{"id":187928,"date":"2026-03-11T23:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187928\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:27:08","slug":"tallahassee-commission-votes-to-sell-5-acres-of-downtown-property-to-build-hotel-apartments-in-11m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187928\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee commission votes to sell 5 acres of downtown property to build hotel, apartments in $11M deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Tallahassee City Commission voted to sell of 5 acres of land<\/a> in downtown on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

The sale, totaling $11 million, includes two parcels of land labelled as the 2.41-acre \u201cChevron\u201d block and the 2.68-acre \u201cJohns\u201d block. <\/p>\n

The city voted to sell to 908 Group, a developer responsible for other downtown developments like The Nine and StateHouse Woodard.<\/p>\n

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The developer plans to build a 239-unit apartment building, which could be marketed as student housing, and a 144-room hotel with a restaurant.<\/p>\n

One public speaker raised concerns about the development, asking commissioners to consider other options for the space.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat else could go there that\u2019s not the same as what\u2019s all around it,\u201d the speaker said. \u201cWe keep losing cultural and historical institutions in the area.\u201d <\/p>\n

The speaker also brought up a concern about the apartments being marketed as student housing, since student apartments could sit empty when school is not in session.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for 908 Groups said the project would be mixed-use and connect campus to downtown, describing it as a \u201ctransition zone,\u201d rather than just student housing.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the commission voted 4-1 for the sale. Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox was the lone no vote. <\/p>\n

Her concern is that the developer had not met with the full commission, but had met with Commissioner Jeremy Matlow as part of the Downtown Improvement Authority, before the sale had been approved.<\/p>\n

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