Category: Real Estate
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Oldsmar Cares breaks ground on new 3,000-sq.ft. headquarters
Oldsmar Cares officials held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the nonprofit’s new headquarters on State Road 580. The 3,000-sq.ft. facility, which will be constructed adjacent to the charity’s current home, is expected to be completed later this year at an estimated cost of $300,000. In a testament to the importance of the 20-year-old organization…
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Demolition of Goodrich buildings paves way for development of downtown Oldsmar
The last of more than 40,000 combined square feet worth of property near City Hall was demolished earlier this week, paving the way for the long-planned development of Oldsmar’s downtown district. The work, which began in late April, razed the Goodrich buildings, a complex comprised of several structures that was home to Goodrich Lighting Systems,…
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Oldsmar Cares inks 40-year lease with city as part of major expansion project
When representatives for the local nonprofit Oldsmar Cares presented their expansion plans to the Oldsmar City Council in November, the big news was the new 3,000-sq.-ft. headquarters that would be built at the organizations current home on SR 580 near City Hall. But lost amid the hubbub about the new building, which is estimated to…
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Oldsmar Council agrees to move forward with new downtown development plan
The Oldsmar City Council agreed last week to move forward with the latest plan to build a mixed-used development in the downtown district. The conceptual plan created by Tampa architect Francisco Semsch and Oldsmar developer John Bews was first presented to city officials during a workshop in January. At the time, Bews and Semsch outlined…
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Oldsmar “still in the hunt” for new Rays stadium
Mayor Doug Bevis recently met with Tampa Bay Rays representatives regarding their plan to build a new baseball stadium in the city, and he said Oldsmar is still in the running for potential stadium sites. When word first got out that Mayor Doug Bevis was serious about bringing the Tampa Bay Rays to Oldsmar, people…
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Oldsmar officials okay latest downtown development plan
After several failed attempts, Oldsmar officials recently okayed a new conceptual plan for the city’s downtown development project. City of Oldsmar officials have been trying to bring a multi-faceted, mixed-use complex to the downtown area for more than a decade, only to run into roadblocks ranging from the recession to poor planning and/or direction. But a…
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Oldsmar Cares plans major expansion, long-term committment
Officials for Oldsmar Cares, a nonprofit that provides food, clothing and other services for those in need, plan to construct a new 3,000-sq. ft. facility on SR 580 and also sign a 40-year lease to remain in the city. Officials for Oldsmar Cares, a local nonprofit that provides food, clothing and other services to those…
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Townhome development approved for southwest entrance of Oldsmar
The Oldsmar City Council unanimously approved a development agreement on Tuesday, paving the way for the construction of a 164-unit townhome community on a vacant parcel of land at the southwest entrance to the city. The agreement with Sarasota developer Mattamy Homes calls for the construction of Bayside Terrace, a gated community on Shore Boulevard…
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Oldsmar mayor goes all-in on Rays proposal
For years, Oldsmar Mayor Doug Bevis has had a vision of brining the Tampa Bay Rays to his town at the top of Old Tampa Bay. On Thursday, Bevis gave a detailed presentation of how to make that dream a reality. In the same year Oldsmar is celebrating its 100th birthday, Mayor Doug Bevis is going…
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Officials excited about impending “rebirth” of west Oldsmar
While authorizing the drafting of development agreements for two new projects, officials expressed excitement about the “rebirth” of the west side of Oldsmar. The Oldsmar City Council authorized the drafting of two development agreements last week for a couple of major projects that should go a long way towards reshaping the west side of the…