Why Everybody Wants to Live in Downtown St. Petersburg 🌴 FLORIDA LIFE | MELANIE ❤️ TAMPA BAY
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- Downtown St. Pete is one of the most coveted areas to move to in the Tampa Bay area. So why does everyone want to move there and how much does it cost to live there?
Honestly, it's just a really cool and beautiful place to live. Downtown St. Petersburg truly does have it all - the whole bay front is lined with gorgeous parks that host different festivals and events throughout the year. It's the perfect place for a long walk with your pet, a bike ride, or just to sit and enjoy the water view. It's a walkable city with a vibrant, inclusive energy.
Art galleries such as The Salvador Dali Museum, the Chihuly Collection, home to some of the most stunning glass art, at the Morean Art Center, and the Museum of Fine Arts on Beach Drive.
If you feel like shopping, Downtown St. Pete has lots of options from national store brands to local boutiques. These stores are throughout the vicinity, but check out the Sundial area for a concentration of some of the more well-known retailers.
Restaurants could be an episode all of its own, with so many amazing choices it's hard to go wrong.
St. Pete has sports teams! The Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field and the Tampa Bay Rowdies professional soccer team.
Music lovers can catch great shows at The Mahaffey theater, or Jannus Live for smaller outdoor shows. Many bars and restaurants also boast live music - one of my picks is Ruby's Elixir.
Downtown St. Petersburg is located on the east side of Pinellas County, only about a 15-20 minute drive away from St. Pete Beach on the west side.
Because so many people want to live there, it has become pretty expensive to own or rent. If you want to live in the heart of downtown, you'll probably have to choose from a townhouse or a condominium - many are in high rises. They range from small studio to penthouses. If you're lucky, you might be able to find a few for around $200,000 - but the median price is in the $500,000 range with prices going up well over $2 million.
What about rentals? The same is true. Look to pay a minimum of $1,000 / month with most costing more than $2,000 / month.
Popular neighborhoods nearby include the Historic Old Northeast, Snell Isle, and Venetian Isles.
What about affordable areas near Downtown St. Petersburg? The short answer is, yes, of course there are. More budget-friendly neighborhoods tend to be farther away from the downtown core and the houses may need some TLC. It's possible to find a single-family home for under $300,000.
Remember that most of St. Petersburg was developed quite a while ago, so there are lots of older, traditional, Florida-style ranch homes.
In closing, Downtown St. Petersburg is as beautiful and as fun as it seems. There are always resale opportunities in the area and new condo projects to look into.
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What's your favorite thing about Downtown St. Pete? Also, let me know if you want to see other Tampa Bay areas featured...
Melanie Loves Tampa Bay I would definitely love to see more videos featuring the Tampa Bay areas! I’ll take as many as I can get haha. Watching your videos has helped a ton to gain more information before moving across the country. (:
South St. Pete neighborhoods (Lakewood Estates, etc)
Denise Anderson i heard the south part was ghetto??
Tampa watching 🤓🧐
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You're so right about the parks - that's what keeps me and my family coming back!
Great video! We live in downtown St Pete and love it! The pier is also a fantastic place! It’s also an easy bike ride to the beach on the Pinellas Trail.
I love all of your videos!! They are so informative and give a good picture of what it is like to actually be in Tampa Bay. I’m a nurse and I’m looking into moving to Tampa next year and would LOVE more videos like this of the different Tampa Bay areas to get a better idea of what the options are without ever having been there.
Hi Melanie.. I'm always learning something new on your channel... Now I know somethings about St. Pete and Charcuterie..! Your presentations skills are on another level...! Kudos to you and your team..!
Awesome Video!!! I want to see Snell Isle! Beautiful Place! Thank You Melanie.
Great video!! I moved down here about 3 years ago and I'm still in love with the city 😍
Tampa
Clearwater fl is nice went last year visited st pete beach and it's nice
Thanks for sharing info on this area 🤗🤗🤗
We are moving here from Italy in autumn!! Can't wait. I work in the Sarasota area and found St. Pete the perfect location for my wife, my dog and I ☺️
Enjoy! I am Dutch, now based in the UK. I too lived in St Pete for a while and I still miss it.
@@angelinasouren I did live in the UK as well for about 8 years. Between surrey and London. Loved it! But I'm addicted to the sun and that wasn't the UKs strong area 😁
@@zylander133 Ha! It is a small world. I am smack on the UK's south coast, where there is often a lot of sun, within London's commuter cycle. I think if you go further west, Plymouth for example, the weather's often quite gloomy, though.
@@angelinasouren beautiful. So many gorgeous places on this planet. Glad I get to spend my time in a few of them ☺️
@@zylander133 Yeah, if you're American, you can. Good for you that you did./do
Great Feedback! I’m Ready to Move! 👍❤️👍
I could understand for if I was told in person,I was..
