Cigar company to develop hotel, restaurant at historic property

Tampa-based J.C. Newman’s restoration of Ybor City’s Sanchez y Haya hotel will also feature a cigar lounge.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 10:12 a.m. December 6, 2021
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The defunct Sanchez y Haya hotel in Ybor City will be restored by J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
The defunct Sanchez y Haya hotel in Ybor City will be restored by J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
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TAMPA — J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has announced plans to restore the Sanchez y Haya hotel in Ybor City, which it acquired in August 2020 for $650,000.

The historic property, at 1601 E. Columbus Drive, will again operate as a hotel when it reopens in late 2023, according to a press release. It will also feature a restaurant and cigar lounge.

 

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