Hillsborough County Archives - Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

268-unit Tampa workforce housing project secures $19M mezzanine loan Rendering of a three-story multifamily apartment community planned along the Hillsborough River in Tampa

Rendering of a three-story multifamily apartment community planned along the Hillsborough River in Tampa

268-unit Tampa workforce housing project secures $19M mezzanine loan

Chuck Merlis February 17, 2026

A 268-unit rental project along the Hillsborough River adds $19M in new financing.

Tampa-based XTEND to go public in $1.5B merger Tampa Mayor Jane Castor shakes hands with XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira at a Tampa headquarters announcement event

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor shakes hands with XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira at a Tampa headquarters announcement event

Tampa-based XTEND to go public in $1.5B merger

Chuck Merlis February 17, 2026

XTEND’s Tampa headquarters anchors a planned $1.5B Nasdaq merger with JFB.

MOSI redevelopment plan shows mixed-use district, hotel Rendering of a mid-rise hotel building included in the MOSI-area redevelopment concept in Tampa.

Rendering of a mid-rise hotel building included in the MOSI-area redevelopment concept in Tampa.

MOSI redevelopment plan shows mixed-use district, hotel

Chuck Merlis February 16, 2026

A county report lays out the timeline and studies behind the concept.

Tampa City Council denies Magnolia Hotel land use change in Hyde Park Rendering of the proposed Magnolia Hotel & Residences at Swann and Magnolia avenues in Hyde Park, near Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.

Rendering of the proposed Magnolia Hotel & Residences at Swann and Magnolia avenues in Hyde Park, near Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.

Tampa City Council denies Magnolia Hotel land use change in Hyde Park

Chuck Merlis February 13, 2026

Council denies land use change for $136M Magnolia Hotel in Hyde Park.

City Council set to vote on Magnolia Hotel land use change tonight Rendering of the proposed Magnolia Hotel & Residences at Swann and Magnolia avenues in Hyde Park, near Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.

City Council set to vote on Magnolia Hotel land use change tonight

Chuck Merlis February 12, 2026

Council will decide whether Hyde Park’s Magnolia site can shift to mixed-use hotel development.

Bosc replaces Zudar’s on Platt St Exterior sign for Bosc Modern Bar + Kitchen and Parker Street Bakery + Cafe in South Tampa.

Bosc replaces Zudar’s on Platt St

Chuck Merlis February 12, 2026

Bosc replaces Zudar’s on Platt St with dinner, sushi and 2 a.m. late-night hours.

Tampa board weighs MOSI land use change Museum of Science and Industry building along East Fowler Avenue in Tampa’s University area.

Tampa board weighs MOSI land use change

Chuck Merlis February 9, 2026

A proposed map amendment would remove the industrial label from the MOSI site and unify it under...

Ballast Point Pier rebuild could take 3 to 4 years, officials say Ballast Point Park pier at sundown in Tampa, Florida

Ballast Point Pier rebuild could take 3 to 4 years, officials say

Chuck Merlis February 6, 2026

Council hears a 3 to 4 year estimate as surplus park spending takes shape.

Rays release first renderings of proposed Dale Mabry ballpark Exterior rendering of the proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus in Tampa.

Exterior rendering of the proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus in Tampa.

Rays release first renderings of proposed Dale Mabry ballpark

Chuck Merlis February 5, 2026

New renderings preview the Dale Mabry plan as negotiations and community sessions begin.

Darryl Shaw files rezoning for 25-acre East Ybor site Artist rendering of a proposed mixed-use development in East Ybor City showing residential and commercial buildings across multiple city blocks.