Embassy Suites Rising Next to Tampa Convention Center
TAMPA, FL, Janaury 11, 2006. A June 2006 opening is in place for the $100-million Embassy Suites Hotel Tampa-Downtown Convention Center, which is now under construction here. The 21-story, 360-suite hotel will reportedly be the first all-suite hotel in downtown Tampa and will be connected to the Tampa Convention Center by a sky bridge.
The owner/developer is WPM Construction, LLC. Located at 513 S. Florida Ave., the hotel will contain 9,025 sf of meeting space and seven conference suites.
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