CHANNELSIDE CONDO AUCTION! VENTANA-TAMPA, FL
33 Luxury Channelside Condos For Sale• Minimum bids from $145K
Pricing Example:
A 1 bedroom 2 bath condo, 1,143 square-foot condo at Ventana has a minimum bid of $145,000.
It’s last asking price: $473,100.
Total units in building 84. There are only 33 remaining.
Maintenance fees are calculated at .33 per sq ft.
- Includes: water, trash, basic cable, concierge, wireless internet throughout entire community, pool, fitness center and 2 parking spaces per condo!
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With an intimate collection of unique residences, Ventana is a window to a world all your own.
Expansive picture windows illuminate each residence with natural light and are the focal
point of open floor plans that spill out onto large terraces and balconies overlooking downtown,
Channelside and the waterfront.
Designed by renowned architect Walton H. Chancey, AIA, and the Chancy Design partnership, these uniquely
gracious and sophisticated residences include concierge services, and exceptional features and finishes not found
in most urban residential offerings. More refined than lofts. More intimate than towers. This is Channelside’s
most livable take on downtown living.
All condos have granite countertops, hardwood flooring in living room and dining rooms, tile in bathrooms, carpet in bedrooms, Kitchen Aid stainless steel appliances
33 Available units ranging in size:
1 b/2b 1,143 sq ft
2b/2b 1,381 sf – 1,521 sq ft
2b+den, 2 bath 1,753 sq ft – 1,797 sq ft
3b/3b 2,541 sf
This is the BEST deal in Channelside and the BEST time to buy! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!
When is the auction?
AUCTION will be held on Saturday,
November 14th at 1pm.
Previews of all condos are available by appointment until November 13, 2009
Please email: info@thetamparealestateinsider.com to schedule your showing and for further details. Or you may call us at 813 784 7744.
Rae Catanese, Real Estate Agent
- All sales must close on or before December 28, 2009 (31 business days after the auction).
- If financing you must use Fanne Mae Approved Preferred Lenders: MetLife and Bank of America.
- 20% of the purchase price is required to obtain financing.
The Tampa Downtown Partnership has compiled the October – December, 2009 Quick Facts Report.
Downtown Tampa Residents: 2,500*
Skypoint Hi-Rise in Downtown Tampa
Studies and ReviewsResidential units under construction: 0
Total amount of residential development in 2008/09 (including completed, under construction and proposed): $244,000,000*
Average residential unit sale price: $300/sq. ft.
Average apartment rental rate (not including low income housing): $1.18/ sq. ft. per month
People living within 3 miles of downtown: 98,080
Click Here for detailed Downtown Tampa Report
Want to live in Downtown Tampa? Check out Skypoint Condo’s for sale. The ultimate luxury high rise in Tampa Bay
- Downtown Tampa
If you are in the Downtown Tampa area during Superbowl, here’s an updated list of things to do in the area and transportation tips for getting around the city.
Give yourself extra time to get in and out of downtown. HART is enhancing their In-Town Trolley service, including free rides on both the Streetcar and Trolleys Friday and Saturday.
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The Tampa Tribune reported today that another high rise building will be built if approved by city council.
I’ve been saying that the rental market is strong in Tampa; and that is turning out to be the case. The Element Condos have already decided to turn into rentals. Downtown Tampa has become a place where the hip, urban culture is starting to emerge. Right now the Skypoint Condo Tower is the only high rise luxury building that still have units for sale. They are also running a very aggressive sales promotion on the last available condos for sale.
We have a Downtown Tampa Housing study we would be happy to email to you if you are considering purchasing a condo or loft. Please reference Downtown Tampa Housing Report in your subject line.
Developers Plan 26-Story Apartment Building In Tampa
Published: November 25, 2008 http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/nov/25/developers-plan-26-story-apartment-building-tampa/
TAMPA – Two developers are proposing a 26-story apartment building at Tampa and Tyler streets downtown.
The project would have 404 apartments, 16,000 square feet of shops and a parking garage.
The developers, Intown Group and Crosland, will ask the Tampa City Council to rezone the property at a hearing at 6 p.m. Jan. 29. The developers want approval for the building’s height and design, which they say will be an art deco style comparable to New York City’s Chrysler Building and Empire State Building.
“We know there will be a long-term demand for rental in downtown,” said Gregory Minder, Intown Group president.
Intown also is a developer of the Skypoint condominium tower, 777 N. Ashley Drive, and Element, 808 N. Franklin St., which has been converted to apartments and will open in January.
The proposed apartment tower on Tampa Street will be adjacent to the newly rehabilitated Herman Massey Park, 1002 N. Franklin St.
Minder said the developers are awaiting council approval to close on the three lots and get financing. The property includes a parking lot and vacant land.
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Everyone has been anticipating which retail shops will occupy the first floor of the Sky Point Condo Tower in Downtown Tampa.
