, eight-story condo, flood and insurance considerations are significant. Confirm the dues, reserves, the 55-plus and no-pet rules, the minimum lease term, the insurance picture, and the building's storm history.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in Royal Stewart Arms today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
Lower-floor or interior units, the most attainable way into the building.
Higher-floor units with water views, the heart of the market here.
The largest, updated higher-floor water-view units, the premium end.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Three realistic price bands. Where a home lands comes down to condition and lot, not square footage alone.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
The factors that actually move value in Royal Stewart Arms, condition, lot, and the renovation math, read from current listings and recent sales.
Renovated-listing inventory in Royal Stewart Arms is too thin right now to compute a reliable renovation premium. We read condition home by home against real comps before you offer.
In a condo the value the market gives back at resale is set by the unit, not a lot: the floor, the view line (direct versus partial), and the exposure. The interior can be renovated, but the floor and view cannot, so higher floors and better views hold their value better. How much more they command varies by building, line, and condition, which is why we read it unit by unit against real comparable sales rather than a single headline figure.
Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.
Our read on the factors that protect resale here, and the one to manage.
Momentum analysis based on the no-CDD structure, central location, built-out lot scarcity, the funded club plan, and the all-resale 1990s housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.
The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated golf or lake home priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest estate often pay estate prices for what is really a renovation project.
In an all-resale, seven-figure, renovation-driven market, the same five mistakes cost buyers the most. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.
1The agent on the sign works for the seller. In a market where condition swings price by hundreds of thousands, negotiating against that agent with no one in your corner is the costliest move of all.
2A dated home looks like a deal until you price the roof, HVAC, pool, and full modernization honestly. Underbudget the reno and the bargain becomes the expensive house.
3Golf frontage, lakefront, and preserve lots carry real, durable premiums. Pay an estate price for an interior lot and you are buying the weakest version of the value.
4The club is optional and separate, so two similar homes can cost very differently to own. Buyers who do not price the membership they will actually use misread their real monthly number.
5A 1990s home means 1990s-era systems unless updated. Roof age, HVAC age, pool equipment, and prior renovations drive both price and insurability, and a thorough inspection matters more here than in a new build.
Royal Stewart Arms is a rare 55-plus island condo. The deal is won or lost on the reserves, the insurance, and the storm history.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the five factors that decide how a home here buys, holds, and resells.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.
Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live Stellar MLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.
Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.
Fill = price per square foot; ring = by realized $/sqft per unit. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from Stellar MLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.
In an island, 55-plus condo like Royal Stewart Arms, the floor, view, and the association's financial and insurance health drive value. Higher-floor water-view units and a well-funded association with sound reserves resell more cleanly, while the building's significant flood and wind exposure makes insurance and storm history central. Scrutinize the reserves, assessments, and insurance first, then comp the specific unit.
Royal Stewart Arms is a 55-plus, no-pet condominium with monthly dues funding the building, amenities, and waterfront infrastructure. Confirm the current dues, the reserves, any post-storm assessments, the 55-plus and no-pet rules, and the minimum lease term (reported around 3 months), per unit.
Dues fund a recreation building with billiards and a fitness room, a fishing pier, a grilling area, a large heated pool, tennis courts, and the building exterior and grounds.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.
If you are selling in Royal Stewart Arms, the right list price comes from comparable sales of similar floors and views, with the dues, reserves, and insurance picture documented.
Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus our market average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.
Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Dunedin, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.
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Median sale prices in Royal Stewart Arms year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.
27% of homes for sale in Royal Stewart Arms are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-06-25).
Royal Stewart Arms is currently a balanced. About 5.6 months of supply, a median asking price of $290,000, and homes go under contract in about 62 days.
Typical home value in the 34698 ZIP is $409,062, about 22.4% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
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Live data: Stellar MLS, distributed by MLS GRID, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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