A new downtown hotel contemplated by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik could marry 400 hotel rooms with 50 high-rise condo units, a city of Tampa document shows.
Such hotel/condo hybrids were popular around the country until last decade’s real estate bust, particularly among luxury hotel developers, said Chuck Ross, a hotel consultant not affiliated with Vinik’s project. Just recently, the concept seems to be making a comeback, he said.
Vinik has been buying up land surrounding the Forum in Tampa’s Channel District for two years. He and his partners now own 21 acres stretching from Florida Avenue in the west to Meridian Avenue in the east. He’s been tight-lipped about his plans, but it’s presumed he’ll build some kind of entertainment-related project.
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