A small mid 2000s single-family enclave in the South Gateway area of south Clearwater, close to downtown and the Gulf.
Listings before the portals, true comps, and the renovation and carrying-cost math, before you tour.
"Murphy's Place is a compact single-family pocket built in the mid 2000s in the South Gateway area of south Clearwater, so the read is different from a large master plan: this is a small, relatively newer enclave where the specific home, its condition, and its flood zone drive the number far more than the neighborhood name. Because the subdivision is small and turns over infrequently, comps are thin and you have to lean on the wider south Clearwater and 33756 market for context. Your leverage is reading the parcel, the roof and systems age on a roughly two decade old home, and the flood and insurance math honestly before you anchor on a price."
Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026
Murphy's Place is a small single-family subdivision in the South Gateway area of south Clearwater, in Pinellas County. Third party neighborhood guides describe it as a well established community dating to about 2005, with construction largely completed around 2006, made up of midsize homes (neighborhoods.com and Redfin neighborhood pages, 2026).
Because it is a compact pocket rather than a sprawling master plan, the Murphy's Place name covers a fairly consistent run of mid 2000s homes, but the money is still made or lost on the individual parcel, the condition of a roughly two decade old house, and the flood zone, not the headline list price.
The location is the pitch: south Clearwater puts you close to downtown Clearwater, the US 19 corridor, and the Gulf beaches, with quick access across Pinellas County. The work is reading the specific home honestly, since a small subdivision turns over slowly and leans on the wider south Clearwater market for comps.
Confirm the HOA structure, the FEMA flood zone, and the insurance picture for the exact parcel before you fall for a price, because in a small enclave like this the details of the individual home, not a townwide average, set the value.
Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from Stellar MLS, as of June 24, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Murphy's Place listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in Murphy's Place buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers, color the dots by status or lot type, and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.
Murphy's Place trades the scale of a master plan for a central south Clearwater location, with quick access to downtown Clearwater, the US 19 corridor, and the Gulf beaches.
Drive times from Murphy's Place. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point in the area.
Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact parcel. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
Murphy's Place is served by Pinellas County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Murphy's Place address.
What is actually shaping value around Murphy's Place: the wave of downtown Clearwater waterfront redevelopment nearby, the long-range US 19 corridor plan, and the dynamics of a small, relatively newer south Clearwater enclave. Each item is sourced and linked.
Our read on what is being built around Murphy's Place, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
A multi-project civic and high-rise redevelopment underway near the waterfront strengthens central Clearwater and supports nearby south Clearwater demand.
Quick access to downtown Clearwater, the US 19 corridor, and the Gulf beaches underpins the location case that supports demand.
Murphy's Place is a compact subdivision that turns over slowly, so the read leans on the wider south Clearwater market for context.
Mid 2000s homes put roof age, systems, and wind mitigation at the center of the insurance and value read.
Flood zones vary by parcel in south Clearwater, making the FEMA check and an insurance quote essential diligence.
Clearwater's long-range US 19 corridor and zoning plan aims to guide redevelopment along the nearby corridor over time.
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Murphy's Place, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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Clearwater began construction on a roughly a confirmed amount million slate of downtown projects, including a new City Hall and downtown high-rise housing, part of a broader waterfront redevelopment push near the area north of Murphy's Place. Why it matters: A strengthening downtown core nearby supports demand and services across central and south Clearwater. Source
A 28-story mixed-use apartment tower with hundreds of rental units is slated to begin construction in early 2026 on the former City Hall site near Coachman Park, adding to the downtown Clearwater redevelopment wave. Why it matters: Major downtown investment near the waterfront broadens the appeal of central Clearwater locations like the South Gateway area. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in Murphy's Place, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Read the specific parcel first. Murphy's Place is a small enclave, so the individual home and lot decide the floor on value far more than the name.
Budget the roof and systems honestly. These are roughly two decade old homes, so roof age, systems, and wind mitigation drive the insurance number at this price point.
