Florida’s first Polestar EV dealership will open in Tampa in 2022
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By Jay Cridlin The Volvo-backed electric car maker, a Tesla competitor, will have a showroom at Midtown Tampa. A Polestar isn’t a Tesla. But that’s actually part of the appeal, said Danny O’Malley. “We believe our brand is superior than Tesla’s in quality,” said O’Malley, dealer and owner of Volvo Cars Tampa, which began selling the […]
Midtown Tampa just landed two billion-dollar tenants. Here’s how.
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By Jay Cridlin For a developer, having a billion-dollar public company move its global headquarters to your new office building is kind of the dream. Landing a second one a month later seems almost impossible. Yet that was always the goal for Midtown Tampa, said Nick Haines, CEO of the Bromley Companies, the lead developer on […]
Exclusive: Midtown Tampa signs office lease with architecture firm
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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer – Real Estate Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal The developer of Midtown Tampa has signed an office lease with an architecture firm that will move to the development from Harbour Island. Nashville-based Gresham Smith will lease 18,000 square feet on the third floor at The Loft at Midtown, the development’s boutique office building. Between […]
William Dean Chocolates to open a cafe in Midtown Tampa later this year
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By Louis Llovio | Commercial Real Estate Editor TAMPA — Who says you can have too much chocolate? Belleair Bluffs-based William Dean Chocolates is opening a second location, this one a café in the Midtown Tampa development. Construction has already begun on the 1,400-square-foot café and when complete it will offer the company’s artisan chocolates as […]
Megaprojects Are Preparing to Face the New Normal
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By Laura Calugar Delivering large-scale, complex construction projects is never an easy task. Delays and budget overruns are quite common, but adding a pandemic to the mix makes things even more complicated. During the last six months, developers have not only had to abide by local regulations, tackle supply chain disruptions and ensure the safety […]
Midtown Tampa unveils dual-branded Element and Aloft hotel
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TAMPA — The 7-story hotel Midtown Tampa developers will start to build this summer will be a dual-branded Aloft and Element property with 226 rooms and a rooftop terrace, pool and lounge designed to appeal to locals as much as to out-of-towners. “One of the elements of the hotel that we think is really going […]
From the skyline to the shoreline, major changes coming to Bay Area in 2019
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The 22-acre Midtown Tampa project will also see its start in 2019. Construction will begin on the first of three planned office buildings at the mixed-use development near I-275 and Dale Mabry. READ MORE
GOING UP: The developer of Midtown Tampa sees a big opportunity for more office space
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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer – Real Estate Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal The story of Midtown Tampa has largely been one of shopping and dining — but its developer sees even more opportunity in the office market. The 22-acre mixed-use district has landed the city’s first REI Co-op, True Food Kitchen and Shake Shack. Chasing better visibility, […]
Exclusive: New 16-story office tower to break ground in Midtown Tampa
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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer – Real Estate Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal The New York developer of Midtown Tampa is planning a new 16-story office tower along Himes Avenue — a structure that the CEO of Bromley Cos. says will be the tallest building in the city’s Westshore business district. Midtown East will rise on a vacant site […]
Midtown Tampa update: Ponte construction progress, William Dean now open and True Food Kitchen opens
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by Jo-Lynn Brown Midtown Tampa’s evolution is still underway, as restaurants and retail complete construction and open their doors. One of the most anticipated openings, Ponte Tampa, is still under construction but is beginning to take shape showcasing Chef Chris Ponte’s vision for what is anticipated to be one of Tampa’s premier dining reservations to score. […]