Robles Park transformation set to start with September demolition

TAMPA, Fla. — Plans are moving forward to redevelop Tampa’s oldest public housing complex.

Robles Park Village will be torn down beginning September 15, according to Spectrum Bay News 9‘s partner newspaper the Tampa Bay Times.

What You Need To Know

  • Demolition set to start Sept. 15 on Robles Park, Tampa’s oldest public housing complex
  • The historic community also contains the city’s oldest African American burial ground known as Zion Cemetery
  • Construction on the first phase of the $800-million master planned community is scheduled to begin in April

The historic community also contains the city’s oldest African American burial ground known as Zion Cemetery…

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