Developer pulls plan for apartments and townhomes, but vows project is not dead

Shortly before a controversial plan to bring more than 300 apartments and 16 townhomes to a mostly residential neighborhood skirting the Westshore District was set to go before Tampa’s City Council Sept. 23, attorneys for the developer announced the plan was being withdrawn.

In a two-paragraph letter, the attorneys gave no reason for pulling the rezoning application for 200 S. Hoover Blvd., which had been in the works for months and seemed on the verge of approval despite organized opposition from neighbors, simply saying it was withdrawn.