The performing arts center wanted to create a new gathering space for Tampa.
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In addition to all of the new construction projects taking place in downtown Tampa, the Straz Performing Arts Center is proposing a $100 million master plan to incorporate the Riverwalk and provide more accessibility to the Hillsborough River and Arts District changes.
A residential tower in the works for years should come to fruition in the coming months.
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After several delays due to a frivolous lawsuit and city approvals, the Arts and Entertainment Residences (AER) looks as though it will finally break ground in mid-2016. A partnership between American Land Ventures and Framework Group of Tampa have partnered on the nearly 1 acre parcel for the 34 story project with 350 units.
AER is well located in downtown Tampa along the Hillsborough River adjacent to the Straz Performing Arts Center and the Tampa Museum of Arts.
Here’s what the owner of Oxford Exchange, who led the charge that ultimately killed the first iteration, thinks of the new proposal.
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Altman Companies came back with a dramatically different proposal for their proposed apartment project in the Grand Central Avenue area across from the University of Tampa just west of downtown Tampa. The new project nearly doubles the retail component and brings the unit count up to 314 units. The new project will be constructed of reinforced concrete as opposed to the frame construction of the previous incarnation which will allow it to increase the height and provide a better fit for the characteristics of the surrounding neighborhood.
Another developer has new plans for the property near Camden’s Westchase Park.
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Vertica Commercial Advisors / Vertica Partners closes 2 development sites in the Westcahse submarket of Tampa.
The White House recently touted that fact that U.S. businesses have added more jobs than any time since the 1990s, with unemployment dropping to 4.9%. So where’s all this job growth?
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Tampa Bay had some of the top job growth in the country in 2015 by adding nearly 39,000 jobs year over year.