The Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency board voted to advance support for 801 East Whiting after a presentation from staff and the developer.
Bee Parks, the CRA community development coordinator, told the board the project includes 22 workforce units with a 50‑year rent restriction and that the CAC recommended the $4,000,000 request. “This has a 50-year rent restriction,” Parks said, noting the units would serve a mix of residents at 80% up to 140% of area median income.
Developer Craig Buzarski of Bridal Road Development and Chris Bijou (presented in the record as Christopher Bishow) said the building is complete and described an eight‑story, 104‑unit complex in downtown Tampa. Buzarski highlighted unit design choices intended to increase affordable living options in small footprints, including fold‑away Ori beds that let a studio operate as a one‑bedroom. “We can have 22 affordable units in 30 days downtown,” Christopher Bishow said, emphasizing the project’s readiness to deliver units quickly.