{"id":185381,"date":"2026-03-10T09:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/185381\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:05:25","slug":"benderson-to-renovate-reintroduce-downtown-tampa-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/185381\/","title":{"rendered":"Benderson to renovate, reintroduce downtown Tampa tower"},"content":{"rendered":"

The building Tampa Electric Co. called home in downtown Tampa for more than 40 years is getting a new name and a new look.<\/p>\n

East Manatee County-based Benderson Development says the building is set to undergo an extensive fa\u00e7ade renovation and other upgrades. And the nine-story, 300,000-square-foot building, across from the historic Tampa Theatre, will be renamed 702 North Franklin Street.<\/p>\n

Benderson did not disclose project details or a timeline. And in an email, a spokesperson says the company is finalizing redevelopment plans so it \u00a0can\u2019t share any cost details at this time.<\/p>\n

The building has been completely empty since TECO moved out of the space late last summer for new office digs in a just-built 17-story tower at the 23-acre Midtown Tampa development<\/a> off of Interstate 75 and Dale Mabry Highway. It took 11 floors of the building.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s headquarters were about a mile south at the corner of Dale Mabry and Kennedy Boulevard for 25 years before it moved to the downtown location in 1981.<\/p>\n

Benderson, which bought 704 North Franklin Street for $22 million in 2013, says the building features 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space along with eight floors of office space compromising 30,000 square feet each.<\/p>\n

It has hired CBRE to handle the office leasing and says in a statement the building\u2019s \u201cflexible infrastructure accommodates a range of users, from single-tenant headquarters to multi-tenant configurations, and offers prominent signage opportunities to enhance visibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benderson will lease the ground floor retail space.<\/p>\n

The developer was founded in 1949 and has a portfolio that includes more than 1,000 properties in 40 states totaling more than 55 million square feet.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Garvey will be the lead broker for CBRE.<\/p>\n

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