TAMPA - The City Council voted unanimously to rezone a parking lot Thursday night for an 86-room boutique hotel that would expand the legacy of famed Bern's Steak House.
David Laxer, son of Bern's founder, Bern Laxer, wants to build a restaurant, townhouses, a wine shop, spa and parking garage along S Howard Avenue. The project would sit across the street from Bern's, on a piece of land now used as a parking lot.
During a Jan. 8 City Council meeting, council members and the Architectural Review Commission asked Bern's developers to consider several changes, and they have agreed to some revisions.
