Category: Real Estate
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Oldsmar City Hall to be demolished
The Oldsmar City Council recently agreed to demolish the 30-year-old building at 100 State Street as part of its planned downtown development. The planned redevelopment of downtown Oldsmar has been going on for so long it has rendered the aging City Hall building at 100 State Street obsolete, according to officials. During a Jan 10…
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Oldsmar City Council nixes downtown townhome development
For nearly a year, Oldsmar officials have been working with Tony Tanico, a Palm Harbor developer who wanted to build a 50-unit town home complex next to the Oldsmar Public Library on St. Petersburg Drive. The proposal went through several iterations featuring many contentious discussions about everything from the lower-than-expected-sale price of the four-acre parcel…
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OCC split over changes to St Pete Drive town home development
The Oldsmar City Council recently cast a split vote over a request to amend the development agreement for a proposed town home community on St. Petersburg Drive. Developer Tony Tanico of Oldsmar Towns LLC. previously asked for an extension of the agreement that called for a 50-unit, Mediterranean style development on a vacant four-acre lot adjacent…
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Proposed St. Pete Drive town home project suffers setback
A developer planning to build a 50-unit town home community next to the Oldsmar Public Library asked the Oldsmar City Council for an extension of the purchase and sale agreement after the original builder backed out. Tony Tanico, owner of the Palm Harbor based Oldsmar Towns, LLC, told the council on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that…
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New mixed-use development coming to Tampa Road
The Oldsmar City Council unanimously approved a major site plan amendment last week for a property at 3925 Tampa Road. The subject property is located at the intersection Tampa and Gim Gong roads and was formerly home to GSA 1000, a marketing and processing company that closed soon after running afoul of state officials in…
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Council-Manager Award given to pair of exemplary Oldsmar residents
A pair of exemplary Oldsmar residents recently received the City Council-City Manager Award of Recognition from city officials. Local businesses owner LJ Tucker was given the award for the month of November 2017, while realtor and reality TV star Quyen Trujillo was the recipient for December. The award is given to City employees or residents…
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First Watch coming to Bay Arbor Place in Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council recently approved plans for a developer to build a First Watch restaurant at the Bay Arbor Place plaza on Tampa Road. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the five city council members unanimously approved a major amendment to the site plan that had originally been approved for the 8-acre parcel, calling for a…
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Oldsmar mom creating a publishing empire through “Good Living”
After sitting down for a lengthy conversation with Pam Settle, an Oldsmar mother and publisher of “Good Living” magazine, two things became abundantly clear: she’s a smart and resourceful woman, and she’s passionate about helping other parents raise healthy, happy children. A journalism major and former advertising executive married to a popular Countryside High teacher,…
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Tensions flare between Oldsmar council members as town home development agreement approved
The Oldsmar City Council officially approved the development agreement for a proposed town home community on St. Petersburg Drive Tuesday, but despite several prior votes and debates on the subject, the discussion was not without conflict. The agreement between the City and Oldsmar Towns, LLC calls for a maximum of 50 single-family town homes to…
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OCC approves purchase agreement, proposed development of St. Pete drive property
The Oldsmar City Council approved the purchase of a four-acre parcel on St. Petersburg Drive last week and gave initial approval to a proposed development agreement that would see a 50-unit town home community built on the property. The purchase and sale agreement calls for Oldsmar Towns, LLC to purchase 3.79 acres of city owned…