![]() “If he’s going to make housing that fits the district and compliments the workforce here, he needs to come up with affordable housing, because if you look at some of the (renderings) it doesn’t look like anyone who’s a bartender in Ybor is going to be able to afford it,” he said. Patrick Manteiga, publisher of Ybor City’s La Gaceta newspaper, said focusing on attainable housing is essential. “This plan will serve as a catalyst project for our urban core,” she said. Lynda Remund, president and CEO of the Tampa Downtown Partnership, also praised the plan, saying it “further showcases the city’s prominence as one of the best destinations in the country.” “It’s an incredibly exciting project that I hope will provide housing and services for a range of income levels and improve the connection between our neighborhoods,” she said. In a statement, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor expressed high hopes for the project. “But as we transition south, those are becoming more subtle, so by the time you leave the southern portion of the property, it doesn’t feel like you’re going from something that’s jarringly like Ybor into, say, the Channel District.” “Buildings on the northern side will have more of an intentional Ybor style to them, and a lot more of those architectural cues that you would see in Ybor,” Tyrrell said. Tyrell envisions it more as a connective neighborhood linking the two areas. ![]() Top to bottom, the project would feel neither exactly like Ybor City nor exactly like downtown Tampa, but would borrow elements from both, said Graham Tyrrell, a senior vice president with Shaw’s lead development partners, Washington, D.C.
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