The Brief
- Tampa City Council’s CRA has approved $35 million in infrastructure funding to kickstart Ybor Harbor.
- It’s a massive redevelopment project led by local developer Darryl Shaw.
- The funding will be used over the next five years to begin construction on repairing the seawall, roads and public improvements.
TAMPA, Fla. – Construction can now move forward with a long-neglected industrial area along Tampa’s waterfront, transforming it into a mixed-use destination called Ybor Harbor.
The backstory:
Sitting right by the Selmon Expressway, the industrial area connecting Channelside and Ybor City has seen better days. By Tampa City Council Chairman Alan Clendenin’s count, that was more than 50 years ago.…