Island Place A Condo
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Market Heat
Price here is a condition story, not a floor-plan story. These units share a narrow build window in the early 1990s and a median of roughly 1,539 square feet, so the spread you see in closings comes down to updates, floor, and view rather than square footage. The median sits at $505,000, or about $409.65 per square foot, and that per-foot number is what to watch when you compare one unit to the next.
The market posture is slow and negotiable. A median of about 74.5 days on market and a heat score of 38 tell you sellers are not setting the pace here, and year-over-year price movement is essentially flat at 1.0%. For a buyer, that means time to inspect, compare, and negotiate. For a seller, it means condition and pricing discipline matter more than timing the season.
Island Place A Condo right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($505K) is up 1.0% from the prior 12 months ($500K). With about a dozen sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Medium (16 and 12 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Island Place A Condo market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $505K ($410 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 75 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 1% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (16 closings in the current window).
Island Place A Condo is a community of 254 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1991 and 1993 (median 1993.0), with a median living area of about 1,539 square feet. 52% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Island Place A is a 254-unit early-1990s condominium in Tampa's Hillsborough County, priced around the mid-$500s with a slow, buyer-workable pace. Just over half the units carry a homestead exemption, which points to a mix of long-term occupants and non-owner-held units.
Who Island Place A Condo is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a mid-$500s condo who want negotiating leverage in a slow market
- Buyers comfortable renovating a dated unit to capture value below the per-foot median
- Owner-occupants seeking a consistent ~1,539-square-foot layout in Hillsborough County
Probably not for
- Buyers who need new construction or a modern build year
- Investors expecting fast turnover or aggressive short-term price gains
- Buyers who want to skip the association budget, reserves, and rental-rule review
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($505K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($500K) IS the +1.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 23 sales each (16 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Island Place A Condo buying strategy.
If we were buying in Island Place A Condo 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 Island Place A Condo.
A condition-driven condo market
With every home built between 1991 and 1993 and living space clustered near 1,539 square feet, the physical product is consistent. That makes the per-square-foot figure of $409.65 unusually useful here: differences in a unit's price track its renovation level, floor, and outlook rather than its size. Budget for the reality that a dated unit and an updated one can both trade in the same building at very different numbers.
The homestead share of about 51.6% is worth understanding before you write an offer. In a condo of this age, a mix of owner-occupied and non-owner-held units affects the character of the association, reserves, and any rental rules. Ask for the budget, reserve study, and rental restrictions early; those documents shape value more than any listing photo.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Island Place A Condo. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Island Place A Condo buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (5.7). Basis: Recent Direction +1.0% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 52% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a slow, condition-driven condo market, the edge is in the details: reading the per-foot comps within the building, pricing a unit against its actual update level, and pulling the association documents before emotion takes over. With a median near 74.5 days on market, there is room to negotiate, and we know how to use it on either side of the table.
Island Place A Condo in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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 Island Place A Condo buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (12 streets, ZIP 33602)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (122 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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