(crossposted at TampaGold) The City Council has approved required zoning changes in West Tampa, clearing the way for the renovation of the Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory as Heritage Square. For over a year, efforts to put all the pieces of the puzzle together to redevelop the property have been moving along. Government bureaucracy is notoriously slow, [...]
Editor’s note: Ed Turanchik sent this email in response to an earlier post about the Heritage Square proposal suddenly in question. I truly hope that all members of City Council will support and embrace the Heritage Square project. The site is singularly inappropriate for affordable housing or market rate housing. The exception would [...]
At today’s Tampa City Council Meeting an update on the planned renovation of the Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory on North Howard was discussed. It wasn’t pretty. Four of the city council members are newly elected and were not involved during the last years’ selection process. Several issues were raised: 1. Some council members had been briefed [...]
You may have read that the agreement to take the Ft. Homer Hesterly Arm ory and renovate it into a significant retail/activity center was finally signed. The process has been going on for a long time and is now poised to begin some actual work. Construction should be underway before the next Super [...]
This is a story about history and culture. A history so rich, that many Tampa residents’ lives were changed forever because of a building. This is also a story about city, county, state, and federal money going to many places, but not necessarily to every place it should. The building is located on North Howard [...]
You already know that the former Heidt property (currently occupied by Whiskey SOHO, Tampa Digital Studios, and Schifino Lee) is heading toward demolition. Those tenants have been told to move by Nov. 1, 2007, in preparation for the bulldozers. Tampa Digital Studios already announced plans to move to Centro Ybor. On the old SoHo [...]
Rumors abound that more housing will be coming to downtown. We have been informed that national apartment home developer Post Properties has acquired a significant parcel of land in the Channelside area, with plans to build rental homes. We have no confirmed details, but expect to know more in the days ahead. If you [...]
Who would think that a $5,000 per member restaurant club couldn’t succeed in SoHo Tampa? We were surprised it lasted this long.
The City Times (a free mailer from the St. Pete Times) had a super picture of the wrecked downtown Kiley Gardens on the cover. The newspaper indicated that the park was gone due to neglect. Unfortunately, this is only a part of the story. The park has been bludgeoned. If you have [...]
