{"id":106778,"date":"2026-01-05T21:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106778\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:37:09","slug":"tampas-historic-union-station-to-undergo-6-million-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106778\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa\u2019s historic Union Station to undergo $6 million renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTampa Union Station by Se\u00e1n Kinane\/WMNF News (2024).<\/p>\n

Listen:<\/p>\n

Tampa\u2019s 113-year-old train station is getting a facelift.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Union Station is set to begin a six-million-dollar renovation this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The renovation comes as the building, last renovated in the 90s, was seeing signs of wear and tear from termite damage, water leaks, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The renovation will include new windows, bathrooms, and more \u2013 all designed historically to maintain the building\u2019s historic status.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Architect Jerel McCants is overseeing the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"A page from \u201cTampa Union Station: Building Improvements\u201d \/\/ Credit: Jerel McCants <\/p>\n

\u201cThis building was built in 1912, and its, the architectural style is like an Italian Renaissance revival. And when you walk around the outside perimeter, it\u2019s reflective and emblematic of a merging of those architectural styles,\u201d McCants said.<\/p>\n

It comes as over 156,000 Amtrak travelers rode through the station in 2024, a 21% increase from the year prior.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brandie Mikklus is the president of Friends of Union Station, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the station.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems to be increasing every year, not even in Tampa, but across the nation, it seems like train travel is up and folks are interested in other alternatives than driving,\u201d Mikklus said.<\/p>\n

Mikklus says the building will have a coworking space, as well as an area for a drink vendor.<\/p>\n

She says that the station is some people\u2019s first introduction to Tampa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should lift it up. We should preserve it, and maintain it, and let it be a community destination and a train station for generations to come.\u201d Mikklus said.<\/p>\n

McCants says he expects the renovation to be mostly completed by this time next year, with demolition starting in the first quarter of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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