Plans for Ybor Harbor move forward with more office, hotel space

Driving the news: Darryl Shaw, the entrepreneur investing in Ybor City real estate and the adjacent Gas Worx project, got rezoning approval from Tampa City Council last week.

By the numbers: His updated plans, according to a press release, include:

• 500,000 square feet of office space,
• 800 hotel rooms,
• 150,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space,
• 4,750 new residential units, with a commitment to allocate 10% towards affordable housing,
• A minimum of 100,000 square feet of open space including a boardwalk lined with restaurant and retail uses, piers, boat slips, floating docks and green space.

Between the lines: That's much more office and hotel space and less retail space than Shaw shared in January 2023.

What's ahead: The height of the planned buildings will depend on Federal Aviation Administration limits.