Modern Luxury Townhome with Rooftop in South Tampa

Four-level townhomes are rare in Tampa Bay — the typology asks more of both the architecture and the construction than most local builders pursue. This 2,497-square-foot residence at 3100 W Paul Avenue, completed in 2019, demonstrates what the typology can deliver when it's executed at full ambition. Three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, and a four-level vertical organization give the home spatial variety most residences at this footprint can't match.

The plan uses the verticality strategically. A ground-level guest suite provides flexibility for visiting family or remote-work hosting without compromising the main-level entertaining. The mid-level kitchen-dining-living volume is anchored by a quartz waterfall island and detailed for serious daily cooking and casual entertaining. The spa-like primary suite occupies a quiet upper level, separated from the public realm by the architecture itself rather than by walls or doors.

The fourth level — the architectural payoff — is a private rooftop deck with hot tub, grill, bar, and panoramic South Tampa views. The roof becomes a fourth living level rather than a passive surface, extending the home's entertaining capacity substantially without enlarging the land footprint at all. An oversized garage handles the practical end of a residence at this scale.

Location combines South Tampa's residential quietness with quick access to Bayshore Boulevard, Hyde Park, and downtown. This project represents MTBH Studios' work at the upper tier of the South Tampa townhome market — architect-led design-build delivery on a typology that demands the integrated team approach to execute correctly.