Phillips Development project in Skyway Marina District picks up steam – Tampa Bay Business Journal

St. Petersburg officials have been working to revitalize the once-thriving business district and fill the vacant land and abandoned buildings with new shops, restaurants and offices.

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Phillips Development is planning 300 market-rate apartments and 25,000-square-feet of retail and restaurant space on a 9-acre site at the north end of the Skyway Marina District in south St. Petersburg.  This is the first major residential project for the area and could be a catalyst for additional development in the immediate area.

Opening date set for Bryan Glazer Family JCC – Tampa Bay Business Journal

The facility will be an economic engine with a maximum staff of 125 to 150.

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The Bryan Glazer Family JCC is finally set to open on December 8, 2016.  The $26 million, 100,000-square-foot renovation project on 5.666 acres at the site of the former Fort Homer Hesterly Armory is a significant project for this area of North Hyde Park and will certainly spur other re-development in the immediate area.

Why Bill Gates And Jeff Vinik Are Investing Billions To Build An Ecosystem In Tampa

Tampa set to become a city of the future to attract an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Bill Gates and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik are investing billions of dollars into downtown Tampa.  They describe Tampa as a great value in the early stages of fantastic growth and are in on the ground floor.

 

Vertica Partners exclusively represented their investment group on the acquisition of the vacant land surrounding the Amalie Arena helping make this vision a reality and forever changing the landscape of the downtown market.