Snell Isle Brightwaters
Homes for Sale in St Petersburg, FL

Snell Isle Brightwaters Unit G Blks 1 & 5 is a compact, established section of Snell Isle in St Petersburg where a near-century range of construction years sits side by side, and the high homestead share signals a market where turnover is the exception rather than the rule.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 259 homes in Snell Isle Brightwaters that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1924 and 2027 (median 1957), with a median living area of about 3,330 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 3.5-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 9 qualified sales in Snell Isle Brightwaters across 2024–2025 (4 in 2024, 5 in 2025), median $800,000 — 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.

Snell Isle Brightwaters is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33704, 117 homes are on the market and 26% are under contract — a steady corner of St Petersburg.

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

In ZIP 33704 (St Petersburg), 106 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $940K ($452/sq ft), up 11.1% year over year, with a median 51 days on market. Right now 18 active and 15 pending listings put supply at about 2.0 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 33704 housing market and the Pinellas County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Snell Isle Brightwaters specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With a median year built of 1957 but a construction range running all the way to 2024, this is not a uniform-vintage neighborhood. Buyers will encounter original mid-century homes, decades of renovation layered on top of them, and modern or rebuilt houses on the same streets. That mix means condition, not just square footage or lot size, does most of the work in setting price, and it rewards a buyer willing to actually walk a home rather than rely on the year-built line in a listing.

At a median of about 2,473 square feet, the typical home here has meaningful living space, more consistent with move-up or long-term ownership than compact or entry-level product. Current MLS data shows no identified community amenities tied to this section, so whatever draws a buyer is the home and the Snell Isle location itself, not a shared clubhouse or recreational package.

In a pocket this small, with only 153 homes and a construction span nearing a hundred years, generic comps do not hold up. We look at each listing against its actual build era and renovation history, not a blended neighborhood average, so pricing conversations start from what a specific home is rather than what the block might suggest.