This is the latest news reported by New Heights Magazine, which is going to be a wonderfull addition for residents of Skypoint, as well as the entire Urban Corridor of Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights and Channelside areas…..
Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Jasmine Thai are both reported to have signed leases to join Taps Wine & Beer Merchants as first floor restaurants in the Skypoint Condominiums skyscraper (777 N. Ashley Dr.).
Also an update from Skypoint Condos in Downtown Tampa:
We have introduced the last 15 one bedrooms available for sale at SkyPoint!!!! Pricing as been adjusted and is from the 200’s to 230’s on remaining one bedroom inventory. In addition to the great pricing Buyer’s will receive 2% in Seller Contributions to be used towards closing costs, pre-paids, pre-paid hoa fees or interest rate buy down with the use of a preferred lender. And…we have 2 lenders that we are working with that can do FHA.
If you haven’t toured the Skypoint Condos for sale, now is the time to take advantage of the buyer’s market. To schedule your showing contact us at 813-784-7744 or email.
If you’ve been following the news on Downtown Tampa Real Estate you’ll be interested in knowing how we are growing as a city. I’ve been a believer that Downtown Tampa is a great place to purchase a condo and here’s more reasons. Take advantage of the best buyers market we have seen in years.
Downtown Tampa
Studies and Reviews
We’ve got style! Tampa captured spot 23 on American Stylemagazine’s Top 25 Arts Destination readers’ poll for mid-sized cities (population between 100,000 and 499,000). The eleventh annual poll allowed readers to vote for their favorite arts destinations based on city size and this is the fourth year in a row Tampa makes the list. In 2003 and 2004, Tampa and the city of St. Petersburg made the list as a region. The publication noted that Tampa was recommended by its readers “as a top destination for collectors and travelers who love art galleries, museums and festivals.” American Style, published bi-monthly, is a national arts lifestyle magazine featuring articles on arts travel and events, galleries and contemporary artists. Complete results of the annual reader’s poll are available on www.AmericanStyle.com.
Seeing is Believing
IKEA is making great progress on its Tampa store. Located on a few miles from downtown, this new retail store will have a huge impact on the area. Globe St.com recently took note of the development underway. Read what was reported by clicking here.
Curious about who lives downtown? Where do people hang out? What types of people are opening new businesses in the urban core? How is the arts scene? The Partnership is excited to announce it will launch HiLife TV Tuesday (9/09)! HiLife TV will take you inside the places and introduce you to the people who are making downtown Tampa into a true 24-hour urban neighborhood. Find out what’s cool and happening, then get out and explore downtown Tampa for yourself. Starting in September HiLife TV will be the place you will want to turn in to find out more about downtown Tampa. Become a subscriber of HiLife TV so you are instantly notified of new episodes. To subscribe to this service, click here. HiLife TV is the newest addition to the Partnership’s Web site, www.hilifetampa.com.
Special Services District
Downtown Tampa continues to see more and more retailers open for business. DiSilva’s Coffee House & Roastery recently open for business in the TECO Plaza building. Now Downtowners on the north end of the core have another choice when it comes to coffee. Find out more about DiSilva’s Coffee House & Roastery by clicking here.
The Partnership’s monthly online magazine, InTown Tampa, is full of great “must read” stories for September. Also, this month marks the start of a new partnership with local social networking site Brand Tampa. Here is what you will find in the September issue:
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C’mon Baby, Do The LOCAL Motion!
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Oceanic, Café Hey: A unique business mix
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VIDEO STORY – Decorating Downtown Tampa with Sculpture
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Streetcar expansion: Aiming for 2010
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Tampa Downtown Market Planned
Have you ever asked yourself what Tampa Bay will look like 5, 10 or 20 years from now? Would you like to have a say in how your community is shaped? Is transportation, water or infill development important to you? As a Downtown-er your voice in how downtown Tampa will play a role in future growth should be heard. Don’t miss your opportunity to share your thoughts with the people at One Bay. Click here to learn more about this group and how you can share you opinions on future growth.
see also Downtown Tampa Condos and Lofts
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AT TAPS, BUSINESS IS BOOMING
By: Gary Shepherd 
For James DeVito, owner of newly opened Taps Wine and Beer Merchants in the SkyPoint condo building, the future is now.
Sure, downtown Tampa’s business climate may still be on the upswing, with the best days ahead. But, says DeVito, business has been fabulous since he opened on June 6, and he couldn’t be happier about how things are going.
“Our timing is good, and business is astonishingly good. We have to chase people out every night at closing,” says DeVito, a former Wall Street employee of Deutsche Bank. “Tampa really needed something like this. That’s what I hear all the time.”
His customers include a pre-theater crowd, visitors from Hyde Park and other local communities, as well as downtown workers and residents. “We definitely have a big happy hour crowd just about every day.”
