Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op
Homes for Sale in St Pete Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Starlight Tower is a co-op building in St Pete Beach, and that structure — not just the unit — drives price here. These are compact spaces with a median around 700 square feet, and at roughly $519 per square foot the number you pay is buying location and beach-town position more than raw size. The median sits at $410,000, up 10.8% year over year, but with only nine units and three recent closings, that figure moves on a handful of transactions and condition varies unit to unit.
The posture right now favors a patient buyer. A median of roughly 190 days on market says these units do not turn quickly, so sellers should price to condition and expect a longer runway rather than a bidding war. Buyers have room to be selective — but should go in understanding co-op ownership, association rules, and what financing looks like in a share-based structure before falling for a unit.
Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($410K) is up 10.8% from the prior 12 months ($370K). 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 (3 and 6 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
Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $410K ($519 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 190 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 11% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op is a community of 9 homes in St Pete Beach, Pinellas County, built between 1958 and 1988 (median 1958), with a median living area of about 700 square feet. 0% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a small mid-century co-op building on St Pete Beach, with original stock dating to 1958 and later additions through 1988. Ownership is by share rather than deed, which shapes everything from financing to resale.
Who Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op is best for.
Best for
- Buyers wanting a compact beach-area base and comfortable with share-based co-op ownership
- Cash or flexible buyers who can navigate co-op financing constraints
- Long-horizon holders untroubled by slow resale timelines
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a large floor plan — median living area is about 700 square feet
- Anyone requiring quick resale or standard mortgage financing on a deeded home
- Buyers seeking a homesteaded primary residence in a deed-owned property
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 ($410K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($370K) IS the +10.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (3 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 Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op buying strategy.
If we were buying in Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op 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 Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op.
A co-op on the beach, priced by the square foot
The oldest units here go back to 1958, with the range extending to 1988, and the median build year sits at the older end. Expect mid-century bones and compact floor plans — the median living area is about 700 square feet. At that footprint, the $519-per-square-foot figure tells you the premium is location, not square footage, and pricing will swing hard on how a specific unit has been updated.
With homestead share at zero, this reads as a non-primary-residence building — the kind of stock used seasonally or held as an investment. Combine that with a slow 190-day median time on market and a nine-unit total, and you have a thin, condition-driven market where each sale carries weight. Do your homework on the co-op's rules, reserves, and rental policies before you commit.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op. 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 Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op 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 (3.1). Basis: Recent Direction +10.8% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 0% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 86.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
Co-op transactions are their own animal — share ownership, board approval, and financing hurdles that trip up buyers who assume it works like a condo. In a nine-unit building where three sales set the tone and units sit for roughly 190 days, we help you read whether a listing is priced to condition or just optimistic, and we walk you through the co-op paperwork before you're emotionally committed.
Starlight Tower Inc Co-Op 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.
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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 (7 streets, ZIP 33706)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (30 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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