TAMPA —
The mayor wants more people living downtown. The developer wants prime real estate for a residential project. The Straz Center wants more parking and office space.
All three might get what they want after Mayor Bob Buckhorn and the developer behind downtown’s Skypoint and Element towers agreed today to terms on the sale of downtown riverfront property.
The 36-story high-rise would be built on the wedge of city property adjacent to the Straz Center and the John F. Germany Library. The tower plans call for 10,000 square feet of retail, five floors of parking and 30 residential floors with a total of 350 units.
Under the proposed deal, the developer will pay $4 million for the property between Cass and Tyler streets. The Tampa City Council will vote Thursday on whether to approve the sale of the land; the council eventually also would have to approve any proposed development.