Tampa

Tampa

Tampa Bay and more specifically downtown Tampa is experiencing a boom in development and business activity.  Currently there is more than $2.2 billion in new development taking shape in Tampa’s urban core. The value of taxable properties in the Special Services District (SSD) for the downtown area continues to increase year over year at a vigorous rate. The Tampa Downtown Partnership manages, promotes and coordinates the SSD. As more people come to downtown Tampa to work, visit and now live, it means the Partnership and its programs need to make the adjustments necessary to give greater awareness of the SSD program and the amenities in the City Center.  Downtown Tampa boasts a daily workforce of over 66,000 people.  More than 2.4 million attended a concert, sporting event, cultural exhibition or theatrical performance at a downtown venue in 2005.  Residential growth is healthy and steady.  With $1.7 billion in residential development the downtown landscape is quickly changing.  At the end of 2005, 600 people called downtown Tampa home.  This number will double at the end of 2006 and again at the end of 2007 making downtown’s residential population equal 2,400 individuals.  It is a truly remarkable number when one realizes that at the end of 2003 approximately 80 people lived in downtown Tampa.  The Tampa Downtown Partnership is quickly making adjustments in various departments to meet the demands of these diverse audiences.  This includes better printed materials, community events and a new interactive Web site that gives site visitors the feeling of what Tampa’s Downtown is quickly becoming.  To learn more about downtown Tampa and the current initiatives of the Tampa Downtown Partnership visit www.tampasdowntown.com.
City of Tampa – Economic Development Annual Activity Report
City of Tampa – Channel District News