Channelside (Tampa, FL) Condo construction photos

[Mr. Channelside]

These are current construction photos for: The Towers @ Channelside, The Place @ Channelside, 1000 Channelside, & Residences of Franklin Street. More construction photos, a Channelside slideshow, Channelside SAP workshop report & commentary, and 14 Channelside District aerial photos (must see high resolution) @ www.Channelside.Us.

[Jasonhouse]

you didn't do those right... I'll try to fix them for you.


[edit] there you go.... click edit on your own post to see how the image links should look

[TampaMike]

I can't wait when some day I'll go to see a Lightning's game and they are all there.

[Mr. Channelside]

Amazing Channelside District aerials are viewable. The high resolution shots are quite impressive. Shots include: Channelside (w/St Pete Times Forum & cruise ship), CBD, Ybor City, & Harbor Island. Go to channelside.us (map). enjoy

Also, the Channelside Strategic Action Plan Workshop #2 is on 11/9 @ 6 PM @ The Florida Aquarium.

[kentski]

Damn nice Randy ... wow, how those aerials will change in a year or two.

[smiley]

Indeed, they are nice - here are some. If you go to:
http://www.tigeraerial.com/mrchannelside/
you can see them blown up all big and pretty



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[smiley]

And this one needs to be seen in the blown up version - Ybor to the River

[Tallaman]

Sweet. Awesome pics. Thanks Smiley and Mr Channelside!

[moxwax]

Nice pics, but it kind of exposes Tampa as being.... empty? Look at all the surface parking! EEW! I hate it! I can't wait for that to get filled in, though it's gonna take a while...

[Tallaman]

Originally Posted by moxwax

Nice pics, but it kind of exposes Tampa as being.... empty? Look at all the surface parking! EEW! I hate it! I can't wait for that to get filled in, though it's gonna take a while...

Like on either side of the Selmon Expressway between downtown and Meridian. Maybe after C-side and the Franklin St. corridor is more developed, that will be the next frontier. I know there is a lot going on, but it seems like it can't happen fast enough. I feel like we're in a cycle where the market and financing rates are both attractive enough for the much needed high-rise residential development we're seeing, but this dynamic won't last forever and what does not get started now or soon might not get done until the market is right again (another 10 or 15 years?). However, it seems like what's being developed now should be substantial enough to trigger some follow-up development like cafe's, retail, entertainment, etc. Just imho.

[smiley]

Sure, there is an empty area just in the middle of it all - but I think that is good - nothing to tear down, no real height limits, no nimbys . . .

Also, if you work downtown, walk across that "expanse" sometime and you will realize that it is basically 4-5 Tampa blocks - which are quite small. It looks huge because of where it is, but it really isn't. It is land of opportunity.

Of course, that is also the downside, because the owners are hoarding hte land, paying their taxes with revenue from the parking, and waiting to see what happens.

My personal oppinioni s that one of the most crucial lots in all of downtown - if not the most crucial lot - is the lot just south of the Ft. Brooke Garage (I beliee the city actually owns the lot, but I am not sure - someone could do a property check if so inclined). THat lot will connect the convention center/hotel/forum area to the CBD (I really don't think of it that way, but so be it). That is the lot that will make downtown connect. It needs to be filled.

[FloridaFuture]

Hey the map at channelside.us is completed. Its rather impressive because its done on a real pic of channelside instead of a diagram. Hopefully they'll be able to update the map as projects get closer to completion and more projects come into play.

[FloridaFuture]

Originally Posted by smiley

Sure, there is an empty area just in the middle of it all - but I think that is good - nothing to tear down, no real height limits, no nimbys . . .

Also, if you work downtown, walk across that "expanse" sometime and you will realize that it is basically 4-5 Tampa blocks - which are quite small. It looks huge because of where it is, but it really isn't. It is land of opportunity.

Of course, that is also the downside, because the owners are hoarding hte land, paying their taxes with revenue from the parking, and waiting to see what happens.