Verify the HOA and any fees for the exact parcel. Confirm whether an HOA applies and what it covers before you anchor on a price.
Run the FEMA flood zone and an insurance quote on the address. Flood exposure is parcel specific in south Clearwater, so quote the specific home early.
Use the wider market for context, and cross-shop a different Pinellas profile such as Spring Hill in neighboring Hernando County if value outranks central location.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
Murphy's Place is a small mid 2000s single-family subdivision rather than an amenity community, so the lifestyle is quiet pocket living with central Clearwater convenience rather than a clubhouse and pool package. The draw is a relatively newer home close to downtown Clearwater, the US 19 corridor, and the Gulf beaches, with parks, retail, and county services nearby. Confirm any HOA structure and what it covers, plus the flood zone and insurance, before you buy.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in Murphy's Place today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
A mid 2000s home in original or lightly updated condition, where roof age and systems drive the value. The accessible way into the enclave.
A well maintained or renovated mid 2000s home on a solid, higher and drier lot, the heart of the resale market in a small pocket like this.
The best maintained homes on the most desirable parcels, the ones that hold value best when comps are thin and the wider market sets context.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Three realistic price bands. Where a home lands comes down to condition and lot, not square footage alone.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
The factors that actually move value in Murphy's Place, condition, lot, and the renovation math, read from current listings and recent sales.
Renovated-listing inventory in Murphy's Place is too thin right now to compute a reliable renovation premium. We read condition home by home against real comps before you offer.
On a preferred homesite (water, preserve, corner, or a larger lot), the homesite is the part of your money the market gives back at resale. The house can be renovated; the lot cannot, so premium lots hold their value better than interior ones. How much more they command varies by frontage, view, and condition, which is why we read it home by home against real comparable sales rather than a single headline figure.
Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.
Our read on the factors that protect resale here, and the one to manage.
Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.
The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.
The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.
1The agent on the sign works for the seller. In a market where condition swings price by hundreds of thousands, negotiating against that agent with no one in your corner is the costliest move of all.
2A dated home looks like a deal until you price the roof, HVAC, pool, and full modernization honestly. Underbudget the reno and the bargain becomes the expensive house.
3A premium homesite (water, preserve, or a preferred position) carries a real, durable premium. Pay a top price for an interior lot and you are buying the weakest version of the value.
4Two similar homes can cost very differently to own once the HOA, any CDD, insurance, and upkeep are priced in. Buyers who do not run the full monthly carrying cost misread the real number.
5An older home means older systems unless updated. Roof age, HVAC age, pool equipment, and prior renovations drive both price and insurability, and a thorough inspection matters more here than in a new build.
Murphy's Place is a small mid 2000s enclave, not a big master plan. The deal is won or lost on the individual parcel, the condition of the home, and the flood and insurance math.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the five factors that decide how a home here buys, holds, and resells.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.
Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live Stellar MLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.
Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.
Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from Stellar MLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.
In a small subdivision like Murphy's Place, the parcel is the part of your money the market protects. Higher, drier lots outside the flood zone hold value better than low-lying parcels, and because comps inside the enclave are thin, the wider south Clearwater market sets much of the context. The house can be renovated; the flood zone and the location cannot. Read the parcel and the flood map first, then price the condition of the home against it.
Confirm the exact HOA structure for the specific parcel. A small subdivision like Murphy's Place may carry a modest HOA or none at all, so verify whether dues apply and what they cover before you anchor on a price.
Where an HOA exists in a small enclave like this, it typically covers limited common items rather than a full amenity package. Confirm the documents, the dues, and any reserves for the specific home.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.
Selling in a small subdivision like Murphy's Place means pricing to your specific home and parcel, not to a broad south Clearwater average. The roof age, the flood zone, and the updates are what set your number in a pocket that turns over slowly.
Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus our market average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.
Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Spring Hill, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.
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Median sale prices in Murphy's Place year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Pinellas County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Pinellas County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
Murphys Place is currently a thin data. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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Live data: Stellar MLS, distributed by MLS GRID, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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