Here's when Tampa's Chart House will be razed to make way for apartments
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Apr 28, 2016

An Orlando developer has closed on the Chart House Restaurant site and is moving forward with plans to redevelop it into a waterfront apartment community.

ZOM USA paid $11.75 million for the 4.7-acre site in a deal that closed earlier this week, said Kyle Clayton, vice president of development. Northwestern Real Estate Investments is ZOM's financial partner on the development.

Chart House's lease expires at the end of May, Clayton said. Demolition could begin in late June or early July; vertical construction is slated to begin by August.

Representatives for Chart House parent company Landry's Inc. did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. A Landry's executive previously told the Tampa Bay Business Journal they "will consider a new location in the market when necessary."

Seazen, as ZOM has named the development, will include 323 apartment units in three- and six-story buildings. It has 750 feet of water frontage, and 85 percent of the units will have a water view.

Preleasing will start in late 2017, with construction expected to wrap up in 2018.

"The Rocky Point site is unmatched in terms of waterfront location, amenities and convenient proximity to employment," Greg West, ZOM chief development officer, said in a statement.

Ashley Gurbal Kritzer is a reporter for the Tampa Bay Business Journal.