Visitors to Wesley Chapel, about 20 miles north of downtown Tampa, will have a new place to stay in 2018.
Construction on the Hyatt Place Hotel & Conference Center is expected to begin in early 2017. It will have 130 rooms, free Wi-Fi, and 24-hour food offerings. It will also bring about 60 jobs to fast-growing Wesley Chapel, according to Dilip Kanji, president of
Impact Properties, which is developing the hotel with
Sierra Properties.
"It's important for us because Pasco County is a great up-and-coming community," Kanji says, noting the 2012 opening of
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel and the expected opening of
Florida Hospital Center Ice this fall. "Our formula always has been to go into areas that are just starting to grow."
The hotel is part of the first phase of development at
Cypress Creek Town Center, an approximately 500-acre mixed-use project started by Sierra Properties.
Tampa Premium Outlets opened at the site last year, followed by
Cheddar's,
Chick-fil-A and
Culver's restaurants.
Costco,
BJ’s Brewhouse and
Longhorn Steakhouse are under construction around the outlet mall, and
Ford’s Garage,
Pollo Tropical,
Wendy’s and
Taco Bell are currently in permitting, according to a statement from Sierra Properties.
The first phase of the Cypress Creek Town Center development also calls for the completion of 230 multi-family luxury apartment units, according to the statement.
Hyatt Place & Conference Center will be located across from the outlets. The conference center will offer about 6,000 square feet of space for high-tech meetings and other functions. The hotel will also have a 24-hour gym featuring cardio equipment with LCD touchscreens and free ear buds.
Kanji says the hotel is expected to open in the first quarter of 2018.
"We're looking forward to bringing the first Hyatt to Pasco County," he says.
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