Hospitality

The sale of the Hilton Garden Inn in Ybor underscores the district’s revitalization and rising investor interest in Tampa hotels.

PTM Partners and DoveHill opened the Moxy St. Pete, under management from the Wurzak Hotel Group. The newly built property is the first lifestyle hotel in downtown St. Petersburg. The hotel was designed by Storyn Studio for Architecture. Moxy has 163 guest rooms and suites; the Edge District’s first rooftop pool deck, as well as

Construction has started on the $7.5 million renovation of The Hotel Zamora, in St. Pete Beach. The 72-key, boutique hotel will be repurposed into a 4-star luxury hotel. The Hotel Zamora is situated on the Intracoastal Waterway, offering private dock access and boat slips for guests and public use. The hotel features Castile Restaurant &

MW Builders, a national commercial construction company, along with Maifly Development and Loci Capital, completed the structural work of Tampa Heights Apartments, a 321-unit multifamily, mixed-use complex. The complex is located at the northeast corner of North Florida Avenue and East 7th Avenue, Tampa Heights will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units, ranging from 512

Wingspan Development Group and ABC Capital Corp. announced the sale of Jade at North Hyde Park, a 192-unit luxury apartment community, with 3,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space, in Tampa’s North Hyde Park neighborhood. Hamilton Zanze acquired the property, which was 97% leased at the time of the sale. The property was brokered by

McKibbon Equities has closed on the purchase of Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Buford Mall of Georgia, located northwest of Atlanta. The investment represents the second acquisition completed by McKibbon Income Fund I, a Tampa-based real estate investment fund focused on acquiring existing select-service and extended-stay hotels. It made its first acquisition in August 2023, with

Assisted Living Locators, one of the nation’s largest senior placement and referral services, launched its St. Petersburg, FL location, on June 11th. This franchise, owned by Senior Living Advisor Elizabeth Plevin, is committed to guiding families through the difficulties of senior care options at no cost to them. Plevin is fueled by her personal mission.

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties is reaching a significant milestone this month, with the 900th dedication of a home built in the Pinellas County and West Pasco County area. The dedication is planned for Friday, June 21 at Gooden Crossing, a historic section of the Ridgecrest Community, in Largo. The event

The University of South Florida (USF) has been selected as the international headquarters for the Global Vision Network (GVN), an organization of virologists spanning more than 80 centers of excellence in more than 40 countries, working to advance research on viral pathogens and pandemic viruses. Leaders from both USF and GVN hosted a formal signing

Visit Tampa Bay has recognized 11 Tampa Bay area hospitality industry professionals for their roles in promoting tourism in the region and ensuring a positive visitor experience. The industry leaders were honored at the group’s National Travel and Tourism Awards lunch, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in late May. Included among honorees

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has opened reservations for The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort, expected to open in Summer 2024. Developed by Unicorp and designed by SB Architects, Hirsch Bedner Associates, in Miami, and Dutch East Design, Longboat Key marks the only St. Regis opening in the United States, in 2024. The hotel’s 168

It started in 1926, when John “Jack” McKibbon Sr. and his brother, Marvin McKibbon, had the idea to open a grocery store in Gainesville, Georgia, and opened a Piggly Wiggly franchise.  That entrepreneurial mindset led to other businesses under the McKibbon name, eventually evolving into a hospitality company with Holiday Inn franchises, in Georgia.  McKibbon