{"id":157123,"date":"2026-02-16T13:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/157123\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:40:10","slug":"mosi-redevelopment-plan-shows-mixed-use-district-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/157123\/","title":{"rendered":"MOSI redevelopment plan shows mixed-use district, hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hillsborough County will brief commissioners Wednesday on a redevelopment concept that would bring 10-story mixed-use buildings and a hotel to the property surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2026\/02\/09\/tampa-board-mosi-land-use-map-change\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Science &amp; Innovation<\/a> in North Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>The update appears in a staff report tied to a Phase 1 pre-development agreement and outlines the steps needed to move the site toward rezoning in the City of Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would shift the property\u2019s future land use from Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial and Public\/Semi-Public to Urban Mixed Use-60 and Community Mixed Use-35. <\/p>\n<p>The change would allow denser residential and commercial development on land long designated for industrial use.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1-2026-02-14T140917.121-1000x563.jpeg\" alt=\"Map showing current industrial land use and proposed Urban Mixed Use-60 and Community Mixed Use-35 for the MOSI redevelopment site in Tampa.\" class=\"wp-image-89807\"  \/>Current and proposed future land use for the MOSI redevelopment site, as shown in a Hillsborough County staff report.<\/p>\n<p>The Phase 1 agreement is structured in two parts:<\/p>\n<p>Phase 1A includes the land use amendment and the technical studies required to support rezoning. <\/p>\n<p>Phase 1B covers the PD-A rezoning process and preparation of zoning materials for City of Tampa review. County staff expects Phase 1B to take about 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/tampa-bay-real-estate-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TAMPA BAY REAL ESTATE NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Environmental site assessments, wetland delineation and preliminary stormwater modeling have been completed, according to the report. An initial master development concept plan has also been completed.<\/p>\n<p>Renderings included in the agenda packet show a walkable grid of internal streets, structured parking and public green plazas. <\/p>\n<p>Several buildings along Fowler Avenue are labeled at 10 stories. Additional mid-rise mixed-use and multifamily buildings extend deeper into the site. The concept includes a hotel and retains the existing fieldhouse.<\/p>\n<p>The county submitted the future land use amendment to the City of Tampa on Nov. 3, 2025. The Planning Commission approved the request Feb. 9, 2026. A public hearing is scheduled for April 23. <\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TAMPA BAY BUSINESS NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>County staff expects to submit a rezoning application in May or June 2026, with easements tied to the site expected to be addressed during that process.<\/p>\n<p>The item appears under the Board of County Commissioners staff report section and does not require a vote.<\/p>\n<p>About MOSI<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1962 and operating in North Tampa since 1982, the Museum of Science &amp; Innovation serves as Tampa Bay\u2019s primary hands-on science center. <\/p>\n<p>The campus includes more than 50,000 square feet of interactive exhibits and educational programming, along with the Saunders Planetarium &amp; Digital Dome Theatre, which MOSI says is the largest planetarium in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>  Stay Informed<\/p>\n<p>\n    Stay up to date on Tampa Bay business news, executive profiles and the companies shaping the region.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hillsborough County will brief commissioners Wednesday on a redevelopment concept that would bring 10-story mixed-use buildings and a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[5752,1127,2152,276,3964,135,1526,5759,137,136],"class_list":["post-157123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-commercial-real-estate","tag-construction","tag-development","tag-hillsborough-county","tag-hotels","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay","tag-tampa-development","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}