Hi Melanie- my wife and I love your vids and they were in part responsible for our recent move to "The Burg". We are so stoked about St Pete! We live on the south side on Coquina Key, an area that is undergoing its' own renaissance . Real Estate prices here are still very reasonable because we are on the leading edge of the revitalization. If you are ever in the neighborhood please give us a call. We would love to give you a quick tour! Again, awesome job on all your vids!
Jerry Downing I and my family also live on coquina key and LOVE this area. Hello neighbor!
Great Video!
My 6 year old son enjoyed your video so much
That's awesome!
My wife and I recently moved to Tampa and we absolutely love it here! I used some of your videos to convince her it would be worth it. Thanks a bunch for the great content Melanie!!!
Fantastic! I am so glad it is working out for you both! Just wait until the winter...that is when you will be really happy you are here! Thank you for watching!
Where are you guys originally from?
I can't wait to move Back to St. Pete! I moved there for College (USFSP Alumni) 4 years ago and fell in love with the city. Sadly I had to move back to my hometown West Palm after college but I plan to move back here next year. I know the video is about downtown St. Pete but you should also add the affordable and nice apartments on 4th street. 4th street has plenty of shops, boutiques and restaurants.
i'd never move to St Pete again. I'd pick a nearby area in another county.. this place is catering to yuppies. I don't live there now but I hear stuff still and like I projected, its getting worse.
Go bulls
@@MeltinJohn Care to expound? Preferably with more credibility than "but I hear stuff still" and "like I projected." Thanks in advance!
When I was a kid, Downtown St Pete was shuffleboard courts and city bus stops at the park. We used to see the Mets and Cards at Al Lang Field.
And green benches
Wow. I lived in downtown 20 years ago when I was stationed in St Pete with the Coast Guard. Looks like its really come a long way! I am now getting ready to retire from the CG and St Pete looks like a real contender for our destination as we are looking for a more affordable alternative to the other Bay Area where we currently live.
It’s really amazing how far St. Pete has come. I lived down there for a couple years relatively recently and the night life/downtown scene is fantastic. I had the pleasure of speaking to several natives who’ve grown with the city and they all said the same thing, “it’s amazing how far the city has come.” The people as a whole are genuine, wholesome, and everyone really seems to mind their own business. Plus it’s not really a bustling city like some might consider Tampa. St. Pete really is in a class of its own considering the uniqueness that it offers
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This is a really well done video!
I film crooked tpd.....exciting
As always.... good information.
Looking a house between Orlando and Tampa.....
You should include Northeast Park! It’s a fabulous neighborhood a couple blocks north of Old Northeast and we are not in a flood plain! We just bought a house there and love the location!
Have a house on Treasure Island, and love St. Pete.. Love Haslam's bookstore! One of the best independent book stores in the country.
I used to work in Treasure Island I sold the Bayside Inn a few others miss it so much coming back down next month
I see a lot of people fretting about the prices, but in all honesty, compared to California, it's still cheap.
Daniel Reyes I’m from California too. Yeah feels like everything I buy here is discounted. 😆❤️👍
@@thefloridamurphys6282 hopefully you didnt bring liberalism.
Daniel Reyes l’m trying to move to Florida from CT in the next few months and can’t decide if l want to move to Tampa, St Pete, Ft Lauderdale, or Delray. So basically West coast side vs East Coast side. I loved San Diego l agree it’s so expensive but so beautiful!
About the same now
Daniel Reyes ... but sadly it still is overwhelmingly RED, estranged from REALITY, and stuck in the mindset of the 1950s-1960s 😞
Beautiful place. If only the job market was stronger!
Charlie Jenkins yeah that’s what I say lol moving anyway thou
You come with money; you don't earn it here. That's the scam.
And smarter,without feeling bad/wrong.
Absolutely gorgeous place but you really need a fortune to live there....everything is just so expensive....it's actually cheaper to eat out in Beverly Hills than in many of the restaurants downtown....and the condominiums are just insanely priced right now....and they keep building more and more....
I totally agree. Too pricey
Great video
Cool
Looks like we have similar taste, especially South Tampa houses.
Thank you Melanie! Great video. If only I had $3M!
Eric Evolving Me too Eric 😂
I pay about 2100 to live in a studio downtown but i am SO HAPPY HERE!! Im so greatful to be here at 22!
Downtown St Pete is awesome and about to have so much growth! I can’t wait!
Downtown St.Pete seems to have experienced a Renaissance in the last 30 years. The last time I was actually in downtown St. Pete in 1988 it was a hole. You couldn’t have paid me to go down there. Now, if I didn’t have four kids, I would love to live there.
Very well done 👍
U the boss.
