Great Places and Spaces

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland has released blueprints for the school’s future, consisting of a five-year strategic plan and a vision for a research park adjacent to campus. Titled “Advancing to Excellence,” the plan outlines the academic and economic goals the university will work to attain by 2023. One goals is to influence economic development

Bromley Companies revealed renderings of the first office tower in the Midtown Tampa project, Midtown One. The seven-story, 140,000 square-foot Midtown One tower will connect to an adjacent parking deck with a 100-foot, covered pedestrian skybridge on the second level, and the ground-floor retail will integrate into Midtown Tampa’s $500 million, 22-acre master plan. Construction

Tampa’s Westshore Marina District, the 52-acre mixed-use real estate development featuring water-inspired living, shopping, dining and recreation, is leasing retail and restaurant space in response to a high demand for boutique shopping and upscale dining choices in the Westshore and Gandy Boulevard area. Westshore Marina District offers up to 70,000 square feet of restaurant and

The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute is moving in 2019, bringing approximately 1,800 students, faculty and staff to live, work and study along the downtown waterfront as a key anchor at Water Street Tampa. By moving within a mile of its primary teaching hospital, Tampa General Hospital, USF will attract the brightest

Sunset Pointe at Collany Key provides luxury living on the Gulf of Mexico. Located on Tierra Verde, building I is 100 percent occupied, building II is yet to open, but already sold out, and construction on building III has begun. The condos in Building III will be 2,750 to 2,950 square feet, three-bedroom, 3.5 bath

Strategic Property Partners plans to introduce the city’s first hotel-branded condominiums with The Residences at the Tampa EDITION as part of Water Street Tampa, the 50-acre mixed-use development project currently under construction. At the top 15 floors of a 26-story tower, the Residences at the Tampa EDITION will sit above the recently announced 173-room, five-star

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is investing $2.4 billion in its signature Florida casinos, with the latest announcement a $700 million expansion of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. At the same time, the tribe and two partners just completed a $300 million makeover of the former Trump Taj Majal in Atlantic City, New

Downtown Tampa’s Hotel Bar has started closing its doors on Sundays to accommodate private events. The bar describes itself as “reinventing classic hotel bar drinks in a modern bar setting.” The 1,700-square-foot event space can hold up to 100 guests, seated and standing. Hotel Bar has been open for 18 months.

Strategic Property Partners has been busy revamping the former Channelside Bay Plaza retail center. Sparkman Wharf, when complete, will be a mixed-use redevelopment near water street Tampa that combines 180,000 square feet of reimagined, waterfront loft-style office space with 65,000 square feet of ground level retail and common areas. In addition, the space will offer

Elevé 61 is the latest condominium project in downtown Tampa. At 35 stories tall, the tower will offer two 3-bedroom residences per floor, and no adjoining walls with other residences. The residences will have floor-to-ceiling glass windows, which will allow city and water views. The homes will be priced from $800,000 to $1.8 million. Elevé

The Getaway opened its second location this summer in the Skyway Marina District in south St. Petersburg. The location, much like its Gandy Boulevard spot, is all about the waterfront, with indoor and outdoor seating. It includes many of the popular features of its original location, including a tiki bar, a large deck, lush landscaping

The University of Tampa has a new six-story academic building that houses the nursing program and the program in physician assistant studies, which is still in development. The building is home to UT’s office of admissions, classrooms, health sciences labs, study spaces and faculty offices. The Graduate and Health Studies Building was on what was