A spec-built waterfront mansion on Davis Islands has closed for $14 million, a hefty number near the top of Tampa’s single-family market. The poured-concrete, steel-reinforced house, finished late last year, was marketed as a turnkey, storm-hardened estate on the bay.
According to Tampa Bay Business Journal, the property at 90 Martinique Ave, marketed as “Oceara,” closed for $14,000,000. The outlet reports the home broke ground as a speculative project and was built from poured concrete and steel to meet elevated coastal standards, with the sale reflected in brokerage listings and public-record summaries.
Built to weather the bay
Redfin and MLS entries list the house at roughly 6,102 square feet with six bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths, expansive terraces and an oversized garage. Those listings describe 40-foot-deep pilings driven to bedrock, a riveted metal roof, full-impact glass and a concrete seawall, details that lean as hard into durability as they do into design. MLS materials list Jose Cardenas of Premier Sotheby’s as the listing agent, according to Coldwell Banker.
Where it fits in Tampa’s luxury market
The transaction keeps Davis Islands firmly in the mix for Tampa Bay’s priciest waterfront deals, joining other recent high-dollar moves in the neighborhood. Derek Jeter’s former Davis Islands estate sold for about $22.5 million in 2021, as reported by The Real Deal, and a nearby bayfront mega-mansion recently surfaced with a price tag just shy of $22 million, per Hoodline. Those comparables help explain why speculative developers continue to roll the dice on large, finished homes on the island…