5 Must-See Neighborhoods if You’re Moving to St. Petersburg, Florida

when you picture yourself moving to St Petersburg Florida do you imagine yourself living in a neighborhood with historic streets Waterfront parks and an incredible view of Tampa Bay or do you prefer a walkable downtown with everything you need within a short distance restaurants shops entertainment the marina museums and a friendly vibrant City well in this video I'll share my top five neighborhoods in St Petersburg Florida along with the reasons why I think they would be a perfect fit for your ideal Lifestyle by the end of this video you get a better understanding of each neighborhood their location and proximity to the beaches and the bay my goal today is to share incredible things about each neighborhood and share things you can't find on Google that way you can make the best decision for you when it comes to moving to St Petersburg Florida if we've never met before my name is wan alala I make videos that are all things Tampa Bay what it's like to live here what it's like to work here what it's like to play here the food the dining the outdoors the beaches and the Sunshine and a little over 5 years ago my wife Kate and I sold almost everything we owned we packed up our family of five moved here to the greater Tampa Bay area and have been loving it ever since we're also licensed real estate agents and we help people just like you buy sell relocate and invest here in the greater Tampa Bay area today we're going to get in the streets of these neighborhoods that we're talking about because quite often I get to sit in the desk and take these videos and share them with you and while those are helpful getting in the streets helping you guys understand what it looks like feels like um to live there I think is extremely invaluable so in today's video we're going to do just that now the first neighborhood on our list is Old Northeast and this neighborhood makes you feel like you're stepping back in time it's incredible the proximity to downtown St Pete is incredible it is literally in the Northeast that's why they call it the Old Northeast now it runs essentially from 5th Avenue North all the way up to 30th Avenue North and as far west as 4th Street North it's located perfectly right on the bay in just north of downtown St P giving you a ton of accessibility you could walk out your front door and walk right downtown you could head over to Venoy Park which is one of my personal favorites and check out the views of the St Pete Pier here you can go for a run just hang out in a hammock whatever it is that you want to do when it comes to just hanging out bring the kids down go check out the Tot Lot the playground there or you know our kids swim at the NorthShore aquatic center right there which is awesome it's a great place to go hang out now in terms of shopping you've got everything at your finger tips you've got Whole Foods Trader Joe's Fresh Market and Publix all within a few minutes of your front door which is fantastic you've got the sunken garden so you can hang out what a gem in St P it is one of those places that takes you back in time you can see flamingos there it's a really really cool spot to go hang out you've got restaurants like la hasienda which is absolutely incredible just to the north you've got LC cap so if you really like a delicious Burger you can get that there too and of course you can head downtown and in take in everything it has to offer down there as well now when it comes to housing you've got a lot of different options but what the Old Northeast is really known for is it's historic housing you do have the option to get some modern homes as well but this place is really known for its Spanish style homes it's a craftsman style Bungalows and the colonial style houses that are there as well you've got historic cobblestone streets I mean this place just gives you all the feels it's incredible now if you want to buy a house here this is where things are going to change a little bit because I will say this it's not going to be cheap over the last 30 days the average home that sold in Old Northeast was a three-bedroom three bath 2360 ft home and it's sold for just over $2 million wow now that's not every home that's sold there you could have picked up something for as low as 632,000 and spent as much as $3,475 th000 as well there are condos in Old Northeast and over the last 30 days the average one of those that sold was a one-bedroom one bath 14467 ft and those sold for just shy of $1.1 million On The Low End someone picked one up for $295,000 and the highest sale in the last 30 days for condos was just over $2.5 million while the Old Northeast is not the most affordable on today's list it does have absolutely the best conveniences and the proximity to downtown St Pete number two on our list is downtown St Pete and this place is awesome if you're in into you know the busy active lifestyle if you want something going on you know a majority of the time but not overwhelming downtown St Pete is a great place to call home now it's not for everyone and what I mean by that is you know this is a lot of condo style living there are very few single family homes available and it's a different type of Lifestyle not everybody wants to live in a condo um some people don't like having neighbors you know on each wall or above them or below them and that is the type of Lifestyle going to find here but on the other side of that it comes with an incredible walkable lifestyle if you worked remote you would never have to own a car you could ride a bike you could take a scooter you can walk you can run you can you know Uber whatever you need you would not have to own a vehicle and that is fantastic now there is public parking it makes it convenient um I like our public parking I don't have too difficult of time ever parking in downtown St Pete