TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday released illustrations of a planned mixed-use development that includes a new stadium for the team.
The latest renderings focused on office space and what officals call a “reimagined” Hillsborough College campus.
Rays Chief Executive Officer Ken Babby said the project has attracted early interest from Fortune 500 companies here and elsewhere.
“We have said from the start that this project is about much more than baseball and a new ballpark,” Babby said. “The proposed privately financed district that will be made possible by a new ballpark is attracting interest and gaining significant momentum. It has sparked an appetite among Fortune 500 companies from beyond Tampa Bay who want to be part of a game-changing vision, and we’ve also had meaningful conversations with businesses based here who want to learn more and be among the first to call the district their home.”
Rendering provided by Tampa Bay Rays
The planned 100-plus-acre mixed-use development will encompass more than 8 million square feet of mixed-use space organized around four distinctive districts: Champions Quarter, Innovation Edge (featuring a reimagined Hillsborough College campus), The Canopy, and The Row. Together, officials say, these neighborhoods will redefine and enhance Tampa Bay as a sports and entertainment destination.
Plans include:
Premium Office Space
Ground-Floor Retail & Dining
Hospitality
Lifestyle Residential
Year-Round Activation
Public Spaces & Connectivity
Rendering provided by Tampa Bay Rays
The design was created by world-renowned design firms Gensler and Populous.
“This planned development represents the kind of strategic, mixed-use growth that transforms regions and will provide experiences and opportunities for Hillsborough College students, faculty and staff that do not exist in traditional higher education settings,” said Hillsborough College President Dr. Ken Atwater. “With our reimagined Dale Mabry Campus anchoring the Innovation Edge, we’re exposing our College community to an everyday environment that will inspire and create career pathways, workforce development, and community connection. That’s what makes this project the only one of its kind and a must for the future of Tampa Bay.