The company selected to transform long-neglected city land overlooking the Hillsborough River is asking the city of Tampa for millions more in funding for a project that raised concerns over fairness when it was approved two years ago.
Last month, Miami-based Related Group asked the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Area to provide $4.25 million extra for the project west of downtown known as “Rome Yard,” draft notes from the meeting show.
Peter Van Warner, development manager for Related, said the extra funding was needed for “infrastructure improvements and other features for the project,” according to the notes from the July 25 meeting. Neither Van Warner nor Related responded to repeated phone calls from the Tampa Bay Times for elaboration on the reasons for the funding ask.
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