US EditionEntertainment District Will Rise Next to Water Street Tampa in 2027
The $3 billion Water Street development will add a 3,500-seat music venue, a 250-key hotel, and 100,000 sq ft of retail and dining to fill a local market gap, officials said.
- Thursday's announcement from Strategic Property Partners and Vinik Sports Group unveiled a privately financed downtown district anchored by a 3,500-seat live venue across from Benchmark International Arena.
- The Water Street effort, begun around 2018, is a 56-acre, $3B-plus project whose first phase appeared earlier this year and whose earlier stages focused on residential, hotel, retail, and office uses.
- Beyond the concert hall, the plan includes a 250-room hotel, over 1,000 parking spaces, and 100,000 square feet dedicated to retail, dining and entertainment linking the Convention Center and Riverwalk.
- SPP plans to begin construction in 2027, expecting to break ground and developers say the district will strengthen the entertainment ecosystem and activate the western edge of the Water Street neighborhood.
- Tampa lacked a mid-sized touring venue, so Steve Griggs, VSG CEO, says the 3,500-seat live music venue will boost bookings and create a connected entertainment corridor, while SPP calls it the next step in Water Street's vision.
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Tampa’s Downtown Encore: Massive New Entertainment District Revealed
TAMPA, Fla. – Downtown Tampa’s transformation is about to get louder. Strategic Property Partners (SPP), the developer behind the Water Street Tampa neighborhood, unveiled plans Thursday for a major new entertainment district anchored by a 3,500-seat live music venue. The privately financed project is slated for a vacant parcel on Channelside Drive, sitting directly across […] Tampa’s Downtown Encore: Massive New Entertainment District Revealed
Strategic Property Partners, Vinik Sports Group plan new Tampa entertainment district
Strategic Property Partners and Vinik Sports Group are partnering on a Benchmark International Arena-adjacent entertainment district that'll be privately financed and include a 3,500-person live-music and performance venue, a hotel, retail, and parking.
Concert hall planned for new Tampa ‘entertainment district’
Bay area concert venues come in all shapes and sizes. A Tampa development group is planning a new auditorium – bigger than a theater and smaller than an arena – in the Water Street neighborhood, between the 20,000-seat Benchmark Arena and the Selmon Expressway. Strategic Property Partners will build a 3,500-seat performance venue, which it will operate in partnership with Vinik Sports Group. Source
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