And DeVito expects business to get even better – he just held his grand opening in late June, and he is just now opening up a Web site and doing other marketing.
The concept is unique: Half of the 1,850-square-foot business is devoted to beer, with about 25 beers on tap and another 275 sold by the bottle. As for wine, nearly 60 wines are on tap and about 100 are available by the bottle.
Taps uses “variety and technology as entertainment. The goal is to encourage our guests to experience our diverse collection of beer and wine,” said DeVito. More expensive wines are sold by the ounce or other small portions, so that customers can try exotic labels inexpensively if they wish to. Customers can by a swipe card that tracks purchases.
DeVito, who says opening Taps is a $500,000 gamble, says business has been great both for lunch and during the evenings. Taps, located in SkyPoint’s ground floor, seats about 130, and there is plenty of seating outside facing Ashley Street.
Taps menu includes sandwiches and salads at lunch, and tapas-style plates of food – cheeses, cured meats, fruits and breads.
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While researching downtown’s independent businesses for this issue’s “Heights Highlight,” the New Heights staff was introduced to Ellen Brown, co-owner of the Old Tampa Book Company and respected, vocal member of the Tampa Independent Business Alliance (TIBA). Since one of our goals is to encourage community participation in the magazine, we asked Ellen to personally share her thoughts with our 20,000 readers from an insider’s perspective. – Jay McGee, editor
What do you get when you mix new high-rise condos with historic urban housing; then line the streets with one-of-a-kind boutiques, shops, galleries and restaurants? For some cities, like Austin, Tex., Chattanooga, Tenn. and Charleston, S.C., it’s a successful formula for revitalizing a once dilapidated downtown district into a location visited and enjoyed by residents and tourists from near and far.
It’s also a formula that appears in Tampa’s 2005 Vision & Action Plan, which was sponsored by the city and the Tampa Downtown Partnership ((TDP) an organization created by the city to promote downtown revitalization). This sits fine with me, but my concern lies in the methodology being used to implement the plan and the types of businesses it will attract.
Many city officials shaping downtown share a philosophy that “retail will follow roofs” and that only minimal government participation is required. To that end, their focus has been to encourage developers to build condos.
But now that SkyPoint Condos has been built (and occupied) and the Element is in its construction phase, what kind of retail businesses will follow? More to the point, what kind of businesses do we want to follow?
Let’s not pretend there isn’t a difference between ubiquitous national chains and unique, independent stores. There are plenty, but perhaps the most prominent is the latter’s commitment to the community over the stockholder.
According to the Washington Post, an increase in independently-owned local businesses would boost downtown Tampa’s economy. There is a more personal reason for this than potential tax revenue or income streams from built, bought or leased commercial space. Because independents invest their own time, money and emotion into the city to grow their business, they are more likely than national chains to spend their money to support other local businesses, charities and community institutions.
See also:
Downtown Tampa Residential Growth Study
New Heights Magazine-Downtown Urban Corridor
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Downtown Tampa building undergoes renovations
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Renovations to 511 N. Franklin St. should be completed by this fall, adding to the rejuvenation of north downtown Tampa.The building’s bottom floor will house a sports bar and restaurant with the top two floors and penthouse leased as office space. Details on the restaurant’s name and opening date aren’t yet available, said Levin Investment Realty Corp.’s Raquel Coryer.
The building will feature smart technology, electronic key access, intercoms and an art-filled gallery. Its 2,000-square-foot penthouse space features exposed brick walls and long windows with sunset views of the University of Tampa’s minarets.”With this part of town transforming, the improvements being made will blend with the city’s plans to bring this area to life as a new destination for business and dining,”
Levin Investment Realty principal Jane Levin said in a statement.Levin Investment Realty, a Tampa commercial real estate firm, focuses on investment properties that include the sale of office, restaurant and retail buildings.
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Downtown Tampa Condos and Lofts (8)
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Studies and Reviews
Last week’s release of the first-ever Downtown Tampa Study showed some interesting results. Here are some of the key findings:
Downtown workers and residents are heavily engaged with the downtown cultural and entertainment community. Many have annual memberships to the facilities and attend events at these facilities on a regular basis.
Of the 60,000 downtown workers, 12.5% have a strong interest in living downtown. This translates to close to 6,000 potential new residents. Currently, there are not enough units built to accommodate that kind of growth.
Downtown residents and workers would like to see a stronger retail market. The research also shows that if there was a stronger retail market place, people would shop at the stores.
Downtown workers and residents both want downtown to offer better parking, improved bicycle paths, friendlier pedestrian walkways and a more user-friendly means of commuting within the core than having to use the car.
While downtown residents tend to be mostly male, downtown workers tend to be mostly female.
To view the presentation that was made on April 30th during the Tampa Electric/Novare-Intown Group Downtown Debriefing Series event, click here.
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Downtown Tampa Condos and Lofts (8)
property near downtown Tampa (3)
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