Santiago Corrada Helped Grow Tampa Bay Tourism Past $1 Billion. Now Visit Tampa Bay Faces a New Challenge
After years of hotel growth, Visit Tampa Bay faces a new fight over the tourism dollars it helped create.
Bern’s Dessert Room turns 40 with Tampa Heights brewery collaboration
Bern’s Harry Waugh Dessert Room celebrates 40 years with a collaboration from a Tampa Heights brewery inspired by the restaurant’s signature desserts.
Carrollwood pizzeria adds liquor license, plans two new locations
Sogna Napoli expands in Tampa Bay with new Wesley Chapel and Odessa locations after securing a liquor license.
Cooper’s Hawk brings Roman-style pizzeria Piccolo Buco to Tampa
Piccolo Buco opens first Florida location in Carrollwood, adding a new restaurant to Tampa’s dining scene.
Hilton Garden Inn sale marks Ybor’s rising profile
The sale of the Hilton Garden Inn in Ybor underscores the district’s revitalization and rising investor interest in Tampa hotels.
Moxy St. Pete opens in the Edge District (PHOTOS)
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 … Read more
Construction begins at St. Pete Beach hotel
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 & … Read more
Tampa Heights Apartments tops out
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 … Read more
North Hyde Park luxury rental community sold
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 … Read more
McKibbon acquires Courtyard Atlanta Buford Mall of Georgia
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 … Read more