OLSON KUNDIG, COOKFOX, MORRIS ADJMI AMONG TOP FIRMS to
design- buildings FOR REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN TAMPA
Developer Strategic Property Partners has announced plans for a new $3 billion 50-
acre mixed-use neighborhood in Tampa , Florida. To be known as Water Street Tampa ,
the multi-phase project will create 9 million square feet of commercial, residential,
educational, cultural and entertainment space on a site currently underused and
occupied by highways and surface parking.
To carry out this vision, Water Street Tampa listed several top firms to design the
neighborhood’s new buildings, including:
•CookFox Architects – Two buildings; office and residential over retail
• Morris Adjmi Architects – Three buildings; 157- key- star hotel, luxury
condominiums, apartments and retail.
• Olson Kundig – One building; office over retail
• Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) – Two buildings; condominiums and apartments
over grocery store and retail
•Gensler – Two buildings; office over retail
• Alfonso Architects – Redevelopment vision for Channelside ; residential and
waterfront retail, and a new public park on the Riverwalk
• Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates (NBWW) – One building; 500- key 4-star
hotel over
• Pickard Chilton – Three buildings; office and residential over retail
• Baker Barrios-One building; central cooling facility and infrastructure