Vista Bay Condo I Ph I
Homes for Sale in Indian Shores, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
This is a small, single-vintage condo community — every unit dates to 1983, and the whole picture is drawn from just seven homes with six recent closings. At a median of $475,500, or about $351 per square foot on roughly 1,265 square feet, price here is driven far more by unit condition, floor, and view than by any age or square-footage story, since those variables barely move across the building.
The median sat around 49.5 days to contract, which is a measured, not frantic, pace. For a buyer that means room to inspect and negotiate rather than a bidding sprint. For a seller it means presentation and realistic pricing carry the sale; an updated, well-shown unit separates itself, and a dated one waits.
The 60-Second Overview
Vista Bay Condo I Ph I market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $476K ($351 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 50 days on market for closed sales.
Vista Bay Condo I Ph I is a community of 10 homes in Indian Shores, Pinellas County, built between 1983 and 1983 (median 1983.0), with a median living area of about 1,265 square feet. 40% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Vista Bay Condo I Ph I is a compact 1983-vintage condo community in Indian Shores, where the small unit count makes each individual sale a meaningful data point rather than a footnote.
Who Vista Bay Condo I Ph I is best for.
Best for
- A buyer targeting a low-maintenance coastal condo near the mid-$470s who values location over size
- A second-home buyer comfortable with condo-association documents and reserve review
- An investor checking rental rules who wants a simple, uniform floor plan to underwrite
Probably not for
- A buyer who needs more than roughly 1,265 square feet of living space
- Anyone wanting new construction or a building with no deferred-maintenance risk
- A buyer who needs a deep pool of comparable sales before committing
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 ($476K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (6 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 Vista Bay Condo I Ph I buying strategy.
If we were buying in Vista Bay Condo I Ph I 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 Vista Bay Condo I Ph I.
A small, uniform building where condition is everything
With seven homes all built in 1983 and a median footprint near 1,265 square feet, the floor plans and bones are largely a known quantity. That uniformity is useful: it means the spread you see in asking prices should reflect updates, floor level, and outlook rather than fundamentally different products. Buyers should read each listing on its finishes and its view, not on square footage alone.
Owner-occupancy is on the lighter side here, with a homestead share near 29 percent, which points to a mix of second-home and rental use common to the barrier-island coast. Buyers should budget time to review condo association documents, reserves, and any assessment history for a building of this age, and confirm rental rules if income use is part of the plan.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Vista Bay Condo I Ph I. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this small, a single recent sale swings the read, so we price and negotiate off the actual comparable units — floor, view, and condition — rather than a blunt average. We also know the questions to ask about a 1983 coastal building: reserves, assessment history, insurance, and rental rules that can make or break the numbers.
Vista Bay Condo I Ph I 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 (10 streets, ZIP 33785)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (28 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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