The Lee Roy Selmon Athletics Center is the 104,000-square-foot home of USF Bulls athletics on the north end of the Tampa campus at 12503 USF Bull Run Drive. Everything in this guide radiates from that address, prioritizing the gated, low-key New Tampa and Tampa Palms corridor just up Bruce B. Downs Boulevard so a high-profile NIL recruit or transfer gets privacy, quality, and a short, predictable drive to the facility.
The default pick where teammates cluster, with the shortest drive to the Selmon Center, good value, and walkable everyday spots right off Bruce B. Downs.
Loaded with newer gated complexes and resort pools, it's the popular middle-ground for athletes wanting a clean, safe build still a short hop up the road.
Newer, quieter master-planned rentals near Wiregrass shopping give a nice step-up on space and amenities while staying realistic on an NIL budget.
An established, polished gated community with golf and greenways, it's the nicer rental step-up with the shortest premium-area commute to practice.
The premium pick for an athlete with bigger NIL money, offering manned-gate privacy, quiet streets, and rental homes with real space, still under 20 minutes out.
The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of Lee Roy Selmon Athletics Center. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Tampa Bay where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.
A guard-gated, 900-acre golf-and-country-club community in north Tampa wrapped by an eight-foot perimeter wall and 24-hour security, with custom estates on acre-plus lots beneath old-growth oaks. It is the metro's most fortified address and a long-time magnet for pro coaches, executives, and championship-era athletes.
A pair of man-made islands just off downtown Tampa lined with Mediterranean mansions, deep-water docks, and palm-lined boulevards. It is the trophy address for waterfront living and has housed a roster of NFL, MLB, and NHL stars.
C. Perry Snell's early-1900s peninsula of Mediterranean-Revival estates with over 80% of homes enjoying waterfront, anchored by the Vinoy Golf Club. It is St. Petersburg's most prestigious enclave and draws high-income professionals, retirees, and athletes.
Adjacent South Tampa enclaves of 1920s Mediterranean mansions and gated, guard-protected waterfront streets along Old Tampa Bay. Culbreath Isles offers the privacy and security of a gated peninsula minutes from the city's best dining and shopping.