Tampa City Council blocks proposed luxury development near Oxford Exchange
Tampa City Council has struck down a rezoning request that would have cleared the way for an upscale apartment-and-retail development near Oxford Exchange. The vote came shortly after midnight Friday, after a public comment period that spanned almost three hours. The majority of those who spoke opposed the proposal. Altman Development Corp., based in Boca […]
TBBJ List: Additional content from the Homebuilders List
WHAT ARE THE NEWEST FEATURES & TRENDS IN THE HOUSES YOU ARE BUILDING? We asked local production homebuilders to name a few of the newest features, amenities or trends in houses being built in 2015. Here are some responses… Greg Carlson , K. Hovnanian Homes : More open space; community amenity such as resort style […]
Tampa General CEO opposes development near Oxford Exchange
Another prominent Tampa businessman has come out against the proposed apartment-and-retail development on Grand Central Avenue, just as it’s slated to go in front of city council. Jim Burkhart, CEO of Tampa General Hospital, wrote in a Sept. 8 letter to Abbye Feeley, the city’s planning and development coordinator, that the hospital opposes Altman Development […]
USF quick to lift coach’s Ybor ban, but it could still fuel the historic district’s stigma as dangerous place
University of South Florida football coach Willie Taggart on Monday banned players from partying in Ybor City — a move that was quickly overridden by the university’s athletics director. Former USF player Elkino Watson died Sunday after he was stabbed near a night club in Ybor City. On Monday, Taggart said on his weekly conference […]
Former exec blows the whistle on Walter Investment, leads to $30M mortgage fraud settlement with the feds
Walter Investment Management Corp. has agreed to pay $29.6 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to the federal government. The case is a “significant milestone” in the fight against mortgage fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, A. Lee Bentley III. Walter (NYSE: WAC), a mortgage banking firm […]
Off the Sarasota coast, a restored rustic beach house that served as a bereaved daughter’s emotional journey (PHOTOS)
For Nancy Nolin, the rustic beach house on Jewfish Key was as much of an emotional investment as a financial one. Nolin was willed the home at 7155 La Lenaire Drive by her father, Bill Ross, when he died in 2009. In 2011, Nolin set off on a $300,000 renovation, to modernize the home and […]