Boutique hotel and mixed-use development at 144 E. Tarpon Avenue
Summary
A vacant, long-empty lot on Tarpon Avenue will get a two-story hotel with retail, a restaurant/lounge, and a public courtyard that reopens a walk-through connection between Tarpon Avenue and Court Street.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
The CRA-purchased site returns to the tax rolls and downtown activity with hotel rooms, retail and event space.
Downtown visitors, businesses, and the CRA; Court Street property owners hoping for activation of that corridor.
Nearby oak trees on the Tarpon Avenue frontage must be removed to accommodate the balcony.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of Commissioners - Oct 13, 2026
A proposed two-story mixed-use building with a 15-room boutique hotel, retail, event space and open courtyard downtown. The site plan was set for quasi-judicial consideration; no outcome is recorded.
Planning & Zoning Board - Sep 21, 2026
A proposed two-story building downtown would bring a 15-room boutique hotel, retail, event space, and an open courtyard to 144 E. Tarpon Avenue. It could boost downtown foot traffic and tourism, but neighbors may have questions about parking, scale, and event noise. The board was scheduled to hear it; no outcome is known.
Heritage Preservation Board - Jul 6, 2026
A vacant, long-empty lot on Tarpon Avenue will get a two-story hotel with retail, a restaurant/lounge, and a public courtyard that reopens a walk-through connection between Tarpon Avenue and Court Street.
Related development
Boutique Hotel and Mixed-Use Building, 144 E. Tarpon Avenue
Brings an underused downtown lot back to life with lodging and retail, expected to support the sponge docks and main street businesses; construction estimated at roughly two to two-and-a-half years including permitting.
Application 26.41 — The Tarpon Registry
The revised door better matches the historic storefront, resolving the board's earlier concern.
26.41 Tarpon Registry - Two-Story Structure
New construction on a downtown corridor; the board's decision shapes what gets built on Tarpon Avenue.
Tarpon Registry two-story mixed-use building
Fills a long-vacant downtown block with a hotel, restaurant, retail, and a walk-through courtyard linking Tarpon Avenue and Court Street.
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