Visitors to
The Heights, a 43-acre mixed-use development in Tampa opening next year, will have a place to experience fresh seafood.
Atlantic Beer & Oyster, an outdoor eatery, will open with The Heights in early spring.
The restaurant will sit along the
Tampa Riverwalk under a 165-foot water tower, a tribute to a tower that once sat on the property. The new, similar tower came from a field in Bartow and has been renovated.
Atlantic Beer & Oyster will feature a rotation of East coast, West coast and Gulf coast oysters, as well as fresh shrimp, smoked fish dip and its signature grouper sandwich. It will also showcase local breweries, like
Cigar City Brewing and
Big Storm Brewing.
The Heights is located between North Boulevard and North Tampa Street, parallel to the Hillsborough River and just north of Water Works Park. The centerpiece of the project is the Armature Works building, a 73,444-square-foot former storage and maintenance facility for Tampa's streetcars.
The first phase of The Heights project is scheduled to open in the spring of 2017. This includes the Heights Public Market; The Gathering and The Theater, which are two event spaces; Atlantic Beer & Oyster; Steelbach restaurant; a shared work space; and a rooftop social area.
SoHo Capital, the developer of the project, is now taking reservations for the event spaces.
Future expansion plans for the project include a mix of residential units for sale and for rent, an office village, additional eateries, ground floor retail, a hotel, on-street and structured parking, and an expansion of the Tampa Riverwalk.
The Atlantic Beer & Oyster concept is part of the BE-1 Concepts restaurant group, which is headquartered in Tampa and also owns B
oca Kitchen, Bar & Market,
Ciro's Speakeasy & Supper Club, and
Park Social. Kevin Enderle, the company's president, says he's looking forward to serving as one of The Heights' first restaurants.
"The Heights project provided us an exciting opportunity to showcase our Atlantic Beer & Oyster concept alongside the Tampa Riverwalk and the Hillsborough River," Enderle says. "This unique location will allow visitors to enjoy the freshest seafood at one of the most beautiful settings in downtown Tampa."
Atlantic Beer & Oyster also has a location in Winter Park and will open another in Sarasota in early 2017.
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