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Exterior / landscape in Snell Isle

Snell Isle is St. Petersburg's 1925-1940 mediterranean revival on dredged peninsula by c. perry snell; 1955-1985 ranch infill; 2000+ luxury rebuilds submarket. Snell Isle is a 1925-dredged peninsula in northeast St. Petersburg developed by C. Perry Snell on the same Mediterranean Revival pattern as D. P. Davis built Davis Islands in Tampa one year earlier — the entire neighborhood sits on hydraulic-fill substrate.

Snell Isle cost range
$425K$2.5M
typical mid-complexity
Permit authority
St. Petersburg Construction Services
12-20 weeks (St. Pete CS + CPPC + FEMA elevation)
Typical home size
2,800-9,500 sqft; lots 0.2-0.6 acres
Borough · ZIP
St. Petersburg
33704
St. Petersburg CPPC on contributing 1925-1940 Snell-era homesFEMA Zone AE/VE on canal + bayfront — substantial-improvement 50% ruleSWFWMD ERP — seawall + dock workFBC WBDR — opening protection + impact glazing

What a exterior / landscape project looks like here

Snell Isle is a 1925-dredged peninsula in northeast St. Petersburg developed by C. Perry Snell on the same Mediterranean Revival pattern as D. P. Davis built Davis Islands in Tampa one year earlier — the entire neighborhood sits on hydraulic-fill substrate.

Saltwater intrusion through the original 1925 fill is an active engineering concern; deep auger-cast piers are required for any structural addition over 1,200 sqft, and pool construction requires extra dewatering measures.

The substantial-improvement 50% rule is frequently in play; many 1955-1985 ranch tear-downs trigger full elevation to BFE plus 1 ft freeboard.

Tampa exterior + hardscape + drought-tolerant planting design — irrigation upgrades + Hillsborough/Pinellas Building + FBC 2023 + CILB setback + tree-protection compliance. In Snell Isle specifically, 1925-1940 mediterranean revival on dredged peninsula by c. perry snell; 1955-1985 ranch infill; 2000+ luxury rebuilds stock means exterior / landscape scope is shaped by the neighborhood's dominant construction typology. Baily's Tampa scoping flow factors st. petersburg cppc on contributing 1925-1940 snell-era homes and fema zone ae/ve on canal + bayfront into the estimate before a contractor is involved.

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Pre-seeded for exterior / landscape in Snell Isle. Mention your 2,800-9,500 sqft, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the st. petersburg construction services review queue into the scope.

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