I’m from st pete born and raised went to College out the state . Downtown st pete is really growing in the right direction , only con is the price of living . 1 bedroom luxury apartments going at 1200 plus which is a lot compared to the square footage were going to get it .
and you want that?
813.....sub.......sc.....ribe to see wild
My friends dad owned AMIGOS it was so good but they had to close/ shut it down cuz they lived to far away from it. It sucks cuz it was really good food
Hey Melanie, two questions. Do you also help people in finding apartments too or is it just houses? Also, is it harder to find a place due to this covid or is the market still high up?
St. Pete in my opinion is a fantastic spot for someone to move to if they enjoy a relatively quiet life with still quite a bit to do. St. Pete offers a lot but you will find in a short amount of time that you’ve exercised just about all you can do that best suits your interests. The food is outstanding and nothing is ever more than a 25 minute drive. The beach and weather are always on point but it can get extremely hot and humid from late spring into fall. I loved St. Pete for the time I was there, but moving there permanently is something that I don’t necessarily recommend for someone who really enjoys the dynamics of doing different things throughout the year. St. Pete is St. Pete 24/7 365. There’s no significant weather or seasonal variables. However, most people move to Florida without having to deal with such variables. All depends where you’re at in your life!!
winalldayeveryday would you invest in st Pete?
Louis Reyes the downtown/night life scene has improved drastically over the past several years. If you were to invest, I’d definitely recommend sooner rather than later. I think St. Pete is still on the come up, and the next 5 or so years could be nothing but positive gain
Does it flood alot?
@@Mandy-cn8sq Not necessarily but living in Florida especially on the coast there is always the risk of a hurricane. Almost everybody in St. Pete and absolutely everyone on St. Pete Beach has flood insurance.
Love Tampa Bay Florida
Oh how I miss the Tampa Bay Area
Tampa > St Pete
Whole life ybor city. I'll never leave
Hello everyone! I'm moving to st pete soon and I'm very excited. Can anyone point me somewhere where I can find out what the rules and codes for fencing a yard. We'll have a corner lot with some power lines here and there but not sure what we're allowed to do.
What do you think about Apollo beach?
Born and raised here. Vinoy park.
the best thing I did was move from this city nothing to do ill jobs, I live in Hallandale Beach Fl which is close to Miami and Hollywood Beach Fl the night life is great it's a lot of jobs that's available and paying good.
Seems like a wonderful place for people who like to drink and not to think!
ya and drown in the tropical dreamy delusions but its a real ugly city.
I live like on the boarder of downtown lmao highland street North
Hi Melanie ! Greetings from Brazil!
Could you talk about the Schools?
(Middle, Hight)
Are they good ranked?
Thank you
Does it flood alot?
Unlike tempa, st pete is closer to the beach and you can avoid the hellish traffic
Only 500K for a waterfront house ?!?! much better then $500K for a 1100 sqft shack in rainy portland lol Im coming there soon!
Well, everybody DOESN'T want to live in downtown St. Pete. I live farther west because it's cheaper and less congested, and I can easily drive to anything I want to visit downtown.
Screw the museums 😁 How's the singles scene.. down there?
Gopi R haha! Great question! It’s good there! Lots of places to meet people of all ages!
I live there
Tampa watching. Know your rights..
I was just down there and fell in love with the area I'm planning to move there in the next year or two with my two-year-old. Would you recommend this area for raising children I hear it has a lot of crime. I was also wondering how it compared to the Orlando area I know they have more kid friendly things in the area but I just love st. Pete
Hi Kae! Thanks for watching! As a Realtor, I cannot comment directly on your question regarding crime, but I did a video called Safe Neighborhoods that addresses some tools that you can use to find out if your are comfortable with the area from a safety perspective. I am partial to the Tampa Bay Area over any other area in Florida and would be happy to chat with you when you get close to moving!
@@MelanieLovesTampaBay okay great how can I get ahold of you via email?
Those areas she showed are very safe. There are a few pockets of the south side of the city that you want to avoid.
@@landonic81 tysm!!!
One street over ghetto
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, was there?
Google search "St. Petersburg flooding" images before you buy.
Any apartments outside of st. Petersburg
Well, that does it honey. We're not moving to St. Pete. :-(
Love w
I hear mixed responses about the job market! Is it easy to find a good marketing job in St. Pete? How are the people? Can I make friends pretty easily there?
No, no and no. Bad people mostly in StP. Its like Portland OR only in SW FL. Cold if you don't have their money or connections.
No sir the people are absolutely horrible.... honestly they make New Yorkers look like the Brady bunch....
Tampa job market on point right now
@@filmcopstv7971 its better now huh?
@@3748359 StP is worse than Tampa imo.
Is beach drive in downtown or is it “St Pete Beach”?
The Beach Dr I was referring to is in Downtown St. Pete. The main road on the beach is Gulf Blvd.
