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Retail & Restaurants
One of the fastest growing cities in the United
States, Tampa is densifying and diversifying. Mil-
lennials and empty nesters alike are drawn to the
area by job growth and an unquestionably com-
pelling quality of life.

Water Street Tampa’s retail landscape will enhance
Tampa’s profile on the national stage, attracting pro-
fessionals, residents, and tourists to explore and enjoy
the dynamic waterfront neighborhood.

As part of the district, SPP have rebranded the Chan-
nelside Bay Plaza as Sparkman Wharf, opening up
the existing building to the waterfront – creating a
new lawn area surrounded by pop-up restaurants
Moving earth for the planned development – photo by Paul Willies
built out of containers.

Offices
The neighborhood will feature 2 million square
feet of modern, high-design commercial space,
1.1 million square feet of which will be opening
as early as 2020–2021.The initial phase in-
cludes major renovations to the existing Chan-
nelside Bay Plaza (Sparkman Wharf) that will
instill a new sense of vitality by bringing industri-
al, loft-inspired creative office space unlike any
currently seen in Tampa.

Created to be cutting-edge and highly amenitized,
the new office towers will be sustainably designed
and WELL-certified—a first for the region. Surround-
ed by almost 13 acres of lushly landscaped open
spaces, the buildings will be part of the larger Water
Street Tampa neighborhood, the first WELL-certified
community in the world, a standard that has been
developed in partnership with the International Well
Building Institute.
Source: www.waterstreettampa.com Rendering courtesy of University of South Florida

Construction underway at the newly branded Sparkman Wharf
anchoring the Water Street district – photo by Paul Willies
* Sparkman Wharf - named for former U.S. Rep. Stephen M. Sparkman, who When complete in early 2020, Sparkman Wharf will include about 180,000
in 1905 engineered a congressional appropriation of $448,350 (more than square feet of office lofts, 65,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, plus a
$12 million in current dollars) to dredge a channel for Tampa’s port — a politi- 1-acre outdoor space with a lawn, outdoor dining and beer garden.
cal victory that would shape Tampa for a century. Conceptual drawing courtesy
of Strategic Property Partners.

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