23-story tower on downtown Tampa’s Grant block to break ground this summer (renderings)
The 23-story tower Atlanta-based Carter USA proposed last fall in downtown Tampa is moving forward, with plans to start construction in the summer. Conor McNally, Carter chief development officer, said Friday that the group is “highly confident” in its plans, which include 360 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The site is referred […]
Lincoln Property planning 400 apartments north of Straz Center in downtown Tampa
A Dallas developer is planning a new apartment complex on the northern fringe of Tampa’s urban core. Lincoln Property Co. is in talks with the city to build a 408-unit, five-story apartment building north of the David A. Straz Jr. Center for Performing Arts, on a surface parking lot adjacent to the Barrymore Hotel. The […]
‘Seven figures’ into Vinik’s reinvention of Channelside Bay Plaza, a new sense of energy and an increase in sales
Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik is “seven figures” into cosmetic upgrades of Channelside Bay Plaza — and within months of finalizing a long-term plan for the beleaguered waterfront mall. Vinik won the ground lease to the property on Aug. 19 and tapped commercial real estate firm Franklin Street and Tampa developer Anthony Everett to […]
Dawn of a new city in downtown Tampa
Downtown Tampa isn’t a thriving 24/7 neighborhood yet — but the numbers are trending that way. Vacancies are down across every sector of commercial real estate in the city center, and prices are creeping up to the point that could justify new construction. Residential development, urban renewal experts say, is the foundation of a thriving […]
Florida Poly gets go-ahead to build second residence hall
The most recent Florida university got a thumbs-up on a second residential building on its campus. Florida Polytechnic University, in Lakeland, will complete a 543-bed, 131,000-square-foot, five-story facility in July 2016. It has hired Vestcor Communities Inc. of Jacksonville to build and maintain the facility, which includes an outdoor pool and volleyball courts. Vestcor handled […]
5 tips for avoiding the blowups in golf (and business)
The more I learn this game of golf, the more I realize it is just like business and life. In life, you ride the roller coaster of victories and defeats, and with golf you can do that from hole to hole. As I work to bring my handicap down, one of the problems I’m having […]