Clair Mel Addition
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Clair Mel Addition is an older Tampa pocket where the housing stock spans a full century, from homes built in the early 1920s to recent construction finished as late as 2024. That range matters more than any single number here: buyers are looking at a mix of original-era homes and newer infill, and condition, lot configuration, and how much has been updated will do most of the work in setting value on any given listing.
The median living area, near 2,861 square feet, runs larger than what most buyers associate with a neighborhood whose typical home dates to the early 1950s, which tells us there is a meaningful share of additions, rebuilds, or larger newer construction mixed into the count of 354 homes. With homestead exemption filed on 78% of properties, most owners here are holding the home as their primary residence rather than as a short-term rental or flip, which tends to support a steadier, less transaction-driven market posture.
Who Clair Mel Addition is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing living space and willing to evaluate condition home by home rather than by neighborhood norms
- Buyers interested in a settled residential area with a high share of owner-occupied homes
- Buyers open to either an older structure with character or a newer rebuild on the same type of lot
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a single, consistent architectural style or build era throughout
- Buyers seeking community amenities such as pools, clubhouses, or organized recreation
- Buyers who want to rely on a neighborhood-wide price average rather than home-specific comparisons
The market around Clair Mel Addition
Clair Mel Addition is a small community — 38 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2014 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Hillsborough County, 5,970 homes are active and 2,046 pending (26% under contract).
The housing mix here is 98% single family residence, 2% half duplex.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Clair Mel Addition specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Clair Mel Addition buying strategy.
If we were buying in Clair Mel Addition 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 Clair Mel Addition.
A neighborhood built in layers, not phases
With 354 homes spanning construction from 1922 through 2024, Clair Mel Addition did not develop as a single subdivision under one builder timeline. That means buyers should expect real variation block to block and even lot to lot: a home from the early era sitting near one finished within the last few years. The median year built of 1954 signals that the core of the neighborhood is mid-century, but the presence of homes built as recently as 2024 shows ongoing infill or rebuild activity layered on top of that older base.
The living area figure is the other detail worth sitting with. A median of roughly 2,861 square feet is sizable for a community with a mid-century core, which suggests additions, substantial renovations, or newer larger-footprint builds are pulling that number up. No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so this reads as a straightforward residential area valued on the home itself, its lot, and its condition rather than on shared recreational infrastructure.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Clair Mel Addition. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood this age-diverse, pulling comparable sales that actually match a given home's era, size, and condition takes more than a quick pull of nearby closings. We walk buyers and sellers through what separates an original 1950s structure from a recent rebuild on the same street, so pricing conversations start from the right baseline rather than a neighborhood average that blends a century of construction.
Clair Mel Addition in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Clair Mel Addition buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 33609/33629)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2010 (10 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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