Iconic Austin Center sells in Tampa's Westshore

TAMPA -- A commercial development that predates Tampa's Westshore district, and is tied to that business center's founder, has sold.

The Austin Center, built in 1967 by the late Al Austin, sold April 6 to an affiliate of Redstone Investments. Located on North Westshore Boulevard between the 1111 and 1411 blocks, the terms of the sale were not released, nor were details of the sale immediately available through Hillsborough County property records.

The development is by far the oldest in Westshore, with 300,000 square feet on 10 acres near Tampa International Airport. It went on to become the cornerstone of a district eventually boasting 11 million square feet and employing nearly 100,000 people.