23-story student housing tower proposed near Oxford Exchange in Tampa
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Aug 1, 2022

The developers of The Henry in downtown Tampa have proposed another student housing tower in the urban core — this time near Oxford Exchange.

Development Ventures Group and Intown Group have proposed a 23-story, 192-unit tower at 110 S. Boulevard, which is currently home to a Bank OZK branch. The developers have included a 2,871-square-foot bank branch on the ground floor of the tower.

The site is just under 1 acre. It is directly south of the former University Inn, which a developer converted to student housing last year.

Stantec is the engineer on the project; WDG is the architect. The units will range from one to four bedrooms, and the rezoning request to make way for the tower includes a waiver for 47% of the required parking spaces for a project of this size. As proposed, the tower has 210 parking spaces.

The tower received preliminary approval from Tampa City Council on July 14.

"The Henry has certainly found success in the market, but this development stands on its own in response to high demand for student-focused housing in downtown Tampa," Greg Minder, principal of Intown Group, told the Tampa Bay Business Journal. "While The Henry certainly informed certain decisions relative to the new development, this project will be unique in the market."

The Henry, Minder said, is 100% leased for the 2022-23 academic year.