Surrounded by the sparkling waters of Hillsborough Bay, South Tampa is comprised of unique and eclectic neighborhoods that compliment your own style of living in a very personal way. Located southwest of Downtown Tampa, South Tampa features the worlds’ longest continual sidewalk along beautiful Bayshore Boulevard. Gasparilla, Tampa’s world renowned event, is hosted each year both by land and by sea, along Bayshore Boulevard. Since 1904, Ye Mystic Krewe Gasparilla have taken on the role of pirates, captured the key to the city from the Mayor, boarded their replica pirate ship and ‘invaded’ the city all in the name of fun. The event includes parades, balls, fireworks and the Gasparilla Distance Classic run. Situated adjacent to the downtown business district, South Tampa is literally within minutes of the major transit corridors in the state of Florida. Offering a vibrant arts community, the downtown area is home to the historical Tampa Theatre, the Performing Arts Center, Glaser Children’s Museum, and hosts numerous outdoor and film festivals throughout the year. If sporting events are your passion, the Bay area is home to the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the American League East Tampa Bay Ray’s. Any of these events are within minutes of South Tampa. If personal sports are more your thing, there is kayaking, paddle boarding, bicycling, rollerblading, running, outdoor fitness training or any other sport you can imagine offered in the area! South Tampa is home to more than just fun and frolic. It is a brilliant business community as well. The downtown and Westshore business districts are home to many national corporations and attract those that are entrepreneurial start ups as well. MacDill Air Force Base sits at the tip of South Tampa’s Interbay Peninsula. Activated in 1941, MacDill became a major staging area for Army Air Corps flight crews and aircraft following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The facility was featured in the 1955 movie Strategic Air Command, starring Jimmy Steward. Today, MacDill is home to the U.S. Special Operations Command. It gained international prominence during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm as the home base of U.S. Central Command and General Norman Schwarzkopf. The educational climate of South Tampa is one of the best in the nation with consistent blue ribbon, five star public and private schools, in addition to collegiate campuses. HB Plant High School has been a consistent U.S. World selection for both academics and collegiate placement. Plants sports teams are some of the finest in the state. The goal of the school is for each graduate to be able to attend their college of choice, which is supported by a 98% collegiate placement ratio. Robinson High School houses one of two International Baccalaureate programs offered in the area, providing an exceptional foundation for the future endeavors of the graduates of Robinson High School. Diversity is the nature of South Tampa, as you will experience as we explore the real estate offerings and independent feel of each neighborhood.