and I don't know that you would either a lot of these buildings and condo buildings they have their own parking structure so obviously that gives you accessibility uh to have easy parking and availability but man the shops the restaurants the boutiques the bars the Bay stra Park doing Museum mafy Theater like there is so many things to do you can go down to a rowy game you can go over to the Rays game you can go to all the incredible breweries we have downtown and shopping is everywhere Whole Foods Publix you know everything is within a short short bike ride drive or walk walk it's incredible St Pete is a whole vibe that you have to go experience yourself before making a decision now it's not the cheapest thing in the world so keep that in mind and we're going to talk some of those numbers here in a minute but in terms of active lifestyle it is second to none in the Bay Area you're going to love it and this is one of the major reasons people love living here I mean if you look behind me right now you've got the bay out here you've got the marina the vanoi hotels right at the corner we're on Beach Drive in stra park you know restaurants bars boutiques everything you need is right at your fingertips people out running walking their dogs just enjoying the outdoors because let's be real Florida is meant to be lived outdoors and St Pete takes that to the next level if you love an active lifestyle if you love entertainment but not overwhelm St Pete is your Vibe man you got to check it out now talking about the condos and what it's going to cost you to buy a place here over the last 30 days the average condo that sold was a two-bedroom two bath 1,600 square foot and it's sold for just shy of $1.1 million now the range is crazy someone picked up a condo in St Pete for $160,000 which is unheard of and the highest sale in the last 30 days was $3.6 million next on our list is snow Isle and this neighborhood is very unique as a matter of fact I would call it exclusive now we're going to head back up north east of Old Northeast and you'll see where this is It's a peninsula you come over the bridge here and this neighborhood is stunning as I drove over to come check this neighborhood out um cuz it's been a couple minutes since I had been there um there were uh paddle boarders coming under the bridge the day was beautiful there are boats everywhere and these homes are gorgeous stunning now something to be aware of in this neighborhood as exclusive it as is and as beautiful as it is it also is prone to flooding so keep that in mind does everything flood no um but is it prone to flooding yes and it is one of those territories where you need to be mindful but if you're looking for the type of Lifestyle where you can literally put a boat in your backyard have access to the Bay this is where you're going to look big beautiful homes Spanish style modern homes it's an incredible neighborhood gives you access to a lot of those meni we spoke to earlier in the Old Northeast which was you know um Whole Foods and Publix and Trader Joe you've got everything you need right at your fingertips but this is a more Suburban Style living and as a matter of fact it's Bay style living at its best if you're looking for that type of I want to walk out of my back door hang out in the pool just Overlook the bay or go out on the boat launch the kayak or paddle board from your backyard this is the spot to do it it does not disappoint it is absolutely stunning y'all come check this neighborhood out now when it comes to buying a home in this neighborhood affordability is not necessarily going to be anyone's priority over the last 30 days the average home that sold here was a a three-bedroom three bath 2800 ft home that sold for just over $2.6 million during that same time period someone picked a house up for $925,000 and the highest sale was $435 million so as you can see not an inexpensive place to live exclusive is the term that I would use but this is an entirely different type of Lifestyle again most of the people that live here do it because they love the address they love the location and they really want to be directly on the bay now know what you're thinking Juan when are we going to get to the neighborhoods that the average person can afford and we're about to head that direction now and let me just share with you just because something is not as expensive as these exclusive types of real estate doesn't mean it can't be great and historic Kenwood is the neighborhood that I absolutely love and in terms of accessibility this is where you know the average person can afford to grab a property now I love this neighborhood for a lot of different reasons it's um you know adjacent to the edge District which is one of our favorite places to go hang out um when Kate and I go on a date night we've discussed this before but we go to downtown Tampa and we go to downtown St Pete those are really our favorite areas to go we live on the beaches so we don't have to go to them but one of the things we love about this area is you know it's just got that vibe to it there are people walking around enjoying life you've got bars restaurants boutiques like we talked about it's right off of Central Avenue and historic uh Kenwood is just North of that it's an it's an uh adjacent neighborhood to the The Edge district there and in that district one of our favorite places to go is Casitas takaria if you love tacos I'm telling you right now this place is a Hidden Gem if you're local you know all about it but if you're not from the greater Tampa Bay Area you know a lot of the times you'll go to St Petersburg and you go just hang out downtown and the edge district is literally on the edge of what you would consider downtown St Pete I know it's further west for everybody who's going to go crazy in the comments but for the average person who doesn't live here and doesn't