Report: Tampa suburb No. 10 nationally for turning hotel rooms into apartments

A Tampa suburb was among the top 10 in the nation for repurposing hotel space into apartments in 2023, according to a new list from RentCafe.

Ruskin saw 158 apartments converted from hotel rooms last year, making it No. 10 in the country for hotel conversions, the rental site found.

Hotels have faced challenges in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, and outdated properties in particular have been offloaded to make way for apartments as demand for this type of housing rises, RentCafe reports.