Architecture

New apartments, condos, and townhomes are under construction at Westshore Marina District south of Gandy in Tampa.

New Westshore Marina District in Tampa aims to ‘maximize life on the water’

BTI Partners, the South Florida developers building the new Westshore Marina District in South Tampa, are well on their way to creating a city within a city for the higher-end real estate market.

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Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman
Community Land Trust could help alleviate local affordable housing crisis

Hillsborough County's proposed new Community Land Trust is designed to help alleviate the affordable housing crisis in Tampa and surrounding communities.

The tour stops at an area called The Scrub during the late 1860-1880s. The scrub-palmetto landscape, later known as Central Park Village, housed the families of African-American domestic workers, factory workers, skilled laborers, and their families.
Photo story: Central Avenue walking tour

The Tampa Bay History Center offers guided walking tours of some of Tampa’s most historic sites and neighborhoods. Follow along on a recent tour of Central Avenue.

The Tampa Bay Area's newest museum featuring American crafts is set to open Sept. 7.
New crafts museum in St. Pete announces Sept. 7 opening date

The long-awaited Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement in downtown St. Petersburg is now scheduled to open to the public on September 7.

Skanska is the construction firm for the park and amphitheater on the downtown Clearwater waterfront.
Clearwater moves forward with ambitious downtown waterfront redesign project

The total price tag for Imagine Clearwater is now $84 million. City officials believe that is an investment that will transform an underused, underdeveloped waterfront park into a regional draw and international destination.

The new Ferman Center for the Arts is on North Boulevard just north of Kennedy Boulevard on the UT campus.
New Ferman Center for the Arts opens at University of Tampa

The newly opened Ferman Center for the Arts at the University of Tampa provides practice and performance space for students while serving as a venue for community members to see UT's talent.

Video story: Designing communities for health equity

Well-designed communities appeal to people of all incomes, demographics, and cultural backgrounds for lots of reasons, none more important than their own health and that of their families.

The view from atop Water Street Tampa looking toward Hillsborough Bay from downtown Tampa.
Water Street Tampa takes shape as cranes dot the sky, construction workers scurry below

If you haven't visited downtown Tampa since the pandemic broke out, prepare to be impressed by all the construction taking place, mostly at Water Street Tampa. Buildings taking shape will offer new apartments, offices, shops, university classrooms, hotels, and more.

1011 East Cumberland Avenue, Tampa
Newest apartment building topping out at Water Street Tampa embraces wellness, healthy living

Downtown Tampa's newest apartments on Cumberland Avenue, from studios to three-bedroom units, are located next to the University of South Florida Medical School, Sparkman Wharf, and Amalie Arena and just a short walk from the Tampa Riverwalk. 

How to build happier, improved communities for all

The University Area Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit whose mission is the redevelopment and sustainability of the at-risk areas surrounding the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida, is often lifted up as a model for making progress. 83 Degrees asked its Founder, former Florida State Sen. Victor Crist, to describe how the UACDC in North Tampa was created and what makes it a success and duplicable for other neighborhoods. Read his assessment.

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