Tampa Bay, FL Real Estate
27.9506° N · 82.4572° W · Est. 2012

John
Smith.

The art of the home, as conceived by the architect,
preserved by the agent.

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A Statement

Tampa Bay's premier architectural real estate specialist.

Twelve consecutive years  ·  South Tampa to Davis Islands

Portrait
Portrait · Tampa Studio · 2025
The Practice

Architecture isn't just what I sell.
It's how I think.

For fourteen years I've worked at the intersection of residential real estate and architectural patronage — representing properties that were built with intention, and finding the owners who will extend that intention. My practice is quiet by design. I take a small number of listings each year, and I represent buyers who read the floor plan before the square footage.

GRIABRCLHMS — Million Dollar GuildAIA Associate
300+
Clients
14
Years
4.9
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Featured Works

Current Portfolio

04Active representations across Davis Islands, Hyde Park, and Bayshore. Select works shown by appointment; complete portfolio available upon request.
01 / Davis Islands
Bayshore Pavilion
Davis Islands · 6bd / 7ba · 8,400 sq ft
$6,450,000
02 / Hyde Park
The Glass Residence
Hyde Park · 4bd / 5ba
$4,200,000
03 / Bayshore
Ortega Penthouse
Bayshore Blvd · 3bd / 4ba
$3,875,000
Updated · Q2 2026View Full Portfolio →
Market Intelligence · Q2 2026

The Market Now

Three neighborhoods I watch closely, read through a single question: does the architecture still hold the value? Updated weekly from MLS + RealtIQ AI synthesis.

Davis Islands

▲ 4.8%
$3.28M
Median · 12-month
Days on Market
38
Active Supply
14
Price / sq ft
$842
Close vs List
97.4%
Agent's Read

Waterfront inventory tightening. Buyers with patience will find the architecture they want; buyers with urgency will overpay for square footage.

Hyde Park

▲ 2.6%
$1.94M
Median · 12-month
Days on Market
27
Active Supply
22
Price / sq ft
$586
Close vs List
98.9%
Agent's Read

The bungalow renaissance is real. Restored pre-war homes are outperforming new construction by 14% on a per-square-foot basis.

Bayshore

▲ 6.2%
$4.12M
Median · 12-month
Days on Market
52
Active Supply
9
Price / sq ft
$1,104
Close vs List
96.1%
Agent's Read

The corridor's highest-end homes are trading slowly but at record prices. Expect two or three defining sales to reset the ceiling this autumn.

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Market Intel
Every property I represent carries a singular point of view. Architecture is a conversation — my role is to find the right listener.
John Smith, Principal
The Brief · Issue 07

Market Perspectives

Spring Edition · 2026
Brutalist architecture
Feature · Longread · 12 min

The Return of the Brutalist Villa: Why New Concrete Is the New Luxury.

A decade after steel-and-glass reached saturation, Tampa's most interesting new houses are made of board-formed concrete — and the market is catching up to the architects who saw it first. A field report from four recently closed homes.

Floor plan
Analysis · 6 min

Reading a floor plan like a curator.

How to see circulation, light, and proportion before the finishes distract you. A practical guide for buyers visiting three or more properties a week.

Bayshore
Dispatch · 4 min

What the Bayshore inventory crunch is actually telling us.

The thin supply of waterfront homes isn't a moment — it's a structural shift. A short note on why the next cycle will reward patience over urgency.

In Their Own Words

The Record

John understood our home before we did. He represented it the way the architect would have wanted — quietly, patiently, and to the right buyer.
Margaret & David Ashford
Seller · Davis Islands · 2025
Relocating from the West Coast, we needed someone who could read Tampa the way we read San Francisco. John was that person.
Henry Okafor
Buyer · Hyde Park · 2024
His market read was the sharpest we encountered in three months of interviews. Then the service matched it.
Lena Vartanian
Buyer · Bayshore · 2025
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