Rays Outline Housing, Workforce Plans Tied to Tampa Ballpark
The proposed plan extends community benefits beyond the stadium district.
Brandon Apartments Extend Affordability Restrictions 10 Years
All 348 Woodberry Woods apartments will remain income- and rent-restricted through 2036.
Clearwater to Sell Public Land for 178 Affordable Apartments
Seven public parcels could become a 178-unit mixed-use affordable housing development downtown.
Tampa approves Army/Navy redevelopment
The five-phase project reserves nearly 800 apartments at affordable and workforce rents for 50 years.
Former Tampa strip mall converted into affordable housing
Seventeen affordable apartments opened Wednesday along North Florida Avenue after a former strip commercial center was redeveloped into permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Mercy Oaks II includes 15 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom apartments. The City of Tampa contributed $1.25 million in State Housing Initiatives Partnership funds to … Read more
St. Pete launches program to help churches build affordable housing
Churches can now receive guidance to develop affordable housing under St. Pete’s YIGBY program.
Live Local development proposed in Manatee County with 90 apartments
One of Manatee County’s first proposed Live Local developments would bring 90 workforce housing apartments to a site near the Braden River. Palm One Development has submitted plans for Palm One Apartments, a pair of three-story buildings on a 9.09-acre site at 5607 13th St. E. The proposal includes a swimming pool, bicycle parking, surface … Read more
St. Petersburg picks developers for Historic Gas Plant redevelopment
Mayor Kenneth Welch has chosen two development teams to lead the next phase of the Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment, advancing the city’s effort to redevelop the 86-acre site after the collapse of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium agreement. Welch announced Thursday that the Pinellas County Housing Authority will develop an 80-unit affordable senior housing … Read more
Tampa sees one of nation’s biggest gains in rental affordability
The Tampa rental market is starting to give renters a little more room. The share of rental listings affordable to a median-income household in the Tampa metro area rose to 61.4% in May, up from 51.6% a year earlier, according to a Zillow analysis released Thursday. That was one of the largest gains among major … Read more
UTampa seeks $150M for 833-bed housing project
Bond request reveals the scale of a planned 833-bed student housing project near campus.