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New Suburb Beautiful is a South Tampa neighborhood between Morrison Avenue and Prospect Road, from Howard Avenue west to MacDill Avenue. It was platted in 1923. Its oak canopy dates from a 1974 planting of 200 oaks.

New Suburb Beautiful is one of the neighborhoods in South Tampa.

New Suburb Beautiful is a neighborhood in South Tampa, west of Howard Avenue and south of Morrison Avenue. The subdivision was platted in 1923. Its oak canopy dates from a 1974 planting of 200 oaks. Shane Vanderson works with buyers and sellers in New Suburb Beautiful from Engel & Völkers South Tampa.

Living in New Suburb Beautiful

New Suburb Beautiful runs from Morrison Avenue south to Prospect Road, and from Howard Avenue west to MacDill Avenue. The Lee Roy Selmon Expressway crosses the southeast corner. The main east-west streets are Jetton Avenue, Watrous Avenue, Sunset Drive, and Prospect Road. The civic association describes the neighborhood as walkable, with restaurants and shops on Howard Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway. Hyde Park Village is about one mile east. The subdivision was platted in 1923. In 1974, city workers started to plant 200 oaks here, a project that resident Lillian Wharton organized for the Amaryllis Garden Circle. Those trees are the canopy on the streets today.

The New Suburb Beautiful market

The housing stock covers about 100 years, from 1920s houses to new construction. The west part of the neighborhood is sometimes named West New Suburb Beautiful. The neighborhood is not on the water. Check the flood zone and the drainage history for each address. See Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, and Golf View.

Boundaries

City of Tampa, Hillsborough County. Morrison Avenue on the north, MacDill Avenue on the west, Prospect Road on the south, and Howard Avenue on the east, with the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway across the southeast corner. ZIP 33629.

Homes in New Suburb Beautiful

Single-family homes that cover about 100 years of construction, from 1920s houses to new builds. The west part is sometimes named West New Suburb Beautiful.

Nearby amenities

Restaurants and shops on Howard Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway; Hyde Park Village, about one mile east; Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club (private); Bayshore Boulevard; the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is New Suburb Beautiful?

New Suburb Beautiful is in South Tampa. It runs from Morrison Avenue south to Prospect Road, and from Howard Avenue west to MacDill Avenue. Hyde Park Village is about one mile east.

When was New Suburb Beautiful developed?

The subdivision was platted in 1923, and development started then.

Why does New Suburb Beautiful have so many oak trees?

In 1974, city workers started to plant 200 oaks in the neighborhood. Resident Lillian Wharton organized the project for the Amaryllis Garden Circle.

Sources

  1. Stellar MLS
  2. New Suburb Beautiful Civic Association: About NSB

Selling in New Suburb Beautiful?

Get a valuation built from recent nearby sales, prepared by Shane.