Developer changes design of 55-story condo tower in downtown Tampa to appease city
https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay...e-forward.html
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Tampa and a South Florida condominium developer have reached a settlement agreement that will allow a 55-story tower to move forward at North Tampa and East Twiggs streets.
Kolter Urban, based in Delray Beach, on Tuesday told the Tampa Bay Business Journal that it has redesigned the eastern and northern facades of the tower “to pay homage to and incorporate the architectural character of the Tarr Furniture Building located at 520 N. Tampa St.” The facades will be a recreation of the 1920s building — currently home to a First Watch restaurant — that stands at that corner.
“We are thrilled to work with the city on a refreshed design for the exterior facade of ONE Tampa,” Brian Van Slyke, regional president at Kolter Urban, said in a statement. “To resolve the ongoing legal conflict with the city between the properties’ zoning and potential historic value, we worked alongside the city to reach a compromise. ONE Tampa will now give a nod to downtown Tampa’s rich history while breaking records as the tallest residential development on Florida’s west coast.”
“Tampa is a city that embraces the future and honors the past, and that’s exactly what this compromise does,” Mayor Jane Castor said in a statement.
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The article nods towards a sales center opening this fall, with a groundbreaking around 2023, probably mid-late 2023.
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