Parkland Estates is a small 1920s neighborhood in South Tampa, inside the city of Tampa, bounded by Swann Avenue on the north, Morrison Avenue on the south, Lincoln Avenue on the west and Howard Avenue on the east, about 2 miles from downtown Tampa. It sits between the SoHo corridor, which ends at its northeast corner, and Golfview, the neighborhood around Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club. Its streets mix original 1920s homes with newer custom construction.
Living in Parkland Estates
Parkland Estates was developed in the 1920s. Its development is credited to Allen J. Simms, for whom a street in the neighborhood is named. The Tampa Bay History Center also credits Burks L. Hamner, the developer of Forest Hills, with establishing it. The City of Tampa notes park areas inside the neighborhood and a holiday tradition of luminaries along the streets. It is in ZIP code 33609 and City Council District 4.
Things to do near Parkland Estates
The SoHo corridor's restaurants, bars and boutiques end at the neighborhood's northeast corner, at Howard and Swann avenues. Kate Jackson Park, with its splash pad, basketball court and playground rebuilt in 2025, is a short walk east at Rome and Morrison avenues. Hyde Park Village's open-air shops and restaurants are less than a mile east. Howard Avenue runs about half a mile south from Morrison to Bayshore Boulevard and its 4.5-mile waterfront sidewalk. Directly west across Lincoln Avenue is Golfview, which surrounds the private Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club. The Palma Ceia Design District's boutiques and cafes are about 1.5 miles south at MacDill Avenue and Bay to Bay Boulevard.
Homes in Parkland Estates
The City of Tampa describes Parkland Estates as a mix of classic and new homes in a variety of architectural styles. Original 1920s homes stand alongside newer custom builds, and the neighborhood's lots are often described as larger than those in some other South Tampa neighborhoods. The neighborhood lies west of the Hyde Park Historic District, whose National Register boundary runs roughly along Rome Avenue.
Getting around Parkland Estates
Swann Avenue runs east past Hyde Park Village toward downtown Tampa, and Kennedy Boulevard is about half a mile north. Dale Mabry Highway is about half a mile west of Lincoln Avenue, leading north to Westshore and Tampa International Airport, about 5 miles away. Bayshore Boulevard, reached by Howard Avenue, is the waterfront route north to downtown and south toward Gandy Boulevard.
