ALTMAN COLBY SUB
Homes for Sale in TAMPA, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.

Altman Colby Sub is a deep, older infill pocket in Tampa where price is driven almost entirely by condition and lot, not by any uniform product type. With a median build year of 1960 and a footprint stretching from 1925 to 2023, you are shopping across nearly a century of construction, so two homes a block apart can trade on very different terms. The median living area sits near 1,284 square feet, which tells you the base housing stock is modest and compact; premium is earned through renovation, additions, or newer teardown-and-rebuild product.
For buyers, that spread is the opportunity and the homework: you have to underwrite each house on its own merits rather than lean on a neighborhood comp. For sellers, condition is the lever. With a homestead share around 53%, roughly half the inventory is owner-occupied and half is not, which points to a real mix of investor and end-user activity. That keeps demand broad but also means you are often competing on the same street with rehab and rental buyers.
Who ALTMAN COLBY SUB is best for.
Best for
- First-time buyers targeting a compact, established Tampa home who can do their diligence
- Investors seeking rehab or rental plays in a mixed owner-occupant and non-homestead market
- Downsizers who value a smaller footprint and a central location over square footage
Probably not for
- Buyers who want large-format floor plans well above the modest median size
- Buyers seeking new, uniform construction with predictable block-level comps
- Buyers unwilling to underwrite an older home's condition, systems, and permit history
The market around ALTMAN COLBY SUB
ALTMAN COLBY SUB is a small community — 19 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 33612, 136 homes are on the market and 28% are under contract — a steady corner of TAMPA.
Across Hillsborough County, 6,259 homes are active and 2,098 pending (25% under contract).
The housing mix here is 98% single family residence, 2% ?.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not ALTMAN COLBY SUB specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The ALTMAN COLBY SUB buying strategy.
If we were buying in ALTMAN COLBY SUB today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in ALTMAN COLBY SUB.
A condition-driven older-Tampa pocket
The defining fact here is variance. A median year built of 1960 with originals dating to 1925 and new construction as recent as 2023 means the housing stock has been reworked in waves — original bungalow-era homes, mid-century builds, and scattered modern infill all coexist. Expect the diligence to be house-specific: roof, systems, foundation, and permit history matter more than in a uniform tract community.
The compact median footprint near 1,284 square feet frames what most of this inventory is: smaller, efficient homes rather than large-format houses. That shapes the buyer pool toward first purchases, downsizing, and investment plays, and it means additions and quality renovations tend to be rewarded because they move a home out of the base stock.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in ALTMAN COLBY SUB. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a subdivision this varied, a headline median tells you almost nothing about a specific address. We price and evaluate each home on its own condition, age, and lot, screen the permit and renovation history, and tell you plainly when a listing is base stock priced like a rehab — or a genuine value the block comps would miss.
ALTMAN COLBY SUB in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 33612)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2009 (28 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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