My personal oppinioni s that one of the most crucial lots in all of downtown - if not the most crucial lot - is the lot just south of the Ft. Brooke Garage (I beliee the city actually owns the lot, but I am not sure - someone could do a property check if so inclined). THat lot will connect the convention center/hotel/forum area to the CBD (I really don't think of it that way, but so be it). That is the lot that will make downtown connect. It needs to be filled.

If I was running this city I would put a real big urban park just East of the Crosstown, north of the O2 site. I would also raise height limits to like 900-1000 feet on the south side of downtown "expanse."

[Dale]

Originally Posted by Tallaman

Like on either side of the Selmon Expressway between downtown and Meridian. Maybe after C-side and the Franklin St. corridor is more developed, that will be the next frontier. I know there is a lot going on, but it seems like it can't happen fast enough. I feel like we're in a cycle where the market and financing rates are both attractive enough for the much needed high-rise residential development we're seeing, but this dynamic won't last forever and what does not get started now or soon might not get done until the market is right again (another 10 or 15 years?). However, it seems like what's being developed now should be substantial enough to trigger some follow-up development like cafe's, retail, entertainment, etc. Just imho.

I don't think it'll take another 10-15 years. True, the market will slow next year. But given the emergence of the luxury highrise lifestyle, highrises will continue to sprout over time, albeit not always at a frenetic pace.

[Tallaman]

Originally Posted by Dale

I don't think it'll take another 10-15 years. True, the market will slow next year. But given the emergence of the luxury highrise lifestyle, highrises will continue to sprout over time, albeit not always at a frenetic pace.

I hope it won't take 10 - 15 yrs, but I was just basing that on general high-rise development patterns in Tampa since the 70's. Seems like about every ten years or so, a handful of new buildings (offices) get developed and then nothing more happens until the next cycle. Maybe the fact that most of the projects under development now are primarily residential buildings will be the difference.

Seems like an increased height limit in "the expanse" would be a good strategy. Many other more-developed downtowns are developed that way. It would increase density and encourage in-fill; it would give taller buildings in the middle a view of water over the smaller buildings along the waterfront; and it would be visually more effective. Imagine, if city commissioners would just see downtown as a place for "tall buildings" we might just get somewhere with it.

[Dale]

Originally Posted by Tallaman

I hope it won't take 10 - 15 yrs, but I was just basing that on general high-rise development patterns in Tampa since the 70's. Seems like about every ten years or so, a handful of new buildings (offices) get developed and then nothing more happens until the next cycle. Maybe the fact that most of the projects under development now are primarily residential buildings will be the difference.

Seems like an increased height limit in "the expanse" would be a good strategy. Many other more-developed downtowns are developed that way. It would increase density and encourage in-fill; it would give taller buildings in the middle a view of water over the smaller buildings along the waterfront; and it would be visually more effective. Imagine, if city commissioners would just see downtown as a place for "tall buildings" we might just get somewhere with it.

Yeah, and I was just suggesting that the peaks and troughs are not going to be as pronounced anymore due to changing demographic trends, i'e', people wanting to live downtown. et.al.

The rules are changing. It's not likely going to be a handful of buildings, and then wait several years for another handful. Growth will be continuous (though not always manic).

[Mr. Channelside]

How about continuing the thread on my new thread (Channelside (Tampa, Florida) aerial/condo photos)? The photos have been updated.

FYI, the Channelside Strategic Action Plan Workshop #2 (presented by the City of Tampa) is on 11/9 @ 6 PM @ The Florida Aquarium.

[Mr. Channelside]

Updated Channelside slideshow, project condo photos, & aerials (including high resolution shots) are available @ my website.

FYI, the Channelside SAP Workshop was 11/9. I will write article & post the PowerPoint presentation when available from the City (should be the week of 11/15).

[Mr. Channelside]

I updated the Channelside condo photos & info. Click on the Thread.

[TampaMike]

Hey Mr. Channelside. On your site for the latest news,is the 102 million $ project the Tampa Towers or another project?