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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5301-N-Central-Ave-Tampa-FL-33603/45092661_zpid/

Like, this house is "cute"...but it's in a very...erm...up and coming neighborhood I personally would not choose to raise my family in. The schools would be an absolute non-starter for me (and I'm a product of FL public schools and always roll my eyes at the "FL schools are universally awful!" comments...if that tells you anything). And it's within viewing distance of one of the busiest interstate stretches in the entire state. I can't imagine paying $650k for it (although I'm sure someone will).  [/quote]

I'm familiar with the area, for work reasons. It's pending already! It's a walkable area, historic with beautiful trees. Most people get their kids into charter/school choice. Seminole Heights is a very popular neighborhood.[/quote]
I moved to Tampa three years ago. Not in Seminole Heights, but I'm very familiar.

This area is basically struggling with being a run down place for decades. Now because it's trendy and expensive people think services are up to the norm, but truth be told there really aren't any good public schools nearby. I know more than a few young professionals who got married, bought in SH and as their kids approached school age moved elsewhere. The schools have lagged waaaaay behind the premium you pay to live in that area if you have kids.

I'm trying to remember how Hyde Park handled this, because back in the 80's no one wanted to live there. Same with Ybor. Same with the warehouse district by the docks that are now high rise homes.

Tampa has a pattern. Trend setters move into a poor area, because they are poor also. Fix up a few spots. Make the area cool to be in. Then wealthy people follow and the poor trend setters move on. But the city never seems to keep up.

It went from Ybor to the warehouse docks. From Hyde Park to Tampa Heights to Seminole Heights.

I wonder where the poor trend setters are living now? Sulphur Springs?[/quote]

Hyde Park actually managed to fully gentrify though. It’s full on wealthy now. The main difference I can think of is that it feeds into a good high school whereas SH doesn’t (Hillsborough is only good for IB and not every kid can get in). [/quote]

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