Tag: Development
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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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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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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…
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Earth Fare Oldsmar officially opens in Woodlands Square Plaza
The new Earth Fare Oldsmar store officially opened on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 3136 Tampa Road in the revamped Woodlands Square shopping plaza. The 24,000-sq.-ft. store created more than 100 new jobs and features thousands of healthy and organic items, all free of high fructose corn syrup, artificial fats and trans-fats, and artificial colors, preservatives…
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OCC agrees to postpone vote on sale of St. Petersburg Drive parcel
While the possible development of a vacant parcel of land next to the Oldsmar Public Library appeared to be on a fast track after the City Council approved a zoning change in July, that same governing body slammed the brakes on the deal just as quickly Tuesday evening. Faced with an agenda item seeking approval…
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Earth Fare Oldsmar to host job fair Sept. 13-15 at Hampton Inn on Tampa Road
Earth Fare Oldsmar is hosting a job fair Sept. 13-15 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Hampton Inn at 4017 Tampa Road in Oldsmar. The new store is expected to create nearly 150 new jobs when it opens in the revamped Woodlands Square shopping center this fall. According to officials for the North…
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Oldsmar officials disagree over terms of town home development agreement
After allowing the City Manager enter into a development agreement that would see 52 town homes built on a slice of City-owned property next to the Oldsmar Public Library in June, and following the unanimous approval of a rezoning request for the seven-acre parcel earlier this month, the Oldsmar City Council recently authorized the City Attorney…
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OCC unanimously approves rezoning request, paving the way for 52-unit town home development next to the library
The Oldsmar City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request for an acre of land adjacent to the library earlier this week, potentially paving the way for a 52-unit town home development to be built on the City-owned land. The 5-0 decision on second and final reading switched the zoning from Residential Single Family (R2) to…
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Ten years later, downtown Oldsmar town home project back on track
Back in 2005, Steve Becklund had plans to construct a 15-unit town home development near downtown Oldsmar. But then the recession hit, and Becklund was forced to scrap the project and return down payments, leaving the project all but dead. Fast forward to 2017 and the Washington Park Village project back on track, as members…
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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,…