Hemingway Estates New Construction Homes for Sale in Apollo Beach

Nine brand-new waterfront homes on Simone Shores Circle, all built in 2025 by Bistro Builders, all with a pool, a dock and a lift. I am the listing agent on every one of them. Prices and availability below are as of September 8, 2026.

They run from $1,029,000 to $1,449,000. Before you look at a single floor plan, read the boat section further down — it is the thing that decides whether this neighborhood is right for you, and it is the thing the marketing does not tell you.

What is available right now

• 6532 Simone Shores Cir — 3 bed, 3 bath, 2,115 sq ft — $1,029,000 (MLS TB8390546)
• 6540 Simone Shores Cir — 3 bed, 3 bath, 2,115 sq ft — $1,049,000 (MLS T3530236)
• 6542 Simone Shores Cir — 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,139 sq ft — $1,069,000 (MLS T3530326)
• 6538 Simone Shores Cir — 5 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,654 sq ft — $1,229,000 (MLS TB8346840)
• 6528 Simone Shores Cir — 5 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,654 sq ft — $1,399,000 (MLS TB8392991)
• 6526 Simone Shores Cir — 5 bed, 4 bath, 3,196 sq ft — $1,399,000 (MLS TB8391409)
• 6536 Simone Shores Cir — 5 bed, 4 bath, 3,196 sq ft — $1,399,000 (MLS TB8346839)
• 6520 Simone Shores Cir — 5 bed, 3.5 bath, 3,202 sq ft — $1,399,000 (MLS TB8391408)
• 6530 Simone Shores Cir — 7 bed, 4.5 bath, 3,823 sq ft — $1,449,000 (MLS TB8390462)

There is also a 2007 resale in the community at 6512 Simone Shores Circle — 3 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,026 sq ft, $699,000 (MLS TB8393675). Different house entirely: original Key West style, no pool. Ask me if you want the older side of the neighborhood instead.

What every one of them comes with

These are not builder-basic homes with an upgrade list waiting for you at the design center. The spec is the spec, and it is high.

• Pool, outdoor kitchen, dock and boat lift — 10,000 pound lift capacity
• New seawall
• Solar shingle roof, impact-rated windows and doors, gas appliances
• Stem wall, solid block construction on all floors
• Smart-home technology throughout: security, Sonos, surround sound, televisions, lighting packages
• Floor-to-ceiling imported tile, European cabinetry, heated European toilets, built-in custom closets, high-end appliances

The boat question, answered honestly

The canals here are deep. The builder says so, and it is true. What the marketing does not say is that there is a fixed road bridge between these homes and Tampa Bay, and it is low.

It is the road out to the Manatee Viewing Center and the Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center. The same bridge that takes you to the manatees is the one that caps your boat.

So this is a lower center console or a pontoon neighborhood. A flybridge or a tall tower is the wrong boat for this street, and I would rather tell you that now than after you have moved a boat down here.

The low tide draft is four feet. Size the boat to that number, not to the high-tide picture. And check the specific dock at the bottom of the tide, with the lift down and the boat loaded. More on canal depths and what actually restricts boat size.

Elevation and flood insurance

The waterfront homes were built at 12 feet of elevation. The rest of the community sits at 10 feet. Higher elevation is what brings flood insurance premiums down, and it is the first thing to ask about on any Apollo Beach waterfront home.

All of Apollo Beach west of Highway 41 is in flood zone AE, so if you carry a home loan you will carry flood insurance. Owners who have paid the house off sometimes choose to self-insure instead — that is a real decision people here make, and one to work through with your own insurance agent for the specific address. More on flood insurance and flood zones.

What it costs to own

HOA is $270 a month, and it covers landscaping and lawn care. There are no community amenities and no gate — no clubhouse, no pool deck, no activities calendar. If that is what you are after, this is the wrong neighborhood and I will point you somewhere else.

What you get instead is your own pool, your own dock and a very short street. Some buyers strongly prefer that. There is gas in this community, which is not a given around here.

The neighborhood itself

Hemingway Estates is one street — Simone Shores Circle — and a small one. The original homes went up between 2007 and 2012: brightly coloured two-storey Key West style. The 2025 Bistro Builders homes were added around the perimeter, along the canal.

It sits across the street from Apollo Beach Elementary, and you can walk to the Manatee Viewing Center and the Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center. The full community guide is here, including the lot map and which lots actually front the canal.

Watch the builder tour

Bistro Builders builds in more than one community, so treat this as a look at how they build rather than a tour of this street.

Tour the homes one at a time

The builder tour above shows what every home here comes with. These shorter videos walk you through each house on its own, so you can see the floor plan and the view from the back yard before you come out.

6532 Simone Shores Circle

6540 Simone Shores Circle

6542 Simone Shores Circle

6538 Simone Shores Circle

6528 Simone Shores Circle

6536 Simone Shores Circle

Come see them

Nine of them, one street, and they do not show the same in photos as they do standing on the dock. If you want to walk through, call me and I will meet you there.

And if the bridge is the dealbreaker, say so early — I sell all over Apollo Beach and there are streets here with no bridge between you and the bay. Here are the waterfront communities.

Shawna Calvert
REALTOR, The Calvert Home Team at 27North Realty
509-294-6818 | shawna@27northrealty.com

All nine homes above are listed by Shawna Calvert, The Calvert Home Team at 27North Realty. Prices, specifications and availability are as of September 8, 2026 and are subject to change. Square footage and features are from the listing data and should be independently verified.

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