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The Latest Development
New Port Tampa Bay
By MICHAEL CANNING
Published December 16, 2005
LOCATION: 52 acres around the Imperial Yacht Basin, near Gandy and West Shore boulevards.
DEVELOPER: EcoGroup, Tampa.
DESCRIPTION: Multiphase residential, commercial and office development proposed to include 1,750 townhomes, condominiums and apartments, a community park, a renovated 200-slip marina with adjoining restaurants and shops, office buildings and an extension of the Friendship Trail. Phases 1 and 2 will consist of twin 16-story condominium buildings, Marina Tower I and II, and BayCity Place townhouses. The towers' 213 units will average 2,200 square feet and have three bedrooms and two bathrooms or four bedrooms and three bathrooms. BayCity's 175 units will average 3,000 square feet.
PRICE: $300,000s to more $2-million for Phase 1 and 2.
ARCHITECT: Curts Gaines Hall Jones Architects, Tampa.
AMENITIES: Common areas will include a 2-acre marina park with a performance venue. The Club New Port development will have a restaurant, spa and fitness center, pool and conference rooms. Each Marina Tower will have an outdoor pool and spa, rooftop garden, fitness room with spa, guest suites, concierge, social salon with catering kitchen, billiards room, movie theater, boardroom and cabanas.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: EcoGroup president Ed Oelschlaeger says the deep marina will remain the heart of the development. "At mean low water, the Imperial Yacht Basin is 8 to 9 feet deep, which is very deep for the west coast of Florida." The Imperial name will soon change to New Port Tampa Bay.
TIMELINE: Infrastructure upgrades and construction will begin in January. Phase 1 and 2 construction is scheduled to start late in the spring and take about two years. The entire development is expected to take seven to nine years.
MOVE-IN DATE: Upon completion of construction.
FOR INFORMATION: Call listing agent Mark Purtee at Bentley Sales Group, 226-1900, or go to www.newporttampabay.com
- MICHAEL CANNING, Times correspondent
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[Last modified December 15, 2005, 10:05:12]
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