Residential Tower Would Transform Tampa's Skyline
A 36-story structure is being pitched for downtown.
A residential development planned for downtown Tampa would change the city’s skyline. Intown/Framework Group, LLC plans on investing $85 million to build a 350-unit apartment tower near Cass and Tyler streets at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. The city last week approved a sale agreement for the property and will then have to approve the rezoning of the land. In addition to living space, the 36-story, Art Deco tower is to include 10,000 square feet of retail space on the bottom floor. “I think it’s going to have a very big impact on the skyline, but, more importantly, it’s going to have an impact on pedestrian- and street level-activity,” said Phillip Smith, owner and president of Framework. The city has sold the land — the right…
