Development Updates

Construction on Ivy Homes" two new houses in the 7400 block of S. Elliott is going quickly. The Emy Isle model will easily be the largest house on the far west end of Port Tampa. Ivy also plans to put the Emy Isle on their lot at Germer and Idaho. No specific floorplans are lined up for Ivy's lots on Shamrock and Sparkman.

South Tampa Square by Inland has jumped Wall St. to the west. They've cleared what appear to be 6-8 lots, having torn down 2 houses that appeared ready to fall down, and a lot of brush. And of course since there was dense brush they also cleared the remains of illegal dumping. While I'm not 100% behind the use of formerly open land for houses built right up to the legal setback, I don't mind seeing the mattresses and sofas that litter the landscape go. Inland has posted "For Sale" signs and there are already "Sold" signs on a few lots.

Spoke to Casey from Land Care yesterday. (They are developing South Town Park.) He says the commercial development on Tanker Way will have a courtyard like arrangement suitable for cafes with outdoor dining. He also opined that things are moving so quickly in this part of town that it now looks like they're 18 months away from construction rather than the 2-3 years originally reported here.

There is a "for lease" sign on the recently vacated commercial property at the corner of Westshore and Prescott. This corner is an unsightly conglomeration of parking, chain link fence, and ramshackle buildings. If anyone knows what's going on here please e-mail or post a comment.