Epicurean Hotel completes $21 million expansion (PHOTOS)

The Epicurean Hotel, in Tampa, has completed a $21 million expansion.

Located directly across Howard Avenue from Epicurean’s 137-room main hotel, the expansion, a four-story structure, adds 51 new guest rooms and suites, a private lobby, a meeting space and a rooftop terrace.

The addition also adds two floors of parking with an additional 91 parking spaces. The project also has two fully restored apartment buildings, which are scheduled to open in spring of 2024.

The new accommodations consist of 31 standard king rooms, eight deluxe king rooms, three two-room suites and one junior suite. There are also eight historical apartments converted into spacious suites with separate dining and living areas, kitchenette, king bed and sleeper sofa that are opening in spring, 2024.

Orlando-based L2 Studios was the architect and interior designer for the project. Additional partners include Cooper Johnson Smith Peterson Architects, for the exterior concept design, and Nelson Construction, the general contractor, both based in Tampa.

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