Lawrence Place
Homes for Sale in St Petersburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Lawrence Place is an old St Petersburg pocket where the housing stock stretches from 1920 to 2024, with a median build year of 1956 and a median footprint of just 1,200 square feet. That spread is the story: price here is driven far more by condition and how much a given home has been reworked than by any uniform product type. The median sits at $675,000 with a median of about $308 per square foot, but on small, older homes that per-foot figure tells you the premium is being paid for renovation and land, not raw space.
The posture right now favors patience on both sides. Median days on market is 164 — homes are sitting, not flying — and the closings window covered here is thin at three sales. Sellers should expect to be tested on condition and price; buyers have room to be selective and to negotiate rather than chase. The homestead share of roughly 62% signals a core of owner-occupants, which tends to steady turnover but does not accelerate it.
The 60-Second Overview
Lawrence Place market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $675K ($308 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 164 days on market for closed sales.
Lawrence Place is a community of 580 homes in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, built between 1920 and 2024 (median 1956.0), with a median living area of about 1,200 square feet. 62% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A century-spanning inner St Petersburg neighborhood of mostly smaller homes where a 1920s cottage and a 2024 build can sit on the same block, so what you actually buy varies enormously house to house.
Who Lawrence Place is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing a central St Petersburg location and willing to trade square footage for it
- Renovation-minded buyers who can budget and price the work an older home needs
- Long-hold owner-occupants who want a stable, mostly owner-occupied block and are not chasing quick turnover
Probably not for
- Buyers who need large, single-level, move-in-ready square footage near the median price
- Anyone needing a fast purchase or fast resale in a market averaging 164 days on market
- Buyers with no budget or tolerance for maintaining a mid-century or older home
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 ($675K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 3 sales each (3 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 Lawrence Place buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lawrence Place 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 Lawrence Place.
Condition is the whole ballgame
With a median year built of 1956 and living space around 1,200 square feet, most of what trades here is compact and old enough that mechanicals, roof, and systems matter as much as finishes. The wide year-built range means renovated and rebuilt homes command the $308-per-foot median while untouched original stock will price and sit differently. Read every listing through the lens of what has actually been updated.
At 164 days of median market time, this is not a neighborhood that rewards rushing. That slower pace is leverage for a prepared buyer: time to inspect thoroughly, time to price the work an older home needs, and time to walk if the numbers do not hold. For sellers, it is a reminder that pricing to the median without matching it on condition is how a listing ends up part of that 164-day figure.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lawrence Place. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood this varied — a 1956 median build across a stock that runs from the 1920s to brand-new — the median alone will mislead you. We underwrite each home on its own condition, age, and footprint, price the renovation gap honestly, and use the slow 164-day market as negotiating room rather than pressure. That is the whole job here.
Lawrence Place 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 Lawrence Place 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 (4 streets, ZIP 33714)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (14 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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