Have you ever gone by this building in downtown Tampa and wondered what happened to it? There was a time when the Florida Hotel was the tallest building in Florida until 1966. I was driving by it recently and saw construction crews working on remodeling this hotel. I don't know if it is going to be a hotel again or condos. Maybe somebody knows. I always thought it was a shame that this building had gone fallow for so long.
I noticed the arched windows, the iron railings and bottom floor which will have a coctail lounge, a ballroom and spa. The owner will duplicate the glory days of this hotel as it was in the roaring 1920's.
Antonios Markopoulos, 67, the owner of the Floridan who is bankrolling the renovation of the 19-story hotel, a high-stakes bet that he can re-create a money-making boutique hotel for tourists and locals who remember its decades of history.
It may be to far to walk to the convention center but it will be real easy for cabs to pull up and take them. We did that when the Days Inn was downtown and now with the Court Yard by Marriott.
I think this project is awsome and has tremendous potential.
This is a huge upgrade for Tampa instead of homeless people and rats camping out in the building.
Everyone in Tampa has seen this building
You can see how nice they are making the outside.
They are redoing the inside. This buliding used to house rats!
You can see the construction site out back of the Hotel Floridian
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