Trump says a ceremonial groundbreaking is scheduled for mid-February with actual site work beginning in April for the estimated 18-month construction period; New York-based Turner Construction Co. has been named the project's general contractor. Locally based Smith Barnes Santiesteban Architecture Inc. won the design contract. Every unit will have water views and the residences will have 1,991 sf to 6,150 sf of living area.
"We are developing a signature landmark property so spectacular that it will redefine both Tampa's skyline and the market's expectations of luxurious condominium living," Trump says in a statement. "Trump Tower Tampa will undoubtedly have a phenomenal impact on the city." The project is Trump's first in the Tampa Bay market.
Orlando area brokers and planning consultants tell GlobeSt.com Trump's organization had scouted the metro Orlando area for a suitable site but couldn't find one that compared with the Tampa Bay location. Trump representatives couldn't be reached at GlobeSt.com's publication deadline to confirm that view.
Trump is joint venturing the project with Tampa Bay-based SimDag-RoBEL LLC, a partnership comprised of longtime developers Dr. Howard Howell, Patrick Sheppard, Frank Dagostino, Jody Simon and Robert E. Lyons. SimDag-RoBEL has completed 1,000 luxury condominium units and townhouse projects in the Tampa Bay market.
"This project, at this time, in this location, is exactly the right catalyst to accelerate our Downtown development and further establish Tampa as one of the nation's most desirable cities," says Simon. "The location, where the Hillsborough River meets the bay, is ideal for a development of this caliber." The physical address of Trump Tower Tampa is 111 South Ashley Dr.
Another SimDag-RoBEL partner, Dr. Howell, hails Trump for "continually setting new standards in every market he enters." Howell says the joint venture will produce "a luxurious, sophisticated and elegant lifestyle, unlike anything that currently exists in or is planned for the Tampa Bay area."
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