Housing News

Find out why so many people call downtown home.

There is a vibrancy to downtown living that is unlike any other area in Tampa. You feel at the center of it all.  Work, events, restaurants and entertainment are just steps from your door.  In the past few years, residences downtown have jumped from the hundreds to the thousands, and the landscape is changing just as rapidly.  Keep up with the latest on downtown living and discover why people are so "up" on living downtown.

Residential development by units placed online the following years:

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of Units 131 88 1396 422 675 120

Residents : 3,518


Age Demographics

 

Household Income

 

  • Gender: Female 44%  Male 55%
  • Total residential units: 2,992
  • Total residential investment in 2010: $84,000,000
  • Residential units under construction: 120
  • Average residential unit sale price:  $176/sq. ft.
  • Average apartment rental rate: $1.48/ sq. ft. per month
  • People living within 3 miles of downtown:  98,080

Check out these downtown residential communities:

  • One Laurel Place - 201 East Laurel Street
  • 212 Channelside Lofts - 207 N. 12th Street
  • 1000 Channelside - 1000 Channelside Drive
  • Art Center Lofts - 1501 Doyle Carlton Drive
  • Element - 808 N. Franklin Street
  • Franklin Street City Lofts - 1220 N. Franklin Street
  • Grand Central at Kennedy - 1208 E. Kennedy Boulevard
  • Parkside at One Bayshore - 275 Bayshore Boulevard
  • Seaport Channelside - 1120 E. Twiggs Street
  • SkyPoint - 777 N. Ashley Drive
  • The Meridian at Channelside - 1212 E. Whiting Street
  • The Place at Channelside - 912 Channelside Drive
  • The Slade at Chanelside - 204 N. 11th Street
  • Towers at Channelside - 1211 E. Cumberland Avenue
  • Ventana - 1238 W. Kennedy Boulevard
  • Victory Lofts - 101 S. 12th Street

 For additional information about downtown Tampa, including sources and disclaimers, please review the Quick Facts page.