Money.com cites TIA, Jeff Vinik development as reasons Tampa is the best in the Southeast – Tampa Bay Business Journal

Money.com named Tampa the Best Place to Live in the Southeast in its latest ranking.
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Between hosting the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards— or the Bollywood Oscars as they are often referred — and the exciting national spotlight on the Tampa Bay Lightning going to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa has plenty of achievements to boast.
“Tampa still isn’t on the radar of people in the Northeast and the Midwest,” the publication quoted Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik as saying. “I think it’s going boom.” Money mentioned Vinik’s downtown development project as among the things making Tampa hot.

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Money.com named Tampa the Best Place to Live in the Southeast in its latest ranking.

 

Between hosting the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards— or the Bollywood Oscars as they are often referred — and the exciting national spotlighton the Tampa Bay Lightning going to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa has plenty of achievements to boast.

“Tampa still isn’t on the radar of people in the Northeast and the Midwest,” the publication quoted Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik as saying. “I think it’s going boom.” Money mentioned Vinik’s downtown development project as among the things making Tampa hot.

Multifamily Demand Continues to Rise, But How Will We Keep Up?

With homeownership levels at their lowest point in 50 years, the demand for multifamily rental homes is booming. Recently, the Urban Institute released a study that suggests 59 percent of new household formation over the next 15 years will be renters, which will cause an even bigger surge in the demand for rental housing. But are we prepared to meet this increased need?

Source: nreionline.com

Instead of asking what inning we are in with multifamily, would it be more fair to ask what game we are in…the first or second of a double-header?

With homeownership levels at their lowest point in 50 years, the demand for multifamily rental homes is booming. Recently, the Urban Institute released a study that suggests 59 percent of new household formation over the next 15 years will be renters, which will cause an even bigger surge in the demand for rental housing. But are we prepared to meet this increased need?

Grades are in on 5 of the top US markets

The Tampa/St. Petersburg market received the “most likely to succeed” superlative because its supply growth was below average yet it had the second highest demand, RevPAR and occupancy numbers, Garner said.
 
Supply growth in Tampa/St. Petersburg sits at 0.2% year-to-date through June. Additionally, supply growth is below average on a 12-month-moving-average with 0.8% growth. Supply growth for the U.S. industry as a whole sat at 1.1% year-to-date through June. 
 
The market is also seeing “very strong” leisure/transient and group demand fundamentals, up 4.8% and 9.7%, respectively, according to Garner. 
 
Diving into the market’s RevPAR performance, Tampa/St. Petersburg has seen RevPAR growth of 13% on a 12-month-moving-average. The market’s RevPAR is forecasted to increase 11.4% in 2015 and 8% in 2016.

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Tampa Bay is one of the top markets for hotels in the US. Supply growth in Tampa/St. Petersburg sits at 0.2% year-to-date through June. Additionally, supply growth is below average on a 12-month-moving-average with 0.8% growth. Supply growth for the U.S. industry as a whole sat at 1.1% year-to-date through June. 
 
The market is also seeing “very strong” leisure/transient and group demand fundamentals, up 4.8% and 9.7%, respectively, according to Garner. 
 
Diving into the market’s RevPAR performance, Tampa/St. Petersburg has seen RevPAR growth of 13% on a 12-month-moving-average. The market’s RevPAR is forecasted to increase 11.4% in 2015 and 8% in 2016.

Over a thousand apartments, condos planned for Rosemary District

When you the Rosemary District comes to mind, many may think of the homeless — but developers are apparently seeing dollar signs.

Source: www.mysuncoast.com

The Rosemary District is the hottest area south of Tampa Bay for new multifamily development.  A partnership between Vertica Partners, Framework Group and Forge Capital recently closed on a 3 acre site to develop 228 units at Fruitville Road and Lemon Street which will completely transform the area. 

Retail, residential, commercial development envisioned for Port Tampa Bay Channel district real estate – Tampa Bay Business Journal

The expanse of pavement that lines Channelside Drive could some day be home to a glitzy mix of residential towers and retail and commercial space — a total of 9 million square feet of space and $1.5 billion in development costs.
Port Tampa Bay on Thursday unveiled a “vision plan” for its Channel district real estate that would redevelop 45 acres of port-owned land along Channelside Drive and the Ybor Channel, north of the Florida Aquarium. It will be divided into four districts: the cruise district, the central waterfront, marina district and park district.

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Port Tampa Bay  unveiled a “vision plan” for its Channel district real estate that would redevelop 45 acres of port-owned land along Channelside Drive and the Ybor Channel, north of the Florida Aquarium. It will be divided into four districts: the cruise district, the central waterfront, marina district and park district. The project would consist of a mix of residential towers and retail and commercial space — a total of 9 million square feet of space and $1.5 billion in development costs.


This puts the Channel District and surrounding area at nearly $3 billion worth of development projects on the books making it one the most dynamic districts in the United States.