Tampa Bay Developer

Franklin Street Is About To Change! Here's The Plan To Revive Downtown Tampa

180 views · 5h ago · 1:41:47

Tampa Downtown Partnership President & CEO Kenyetta Bridges reveals the plans to revitalize Franklin Street, transform Downtown Tampa's North End, bring small businesses back to the urban core, and tackle the parking, housing, and development challenges shaping Tampa's future!

Topics: Detroit vs. Tampa growth · North End vision plan · Franklin Street's history · $6M CRA Franklin grant · Codes and small spaces · Downtown parking frustrations

The Story Behind Tampa's First Skyscraper

207 views · 2d ago · 4:46

D.C. Goutoufas, whose great-grandfather came to Tampa from Greece, joins Garrett Greco on Tampa Bay Developer to tell the story of Park Tower, downtown Tampa's first skyscraper. D.C. shares his family's account of running a restaurant on the Madison side of the block where the tower now stands. When Park Tower was finished in 1973, it was the tallest building in Florida, and today it is the ConnectWise building. Decades later, when D.C.

$1.3 Billion Port Tampa Bay Deepening And Development Plan

1.8K views · 1w ago · 1:22:32

Tampa Bay's shipping channel is getting its first deepening in about 50 years, and Patrick Blair of Port Tampa Bay joins Garrett Greco to explain what the $1.3 billion Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Project means for the cost of goods, gas and building materials across the region.

Topics: The Harbor Deepening Project · How Hydraulic Dredging Works · Creating and Permitting New Land · Expanding Cruise Capacity · The Waterfront Master Plan · Fuel, Tenants, and Neighbors

The best way to network in Tampa Right Now

220 views · 1w ago · 8:16

Aakash Patel, founder of Elevate and host of Tampa's Noodles & Networking, joins Tampa Bay Developer to explain why the old way of breaking into Tampa is over. Aakash and Garrett talk about why young professionals crave real connection in an online world, why a charity is the hook, and the night the mayor showed up and admitted she didn't know a lot of the people there.

Tampa's Greek History, Disability Advocacy, And Downtown's First Skyscraper

607 views · 2w ago · 1:15:25

D.C. Goutoufas joins Garrett on Tampa Bay Developer to discuss Tampa's Greek history, the Greek families who once owned property and ran businesses along the downtown riverfront, and how losing his hearing at four shaped his push for closed captioning in local government, plus the story behind Park Tower, downtown Tampa's first skyscraper.

Topics: Tampa's First Greek Immigrant · Tampa's Lost Greek Riverfront · Park Tower and Family Businesses · Growing Up Deaf in Tampa · Bringing Captions to Government · Running for Council at 21

Rebuild, Lift, or Sell: What to Do After Hurricane Damage

323 views · 2w ago · 6:27

Jeff Trosclair, CEO and co-founder of JAS Builders in St. Petersburg, joins Garrett Greco on Tampa Bay Developer to break down the 50% rule and the substantial damage letters that kept flooded homeowners out of their houses after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Tampa's Development Crisis, City Spending, And The Future Of Public Transit

1.9K views · 3w ago · 1:53:08

Aakash Patel joins Garrett on Tampa Bay Developer to discuss why developers are frustrated with Tampa, where the city's money is going, and how permitting problems, suburban growth, and outdated transportation could impact Tampa's future.

Topics: Noodles and Networking Recap · Corporate Relocations and Wages · The Rise of Private Clubs · Placemaking and Downtown Traffic · The Rays Stadium Deal · Small Business Permitting Red Tape

Why Florida Homeowners Are Lifting Their Houses

820 views · 4w ago · 1:35:31

Jeff Trosclair joins TBD Podcast to explain how house lifting is helping Florida homeowners protect flood-prone properties, what it actually costs to raise an entire home, and why Hurricanes Helene and Milton created enormous demand for home elevation across Tampa Bay.

Why Young People Are Moving to Tampa and Building Community

1.4K views · 1mo ago · 1:24:22

The TBD POD goes live from Run Club for MFs That Don’t Run at 1920 Ybor City to talk with the people shaping Tampa’s culture about run clubs, Ybor City, development, community, small businesses, and why so many people are moving to Tampa.