The River Current Updated Nov 7, 3:48 am
Active
4 20%down versus 30 days ago
Pending
2
Median price
$1,481,495 10%down versus 30 days ago
Median $/sq ft
$508 12%up versus 30 days ago
Days on market
66 35%down versus 30 days ago

Live from Stellar MLS through IDX Broker; figures change as listings are added, updated, or removed. Price, $/sq ft, and days on market are medians of the active listings.

Aqua by the Bay is a master-planned community in Bradenton, South of the River, in Manatee County.

Also in Bradenton: Bayshore Gardens, Bayshore on the Lake, Braden Pointe, Burgundy, Chateau Village Co-op, Coddington, Country Village of Bradenton, Desoto Square Villas

About Aqua by the Bay

Aqua by the Bay is a 529-acre mixed-use plan in west Bradenton on Sarasota Bay, along El Conquistador Parkway south of 53rd Avenue West, on the property known as Long Bar Pointe. Manatee County approved a general development plan in 2017 for up to 2,894 homes, 2,384 of them multifamily, plus neighborhood commercial space; about 133 acres of the parcel are submerged land.

The first neighborhood, Aqua, is a gated Medallion Home community built around a swimmable lagoon of about four acres with a sandy beach. Medallion is selling townhomes and single-family homes there of about 2,300 to 4,600 square feet. County records file these homes on three Aqua Lagoon plats, and the MLS lists them the same way. Aqua has an HOA and is in the Aqua One CDD.

Live from the MLS

Homes for sale in Aqua by the Bay

4 active listings · 2 pending, priced from $799,990 to $1,899,000 Current as of the last hour. Prices and availability change daily.

Based on information submitted to the MLS GRID as of Saturday, November 7th, 2026 at 04:43:44 AM. All data is obtained from various sources and may not have been verified by broker or MLS GRID. Supplied Open House Information is subject to change without notice. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.

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How Aqua by the Bay compares

Next to the communities most like it, from the same live MLS figures. Medians of what is listed now; nothing is ranked.

Community Active Median list price Median $/sq ft Median days on market Compare
Aqua by the Bay 4 $1,481,495 $508 66
Reagan Landing Also in Bradenton · Also new construction 7 $479,000 $227 100 Compare Aqua by the Bay and Reagan Landing
SeaFlower Also in Bradenton · Also new construction 29 $569,999 $296 52 Compare Aqua by the Bay and SeaFlower
Braden Pointe Also in Bradenton · Also new construction 16 $299,990 $205 2 Compare Aqua by the Bay and Braden Pointe

Live from Stellar MLS through IDX Broker, updated Nov 7, 3:48 am; figures change as listings are added, updated, or removed. Fees, schools, and features are on Compare.

Drive times

Airports

Off-peak estimates from the center of Bradenton, not live traffic. Your drive depends on where in Aqua by the Bay you start and when you leave.

Schools, guides, and places

Living in Aqua by the Bay

Schools

  • Elementary Sea Breeze Elementary Named in 3 of 3 recent MLS listings
  • Middle W.D. Sugg Middle Named in 2 of 3 recent MLS listings
  • High Bayshore High Named in 3 of 3 recent MLS listings

Schools are assigned by address, and zones can change. Confirm a specific home with the School District of Manatee County. How school zoning works here

Guides for buying here

Lifestyle nearby

Local favorites near Aqua by the Bay

Places our agents recommend in their magazine stories, within about five miles of Aqua by the Bay as the crow flies.

Beaches · Longboat Key

Greer Island Park

A Manatee County preserve at the north tip of Longboat Key, often called Beer Can Island.

About 4 miles away

  • Jim Hegemier's pick
Beaches · Bradenton Beach

Coquina Beach

A Manatee County beach park at the south end of Anna Maria Island, on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach.

About 4.5 miles away

  • Jim Hegemier's pick
Things to do · Bradenton

LECOM Park

The Pittsburgh Pirates' spring training ballpark and home of the Bradenton Marauders, in Bradenton.

About 5 miles away

  • Carly Heiser's pick
Beaches · Bradenton Beach

Cortez Beach

A Manatee County beach on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, on Anna Maria Island, with county lifeguards.

About 5 miles away

  • Jim Hegemier's pick

All of our agents' local favorites

New construction in Aqua by the Bay

Aqua by the Bay still has new homes being built. Builders: Medallion Home. Bring your own agent on the first visit to the model.

Shopping close by

Shopping centers within about five miles of Aqua by the Bay as the crow flies.

  • Centre Point Commons Shopping center · Bradenton, Manatee County · About 3.5 miles away
  • Cortez Plaza Shopping center · Bradenton, Manatee County · About 3.5 miles away

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Emerson Point Preserve by Paul R. Burley (CC BY-SA 4.0); Old Green Bridge Pier by Sanibel sun (CC BY 4.0); Palomino in Myakka City by Bruce Kamm (Unsplash License); LECOM Park, Bradenton by VitaleBaby (Public domain).