understand the community it's still going to feel like it's part of downtown because to be honest with you guys there are almost 32 or 33 blocks of restaurants bars boutiques shops people living doing their thing right off of Central Avenue there and it's going to feel like it's part of that now it doesn't have the highrises doesn't have a lot of that going on but it still feels like it's part of the city and that's why the edge district is very unique you've got Bandit coffee shop which is incredible that does not disappoint ever and they're right in the middle of building brand new town homes here is as well some really nice areas that you can come check out now the neighborhoods are very similar in feel to how it feels when you live in Old Northeast you know you can again walk out your front door and be right in the edge District or you know be within a few blocks and this gives these neighborhoods a very quaint local feel architecture is going to be similar to what you saw in Old Northeast these homes won't be as large and you don't have access to as many Spanish style homes but you still have that mix of old craftsman style bungalows in there really really nice homes that are worth checking out especially if you like that historic Vibe you'll find the cobblestone streets again you'll find some pave streets as well and you're right by uh St Petersburg High School so it gives you some accessibility in that world too now the average home that's sold over there these are not large this was a three-bedroom two bath 1273 ft house and they were selling for just over $591,000 now someone was able to pick up a home for $400,000 during this time period and someone spend as much as $950,000 here as well so this neighborhood is one of those areas where you have a pretty good range what we typically see is that 450 to 650 price point is pretty common but the homes are older you're talking about 70 and 80y old homes you can find new modern homes there but now you're going to stretch up into the million um even $2 million for something that is highend luxury a scrape and buil property over there but you can still find something that is quote unquote affordable depending on who you are um but let's be real penel County as a whole that uh Clearwater St P area is not an inexpensive place to live right now at the time of this recording the median sales price here is $485,000 which means the average is well over 500 so just keep that in mind um this area is out of the flood zone there are some properties that are going to be in some are going to be out keep that in mind but insurance cost will be a little lower but when you start talking about homes that are historic you definitely going to have higher insurance cost so just keep that in mind too this is really a lifestyle type of living here most people live in areas like the old North East or historic Henwood because that's the lifestyle they want they want to walk out their front door walk right downtown be in the mix as soon as possible not have to drive everywhere to to get to a lifestyle um very active and very communal so just keep that in mind and the last neighborhood on my list but most certainly not the least is Crescent Lake now this is a very tight-knit Community here it's a little bit smaller just north of the Uptown District um just north of downtown St p and it's just east of Old Northeast so you're right there in that pocket again accessibility to shops and restaurants um conveniences Galore walkability Crescent Lake has its own Park there's a playground there there's a coffee shop right across the street and it's just one of those areas that gives you all the feels I'm telling you when it comes to St Pete the type of lifestyle that you can have have all the way over to the beaches is incredible but when you're talking about these proximity um neighborhoods to the city they're very very hard to beat you've got you know St Anthony's Hospital All Children's Hospital down there as well you've got all the nightlife and shopping you've got the Tropicana Field so you can go watch a raay game it's such a dog friendly City and this is one of the things people ask all the time but there are two bars right on Central Avenue or right off of Central Avenue that actually allow you to bring the dogs and come hang out there's one called The Bark Bar and there's another one where they've got a pool where the dogs can go hang out I mean it's really really cool the vibe when it comes to living in downtown St Pete and um Crescent Lake is one of those areas too right off of Fourth Street gives you accessibility right downtown you know it'd be a short bike ride or a short run to downtown St Pete to take advantage of everything happening down there but definitely worth taking a look at if you're interested in living St Petersburg Florida now the average single family home that sold over the last 30 days was a three-bedroom two bath 1,590 ft home that's sold for $818,000 again not inexpensive but proximity is the key here now the range that homes sold in during that same time period were $55,000 on the low end all the way up to 1.25 million on the highend now are those the only neighborhoods that are worth living in in St Petersburg the answer to that is absolutely not these are just my top five if I had to pack up my family and move away from the beach and move downtown these are the areas that I would be targeting looking to pick up a property because I think they'd be an incredible place to raise my family they're an incredible place to hang out if you're a young working professional or if you just want to retire these are areas worth taking a look at if you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to me and my team all of my contact information is listed down below there's even a link to my calendar and as always go out and live that Tampa life [Music] he [Music]