The River Current Updated Nov 7, 5:37 am
Active
26 7.1%down versus 30 days ago
Pending
2 50%down versus 30 days ago
Median price
$576,900 1.3%down versus 30 days ago
Median $/sq ft
$320 2.4%down versus 30 days ago
Days on market
80 20%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.

Tidewater Preserve is a master-planned community in Bradenton, South of the River, in Manatee County.

Also in Bradenton: Aqua by the Bay, Bayshore Gardens, Bayshore on the Lake, Braden Pointe, Burgundy, Chateau Village Co-op, Coddington, Country Village of Bradenton

About Tidewater Preserve

Tidewater Preserve is a gated community on the Manatee River in the City of Bradenton, beside I-75 east of downtown. WCI Communities developed it and reported homes delivered there from 2012 through 2015 in its annual reports. County records show about 640 homes built from 2007 to 2020: about 311 single-family homes of roughly 1,500 to 4,400 square feet on lots of about a fifth to a quarter of an acre, and 329 condominium homes in the Terrace, Riverside, Lagoon, and Coach Homes buildings, of about 1,120 to 2,330 square feet. Every platted homesite is built, and the last common parcels passed to the master association in 2021. Tidewater Preserve Master Association, managed by Castle Group, owns about 310 acres of common land and publishes boating and fishing rules for the community lagoon. There is no CDD.

Live from the MLS

Homes for sale in Tidewater Preserve

26 active listings · 2 pending, priced from $284,900 to $1,199,000 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 08:48:05 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 Tidewater Preserve 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
Tidewater Preserve 26 $576,900 $320 80
Perico Bay Club Also in Bradenton · Also has waterfront homes 19 $339,000 $281 120 Compare Tidewater Preserve and Perico Bay Club
Bayshore Gardens Also in Bradenton · Also has waterfront homes 20 $329,950 $225 80 Compare Tidewater Preserve and Bayshore Gardens
Waterlefe Also in Bradenton · Also has waterfront homes 12 $412,450 $245 45 Compare Tidewater Preserve and Waterlefe

Live from Stellar MLS through IDX Broker, updated Nov 7, 5:37 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 Tidewater Preserve you start and when you leave.

Schools, guides, and places

Living in Tidewater Preserve

Schools

  • Elementary Freedom Elementary Named in 6 of 10 recent MLS listings
  • Middle Carlos E. Haile Middle Named in 10 of 10 recent MLS listings
  • High Braden River High Named in 10 of 10 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

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Lifestyle nearby

In the magazine

Local favorites near Tidewater Preserve

Places our agents recommend in their magazine stories, within about five miles of Tidewater Preserve as the crow flies.

Restaurants · Ellenton

Anna Maria Oyster Bar

The Ellenton location of the Anna Maria Oyster Bar seafood restaurants, on 51st Avenue East.

About 1 mile away

  • Matthew Bender's pick
Shopping and markets · Ellenton

At Home

The Ellenton store of the At Home home decor chain, on US 301.

About 1 mile away

  • BobbieSue Patrick's pick

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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); Gamble Plantation mansion by Ebyabe (CC BY-SA 3.0); Welcome to Parrish mural by Parrish Civic Association (permission requested).