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Tampa City Council Gives Preliminary Approval To Hyde Park Village Redevelopment Plans

Artist's rendering

This drawing shows part of the proposed redevelopment of Hyde Park Village.

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By Michael H. Samuels / The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 20, 2007

TAMPA - The Tampa City Council voted 4-2 this afternoon to preliminarily approve plans to redevelop Hyde Park Village.

Councilman Charlie Miranda joined with Tom Scott, Gwen Miller and Joseph Caetano in supporting the plans, with Linda Saul-Sena and Mary Mulhern voting no.

Councilman John Dingfelder abstained because his law offices were housed in the village until recently.

The council's final vote on the village rezoning is set for 9:30 a.m. Jan. 10.

Last week, after more than six hours of public debate, the council voted 3-2 to approve the proposed $100 million makeover for the 20-year-old shopping area. But with Miranda absent and Dingfelder abstaining, the approval fell short of the required four votes.

The village's owner, Wasserman Realty Capital, wants to replace the former Sunrise Cinema building on Swann Avenue with a 90-foot tower with 85 residences, 46,501 square feet of office and retail space, including a grocery, and 348 parking spaces.

The former Brooks Bros. building would become an 80-foot tower with 78 residences, 43,530 square feet of retail and office space, and 263 parking spaces.

Many Hyde Park residents have opposed the project since its unveiling almost two years ago. The city's Architectural Review Commission rejected the plans three times, most recently in November when it found the latest version of the project out of character with the historical neighborhood.

Reporter Michael H. Samuels can be reached at (813) 835-2109 or msamuels@tampatrib.com.

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