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Check out 4 new hotels going up in the Tampa Bay area

The dual AC Hotels + Moxy by Marriott hotel will boast a rooftop bar and restaurant, 310 rooms, and plenty of other amenities.

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The 13-story tower will feature both AC Hotels and Moxy rooms.

Rendering via McKibbon.

What’s rising up in the Channel District — beyond, uh, the plethora of skyscrapers already hugging the Hillsborough River?

McKibbon Equities just announced plans for a new 13-story AC Hotels + Moxy by Marriott hotel, the Tampa Bay Business Journal first reported. The 310-room hotel will be parked just a short jaunt away from Port Tampa Bay — and easily accessible for those Margaritaville at Sea cruisers.

Construction on the hotel project is expected to start early next year with the projected opening set for 2028, according to a release. Plans also include:

  • A rooftop restaurant and bar
  • A ground floor cafe and wine bar
  • A bodega
  • A pool
  • 12,000 sqft of retail
  • A 230-space parking deck
  • 5,000 sqft of meeting and event space
A block of buildings are surrounded by green trees in downtown Tampa.

Imagine rolling out of bed and heading straight to the Riverwalk.

Rendering via McKibbon.

What other hotels are going up in the TBAY area?

  • Local investors plan to transform a Davis Islands apartment building back into a new boutique hotel, The Mirasol.
  • Water Street Tampa’s incoming condo-hotel tower, The Hotel Ora + Private Residences launched sales earlier this year.
  • The Central, a new Autograph Collection hotel, is planned for the Edge District.
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