Pinellas Park is located just east of Seminole between Clearwater and St. Petersburg and is just 15 minutes from USF St. Petersburg and about 40 minutes from USF-Tampa. It is also in close proximity to where the Tampa professional sports teams play, miles of beautiful beaches and lots of shopping and dining options. This central location is just one of the perks of living in Pinellas Park, it also has a lot of variety when it comes to housing.
Housing
Pinellas Park offers a wide selection of older, established homes with moderate prices. The community has many family-friendly neighborhoods and subdivisions. This area is great for young families or college students. There is also a wide selection of apartments and condos from affordable one bedrooms to luxury town homes.
Things To Do
There are 15 city parks in Pinellas Park including two with equestrian trails and the Town Square Plaza & England Brothers Bandshell which hosts festivals, concerts and community stage productions throughout the year. Being at the center of the Pinellas peninsula allows Pinellas Park residents many options for fishing and boating. The gulf beaches including Clearwater, Madeira and St. Pete are all within 10 miles of Pinellas Park. Golf courses include the public Mainlands Golf Club and the nearby private courses Bardmoor Golf and tennis Club and Bayou Golf Club, both in Largo.
Indoor entertainment includes the Venue Theatre & Actors Studio, the Park Place Stadium 16 movie theater and the Largo Cultural Center and Ruth Eckerd hall, both of which host a variety of plays, theater and musical acts are also in close proximity.
Dining and Shopping
The Shoppes at Park Place provide a wide variety of stores Target, Payless Shoes, Kirkland’s Home, Marshall’s, Office Depot, Michael’s, Dressbarn, Off Broadway Shoes, Famous Footwear and many more. Tampa’s premier shopping and dining complex International Plaza is just 20 minutes away and features such high end stores as Burberry, Crate & Barrel, J.Crew, Gucci, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom and restaurants like the Capital Grille, Bar Louie, Blue Martini and Ocean Prime.
Restaurants in Pinellas Park include Chipotle, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, BJ’s Chicago Style Pizza, Chili’s, Pollo Tropical, Cajun Cafe on the Bayou, La Teresita Restaurant, Rosie’s Clam Shack and many more.
Traffic and Driving
Pinellas Park is in very close proximity to I-275 which can be taken north into Tampa or south through St. Petersburg and eventually across the Skyway Bridge into the Bradenton/Sarasota area. US-19 is also easily accessible from most Pinellas Park neighborhoods and travels north and south on the Pinellas peninsula.
Schools
Public schools include Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary, Cross Bayou Elementary, Pinellas Central Elementary, Pinellas Park Elementary, Pinellas Park Middle, Richard L. Sanders School (K-12), Pinellas Secondary School (6-12). Private schools include Morning Star School of Pinellas Park, First Baptist Christian and Sacred Heart Catholic School. Colleges and Universities in the area include HCC-St. Petersburg, USF-St. Petersburg, ITT-Technical Institute, St. Pete College, Webster University and Clearwater Christian College.
Business
Commerce in Pinellas Park is mainly generated by the industries of health care, manufacturing, finance and hospitality. Some of the largest employers in this area are the Bayfront Medical, Home Shopping Network, Raymond James and Associates, Ratheon E-Systems, Transitions Optical, and Times Publishing.
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