Polk County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a 10-year tax abatement for Walmart Stores Inc. to build a massive distribution center near Davenport. “I think this is a win-win-win for the community, for the jobs and even the labor and materials being consumed during construction,” John Hall, commissioner vice chairman, said. There were no public […]
A proposed apartment project on Grand Central Avenue could hinder the neighborhood from reaching what the owner of Oxford Exchange says is its true potential: becoming a walkable shopping district. Altman Development Corp., based in Boca Raton, has asked the city to rezone 2.51 acres at 504 Central Ave. to make way for a 274-unit […]
New York City transplant James DeVito opened his first ever bar/restaurant amid an economic apocalypse in an urban core known as a place where the streets rolled up at sundown. Now TAPS — whose flagship debuted on the ground floor of downtown Tampa’s SkyPoint condo building in spring 2008— is set to open its fourth […]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-chairman Ed Glazer has plunked down $21.5 million on a 9-acre estate in Montecito, California. The property — which includes a 12,900-square-foot home and detached, two-bedroom guest house — borders another estate that Glazer spent $15 million on in February, the Los Angeles Times reports. To see photos, click here. “Both properties […]
The concrete box that houses the Tampa Tribune and its printing presses will soon give way to a residential tower with dazzling views of the city skyline. Miami-based Related Group has confirmed what the Tampa Bay Business Journal was first to report in mid-April: It is planning to demolish the Tribune’s waterfront building and build […]
Tampa businessman Monroe Berkman and his wife, Suzette, have sold a waterfront mansion in South Tampa for $3 million. The couple sold the home on Beach Drive in the Belmar Shores area to Donna Marie Bocko and Andrew Richard Mintz, a married couple from New Jersey, according to Hillsborough County property records. The Berkmans provided […]
A mixed-use development with retail space and townhouses is in the works in North Hyde Park. St. Petersburg-based Cardinal Point Management is proposing a mixed-use development at 301 N. Rome Ave., with 6,700 square feet of small-shop space and 23 townhouses. The retail space would front North Rome Avenue, while the townhouses would line North […]
A South Florida developer who wants to build near Oxford Exchange has proposed a taller, mixed-use building for the site in response to requests from the surrounding neighborhood and city planners. Altman Development Corp., based in Boca Raton, submitted a new site plan and updated documents to the city last week that now show Altis […]
Several residential projects proposed around Tampa in recent days illustrate the scarcity of urban land. The owner of prime property in South Tampa is looking to rezone it to make way for just 15 multifamily units. Townhouses proposed in Westshore will be up to 3,000 square feet — but stacked over a garage in three […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that businesses and government can be held liable for violating the Fair Housing Act even if they didn’t intentionally discriminate against minorities. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that policies that have a disparate impact on minorities constitute housing discrimination. In the case in question, Inclusive Communities Project Inc. […]