Report: New Tampa, Fort Myers apartments are shrinking

As apartments grow across the country, those in six of eight Florida cities studied got smaller in the past 10 years.


  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. May 6, 2025
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The 375-unit MetWest Residential apartments will be built near Tampa International Airport and International Plaza.
The 375-unit MetWest Residential apartments will be built near Tampa International Airport and International Plaza.
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It's official: Florida apartment renters are getting less for their money.

According to report from RentCafe, new apartment sizes in most major markets in the state have fallen in the past 10 years.

In Tampa, the average apartment now is 941 square feet, down by 80 square feet from 2015. In Fort Myers, the average apartment is 1,025 square feet, 139 square feet smaller than 10 years ago.

 

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