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Council OKs High-Rise On Bayshore
By KATHY STEELE
ksteele@tampatrib.com
Published: December 4, 2008
BAYSHORE - The city council gave its final approval to a high-rise condominium on Patriots Corner at Bayshore and Bay to Bay boulevards today.
The high-rise proposed by Citivest Construction will be 155 feet at its tallest point with 31 two- and three- bedroom condominium units and a parking garage. The council in 2007 denied a 190-foot, 31-unit tower proposed for the site, which is less than 1 acre. A compromise to knock off 20 feet also failed.
Citivest owner Bill Robinson said the taller tower would use less land and allow a deeper setback to preserve Bayshore's scenic corridor.
The corner has been used mostly for public parking and on Fridays as a gathering spot where the Bayshore Patriots wave flags at 5 p.m.
Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena asked for and got verbal assurances that today's approved site plan would lock in the building's design.
"My main reason for supporting this is the exterior design is very beautiful," she said.
Council gave initial approval to the project at a November hearing.
Residents reluctantly supported the project but said they worry about increased traffic at Bayshore and Bay to Bay as well as on side streets such as Ysabella Avenue.
Another Citivest condo tower in Hyde Park is headed for a Jan. 7 public hearing before the city's Architectural Review Commission for a final certificate of appropriateness. A December hearing was postponed.
The tower would be built at Bayshore and DeSoto Avenue, just inside the Hyde Park Historic District. The zoning allows for high-rise development.
More than four years ago, the commission refused to issue a certificate, saying the 346-foot tower would be inconsistent with historic district guidelines.
The council agreed, but Citivest won court appeals. After the state Supreme Court declined to review the case, the council reluctantly approved a preliminary certificate last year.
http://southtampa2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/04/council-oks-high-rise-bayshore/news/
15 stories
155 feet
31 units
U/C
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Council OKs High-Rise On Bayshore
By KATHY STEELE
ksteele@tampatrib.com
Published: December 4, 2008
BAYSHORE - The city council gave its final approval to a high-rise condominium on Patriots Corner at Bayshore and Bay to Bay boulevards today.
The high-rise proposed by Citivest Construction will be 155 feet at its tallest point with 31 two- and three- bedroom condominium units and a parking garage. The council in 2007 denied a 190-foot, 31-unit tower proposed for the site, which is less than 1 acre. A compromise to knock off 20 feet also failed.
Citivest owner Bill Robinson said the taller tower would use less land and allow a deeper setback to preserve Bayshore's scenic corridor.
The corner has been used mostly for public parking and on Fridays as a gathering spot where the Bayshore Patriots wave flags at 5 p.m.
Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena asked for and got verbal assurances that today's approved site plan would lock in the building's design.
"My main reason for supporting this is the exterior design is very beautiful," she said.
Council gave initial approval to the project at a November hearing.
Residents reluctantly supported the project but said they worry about increased traffic at Bayshore and Bay to Bay as well as on side streets such as Ysabella Avenue.
Another Citivest condo tower in Hyde Park is headed for a Jan. 7 public hearing before the city's Architectural Review Commission for a final certificate of appropriateness. A December hearing was postponed.
The tower would be built at Bayshore and DeSoto Avenue, just inside the Hyde Park Historic District. The zoning allows for high-rise development.
More than four years ago, the commission refused to issue a certificate, saying the 346-foot tower would be inconsistent with historic district guidelines.
The council agreed, but Citivest won court appeals. After the state Supreme Court declined to review the case, the council reluctantly approved a preliminary certificate last year.
http://southtampa2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/04/council-oks-high-rise-bayshore/news/