2013 - Page 4 of 5 - ENCORE!® Tampa - Downtown's Tempo District

More than 60 people came this week to see the unveiling of Tempo, the fourth apartment building planned for Encore.

Architects with St. Petersburg-based Bessolo Design Group showed off their proposed design for the multi-family apartment complex at a community gathering Tuesday at The Ella, an apartment building for seniors that opened last year at Encore.

Encore is a planned mixed-use, mixed-income community that replaces Central Park Village, a 1950s-era public housing complex torn down in 2007. It is a $425-$450 million project north of downtown along Cass Street, Nebraska Avenue and Central Avenue… Read more

Design plans for Tempo have debuted, the fourth jazz-themed residential building at the Encore redevelopment site in downtown Tampa.

The $41 million project is expected to break ground the first quarter of 2014.

Kevin Bessolo of Bessolo Design Group is the architect for the 203-unit apartment building, which will offer one-bedroom to four-bedroom floor plans.

The 265,723-square-foot building will offer a 365-space, multi-level parking garage. A 5,000-square-foot clubhouse and 3,000-square-foot theater are planned, along with 2,321 square feet of first floor commercial… Read more

TAMPA – Encore, a planned mixed-use and mixed-income community just north of downtown, has one apartment building almost fully occupied, a second under construction and a third headed for a mid-August construction start.

A fourth apartment building , Tempo, is on the drawing board. On Monday Tampa Housing Authority officials will host a community gathering to find out what people think about the design of the 203-unit apartment building.

People may view the proposed design, ask questions and offer suggestions about the project. Banc of America Community Development Corp., and Bessolo Design Group are development partners.

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