How bad is the humidity?
It's the South 🔥🌞🌤☔⛱
I had to laugh when she said it was inclusive ... I immediately thought, " sure, if you're rich " ... the she goes on to explain just how pricey it is to live down there and an exclusive neighborhood close by ... so sure. everybody that's well off wants to live in downtown St.Pete
I have heard to live in Florida you have to have a job in florida and to get a job in florida you have to have a place to live in Florida. Is this true?
Jonathan M i just put a made up apartment address on my resume and got hired before i found a place, stay in a motel a bit then find a room for rent
Yes true
Melanie may I suggest you do not repeat "St Pete" so many times. ( good feedback for future videos) We know you are showing us St. Pete! So where do the worker bees live in St Pete? Would make a nice balance to know not only where the haves live in ":St Pete", but also the have not's in "St Pete". Agree it is a fabulous place and sad to see how overpriced it has become in the last few years.
Unfortunately you’re paying for the good. St. Pete has several shady areas especially in south/south east St. Pete once you get past downtown. The nice areas however in my opinion represent some of the best places to live in a Florida.
Ray, in your zest to give "good feedback" you Used "St Pete " five times in one small paragraph.
@@deeplorable8988 I have a stutter.
You forgot to mention the homeless people in Williams park, mirror lake, etc.
And with everyone wanting to move here, the prices (even in the ghetto) are rising fast. Has anyone considered where the poor will move to when they can't afford their rent anymore?
I like it better in Nevada it’s overcrowded in st pete
You would need deep pockets to live in downtown St. Pete
All restaurants and bars choked with maskless people, minimal convenient parking (you have to use a valet mostly), the bars and restaurants have been beaten to a pulp by an excess of customers (yes, that's possible), and the paver sidewalks are absolutely filthy. You'd think the merchants and restaurateurs would chip in to clean them ever couple of weeks, at least, but they don't seem interested. And the charm and distinction is disappearing fast as they demolish the buildings that gave the area charm in the first place.
Every city in America is the same. It's either: 1. Cheap rent, but no jobs. 2. Great jobs, expensive rent. LOL!
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South Tampa here, might want to look up the crime and shooting rates for St. pete... just saying...
same houses went from $125,000 5 years ago, to $500,000 today. no thanks.
it's becoming like Phoenix
Sees the Lambo in the driveway. Well...I'm out.
Thank you Melanie for reminding me of why I left St Pete. Beautiful place downtown, but boring, and literally yuppie hell. No life at all. One lame cafe after another w/ a smattering of kitsch art galleries.
Hell yesssss. Tampa Florida
@@filmcopstv7971 Tampa is garbage to way worse than St Petersburg born and raised in the area for the last 45 years you can't tell me different
Democrat Mayor has smashed the restaurant and hospitality business
If your a liberal you will like St Pete. If you arent look else where...moving soon.
good for retirement???????
use to be
you will love it Intel the hurricanes hit and floods come and the heat and rains alot and bugs and snakes and raccoons and gators and sharks on the beach
St. Pete is ok to visit about once a year. I’ll stick to Palm Harbor.
I like PH and Seminole for Pinellas. Belleair is pretty as hell too but surrounded by the Largo Clwtr garbage. I like the Hillsborough side more.
Lived in Kenwood less than 5 minutes away for 12 years. I was bored stiff. Places do not stay in business very long and the night life is dead compared to any real city. Crime was terrifying and the schools are the worst. It got old having homeless people knocking on my door asking for money or laying on my property. Every month a new drug dealer moved in and the neighbors and I ran them off but another took their place. Now they are gentrifying the area and putting people out on the streets to make way for the Californians.
How about Historic Old Northeast???
@@auspicious93 That is a neat place if you have 5 to 700k to spend on a shack. Still bums asking for money and criminals riding bikes around stalking the place.
Been living in St. Pete my entire life, mostly Downtown St. Pete and honestly the area has came up tremendously. It’s almost a completely different city. With that said the people in St. Pete have also changed, but not for the better. These snobs are probably the worst people I’ve ever met in my life, and very unfriendly, unless you’re wealthy and white. A huge disappointment
Agree. 40 years in St Pete.
Tampa my whole life. Love st pete beach
that's because most of these snobs that live there now aren't from st.pete originally.. it's becoming way too crowded
Good to know. I used to live there, but it's been a while. I still miss it but it sounds like I wouldn't want to return there the way it is now.
This Boomer will sell his house near downtown St. Pete to a Millenial lolol. For big bucks.
Exactly
Yeah, but no.
You must be out of your mind if you want to move to down town St. Pete . Homeless people and drug addicts everywhere. !
st pete is growing too fast; it feels like it’s losing its charm
Liberal mayor making it the worst city in FL. Imo.