A newly created Community Development District will partner with the city of Tampa, the Tampa Housing Authority and Banc of America Community Development Corp. on the Encore Project, a public-private venture to redevelop the former Central Park Village.
The project, located between Ybor City and the Central Business District, “is a very important strategic piece of property we’re looking forward to transforming,” Mark Huey, the city’s economic and urban development administrator told the Tampa City Council...