On the west bank of the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa, community leaders are striving to build a better future from the rubble of a sometimes troubled past.
Recently, crews started tearing down North Boulevard Homes, the city’s oldest public housing complex, to make way for West River, a 150-acre redevelopment project that will continue the transformation of the downtown area into an urban hub where people can live, work, shop and dine in close proximity.
The Tampa Housing Authority, the City of Tampa and community stakeholders have eyed redevelopment of the West Tampa prime riverfront property since the InVision Tampa master planning process started in 2011.