370 condos/120 room Hilton proposed for downtown

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Channelside Vision Expands

By SHANNON BEHNKEN

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TAMPA - A developer who plans to build a condominium and hotel in the Channel District said Wednesday he wants to add a similar but smaller development next door.

Roger Gateway, the developer of Seaboard Square, said he has signed a letter of intent with Hilton Suites to manage one of the hotels.

The second hotel would feature 80 bed-and-breakfast- style units and include an additional 60 condominiums and retail space.

``We want to provide a small, intimate hotel,'' said Gateway, president of WestBay City Homes.

The original $100 million proposal, approved by city council in December, will stretch from Meridian Avenue to 11th Street and from Whiting Street to Cumberland Avenue. The plans call for 370 condos and a 120- room hotel in four buildings.

The buildings would range from four to 14 stories, and the condos would cost $245,000 to $500,000.

Linda Saul-Sena, a longtime city councilwoman who wants to see more downtown residential developments, praised Gateway's original plan but questions whether too many condos and hotels are planned.

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