COOKFOX, Olson Kundig, Gensler, Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF), and Morris Adjmi Architects, have all been named as some of the nine architects spearheading Water Street Tampa, the$3 billion project that will give the Florida city a skyline.

Spread over nearly50 acres, 18 buildings comprise the scheme which is being backed by Strategic Property Partnersa consortium between Jeff Vinik, who owns NHLs Tampa Bay Lightning, and Bill Gatess Cascade Investment. Though first announced in early July this year, more details, such as the architects involved, have been released.

Heres the $3 billion project that will give Tampa a skyline. Pictured here: A rendering of Water Street Tampa shows what the city will look like in less than 10 years. (Courtesy Strategic Property Partners)

Four New York firms are in on the act.COOKFOX will be designing two buildings: an office and a residential block which will sit atop some retail. KPF has been commissioned for a series of apartments and condominiums which will reside above some retail and a grocery store.Morris Adjmi Architects has scooped arguably the largest commission: a157-key five-star hotel, a range of luxury condos, more apartments, and retail.Gensler, meanwhile, will be behind twooffice over retail projects.

Seattle firmOlson Kundig is also doing a similar project andBaker Barrios, from Orlando, are to design a central cooling facility.Greenery is coming via Tampa-based Alfonso Architects, who are fronting the redevelopment vision for the citys Channelside with a new public park, waterfront shops, and living units. Another Flordian firm, Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates from Coral Gables, are designing a 500-key hotel. Finally, New Haven, Connecticut practice Pickard Chilton are behind three projects that will office and residential over retail.

When finished, Water Street Tampa will boast more than two million square feet of offices. In doing so, the scheme will bring the first new office towers Downtown Tampa has seen in almost 25 years. Located on theGarrison Channel and Hillsborough Bay, the project, according to a press release, intends to bridge the citys cultural landmarks, including the Tampa Convention Center, Amalie Arena (where the Tampa Bay Lightning play), Tampa Bay History Center, and Florida Aquarium. This will be achieved via an array of public parks and spaces that lead to the waterfront where the Tampa Riverwalk, and five-mile-long Bayshore path, can be found.

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