
IP Capital Partners of Boca Raton and GEM Realty Capital Inc. of Chicago plan to start a major renovation of the 444 guestroom Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and adjacent 11 story Bayport Plaza office building.Ā Jason Isaacson is IP Capitalās president.
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IP Capital intends to expand the Rocky Point/Westshore Business District hotelās 33,000 square feet of meeting space and upgrade the 265,976-square-foot office buildingās lobby, bathrooms and common areas through a heavy capital investment. The project will integrate the two properties through a capital investment and by leveraging the components that are already there and create a homogeneous hospitality and concierge high-touch experience so the hotel will play off the office space and visa-versa, integrating the components of each to create a better whole.
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Bayport Plaza, completed in 1984, is currently 92% occupied. The Grand Hyatt was completed two years later. The waterfront hotelās current amenities include a trio of food and beverage outlets, a pair of tennis courts, a 24-hour fitness center and a resort-style swimming pool. The project is currently is a planning phase and will start in 2020.
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