TAMPA Nearly two months after receiving work permits, construction crews at the Encore project are pushing dirt, laying pipes and installing electrical equipment -- all to smooth the way for Ray Charles Boulevard and The Ella.
Infrastructure work is scheduled to be completed by May. Ray Charles Boulevard could be paved by early next year. The Ella, an apartment building for seniors named for singer Ella Fitzgerald, could begin rising by February or March with an opening date projected in 2012...