City to consider updated plan for $40M hotel; lawsuit to proceed if rejected again

A Tampa developer is going before City Council on Dec. 15 with a revised plan aimed at appeasing council members swayed by residents.

Punit Shah, CEO of the Liberty Group and a resident of Harbour Island, is going before City Council on Nov. 15 with a revised plan for a new hotel aimed at appeasing council member swayed by residents. (Courtesy photo)
Punit Shah, CEO of the Liberty Group and a resident of Harbour Island, is going before City Council on Nov. 15 with a revised plan for a new hotel aimed at appeasing council member swayed by residents. (Courtesy photo)
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Tampa’s City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday, Dec. 15, to again take up local real estate developer Punit Shah’s proposal to build a $40 million boutique hotel on Harbour Island.

 

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