The long‑tired Ramada Tampa Westshore at 1200 N. West Shore Blvd is on its last reservation. The 237‑room hotel, sitting on roughly 4.3 acres just a few minutes from Tampa International Airport, is slated to be demolished to clear the way for a mixed‑use project that would drop nearly 400 apartments into the heart of Westshore.
Plans on file with the city describe a new complex that stacks rental units over street‑level retail and a large, multi‑story parking structure, according to Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. The application asks for permission to tear down the existing hotel and related site improvements, with Cardinal Point Management appearing as the local developer in marketing materials.
What the plans show
The concept leans into a more urban, walkable feel along West Shore Boulevard, with structured parking wrapped behind a retail base and apartments stacked above. A JLL investment listing for the site spells out entitlements for 398 apartments, about 7,502 square feet of ground‑floor retail and a 701‑space parking garage on a roughly 4.28‑acre parcel. Marketing materials also play up quick access to I‑275, International Plaza and Raymond James Stadium, a trifecta that keeps Westshore attractive to both renters and investors.
Owner and the 2021 sale
State business records show the property is owned by 1200 Westshore LLC, with Gregory E. Williams listed as the registered agent, according to the Florida Division of Corporations. Commercial real estate reporting indicates Cardinal Point, through that LLC, bought the hotel for about $18.9 million in late 2021, as reported by Traded. Cardinal Point Management bills itself as a Tampa‑based firm with a focus on local redevelopment plays, and this site checks just about every box.
How it fits in Westshore
Westshore remains Tampa’s sprawling office and retail district, but planners and brokers have been steadily trying to turn it into more of a true mixed‑use neighborhood. Multifamily projects have become the go‑to response as rental demand tightens and older commercial properties age out of their prime. An earlier 2022 proposal for this same parcel drew rezoning interest and local coverage, underscoring how developers have had their eye on the site for years, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The district’s real‑estate and mobility guidance emphasizes better connectivity and public‑realm improvements as Westshore continues to densify, per Choose Westshore.
Timeline and next steps
For now, the demolition is tied to a City of Tampa application to remove the existing structure. Any teardown and rebuilding will need a demolition permit, followed by building permits and inspections handled through the city’s Construction Services Division, according to the City of Tampa’s Construction Services Division. Reporting that surfaced the renderings and demolition application notes that, while marketing materials are circulating, no visible site work has started and the developer did not appear to respond immediately to media inquiries, per Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. In other words, the paperwork will probably move before the bulldozers do…