$3 billion Tampa project earns top environmental certification | Business Observer
CONGRATS to Water Street Tampa… recognized for its developed public spaces and walkability
COURTESY: Aerial view of Water Street Tampa, just recognized for how its developed public spaces and walkability
by: Louis Llovio
One of the biggest projects in Tampa’s history has received a top environmental certification.
Water Street Tampa has attained LEED Silver Certification, given for how public space between buildings is used and how the public will interact with that space, for its neighborhood development plan. The acknowledgement comes from the United States Green Building Council for the design of the district’s “walkable streets, tree-lined and shaded streetscapes, access to quality public transit, proximity between housing and jobs and energy-efficient infrastructure,” according to press release from the developers.
According to the USGBC, “LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.”
Water Street is the $3 billion, 56-acre mixed-use development just south of downtown Tampa. When completed, the development, being built land once mostly made up of parking lots, is expected to bring nine million square feet of new construction that will include commercial, residential, hospitality, entertainment and retail space.
The project’s developer, Strategic Property Partners, is a joint venture between investor and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC.
As architects for the JW Marriott Water Street, Marriott Waterside and The Tampa Edition, we are delighted to see Water Street be granted this important LEED certification!
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