Building Demolition Sets Stage For Massive Midtown Tampa Project

TAMPA. FL – It proved more difficult than expected but an abandoned five-story building in Tampa has finally been demolished, paving the way for the $500 million-dollar Midtown Tampa project.

The building at Dale Mabry Highway and Cypress Street was originally scheduled to be demolished on Sunday but the demolition contractors ran into difficulties. The building was finally brought down on Tuesday, June 27, a process that took just 30 seconds.

The 22-acre property will be the site of Midtown Tampa, a mixed-use development connecting the Westshore area with downtown Tampa.

Scheduled for completion in 2020, Midtown Tampa will have 1.8 million square feet of retail, residential, office and entertainment space tied together with four acres of walkable leisure area.

“The first truly integrated, walkable, mixed-use development in the region is one step closer to becoming a reality,” said Nicholas Haines, CEO of The Bromley Companies, the New York-based master developer for Midtown Tampa.

Plans include 240,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 750.000 square feet of office, 400 multifamily units, a cinema and a 225-room boutique hotel.

Renderings also show a central promenade with a landscaped pond with a fountain.

Among the major tenants that have signed on to the development is Whole Foods Market, which will relocate its existing North Dale Mabry store to Midtown Tampa, increasing its space from 32,000 to 48,000 square feet.

Additionally, Crescent Communities, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, plans to build 390 high-end apartments above stores and restaurants as part of the Midtown Tampa project.

Renderings via Bromley Cos.

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