First Gowdy
Homes for Sale in St. Petersburg, FL

This is a small-footprint, older St Petersburg subdivision where the housing tells its age — the 1954 median build sits inside a range running from 1915 to 2024, so no two deals look alike. Read the house, not the neighborhood average.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 30 homes in First Gowdy that have changed hands since 2004, built between 1915 and 2025 (median 1953), with a median living area of about 1,211 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 42 qualified sales in First Gowdy across 2024–2025 (23 in 2024, 19 in 2025), median $415,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

First Gowdy is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33713, 185 homes are on the market and 31% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of St Petersburg.

Across Pinellas County, 6,539 homes are active and 1,627 pending (20% under contract).

In ZIP 33713 (St Petersburg), 460 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $388K ($324/sq ft), down 1.7% year over year, with a median 35 days on market. Right now 57 active and 22 pending listings put supply at about 3.5 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 33713 housing market and the Pinellas County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not First Gowdy specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining fact here is age. A median year built of 1954 with the oldest stock reaching 1915 means original wiring, plumbing, and foundations are on the table for many listings. That is not a flaw so much as a filter: it rewards buyers who can evaluate a house honestly and penalizes those who assume every home is move-in ready. The scattering of homes built up to 2024 shows the neighborhood is turning over — some parcels have been rebuilt or heavily renovated, and those command a different conversation than the untouched originals next door.

Owner-occupancy is meaningful, with a homestead share of about 66% of homes claiming the exemption. That points to a base of longer-term owners rather than a churn of short-hold investors, which tends to support steadier upkeep on the owned stock. The roughly 1,268-square-foot median keeps this an efficient-footprint market — think bungalow scale rather than sprawling square footage.

In a neighborhood this condition-driven, the deal is won or lost on how well you read a specific house. We walk the inspection realities of pre-war and mid-century St Petersburg construction with you, separate the genuinely updated homes from the cosmetically freshened ones, and price to actual condition rather than a neighborhood average that hides a wide spread. That candor protects buyers from surprises and helps sellers of updated homes stand apart.

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