WestShore Plaza redevelopment is approved, mall to be demolished

The WestShore Plaza Mall will be torn down and replaced by a massive new district with shopping, apartments, offices, medical facilities and more.

The Tampa City Council unanimously approved a redevelopment plan from Washington Prime Group at a recent meeting. The move comes nearly four years after plans to overhaul the mall were first announced.

The full project breakdown includes:

• 901,831 square feet of retail
• 380,000 square feet of professional office space
• 120,000 square feet of medical office space
• 1,765 multifamily residential units
• A 256,000-square-foot hotel or motel
• 133,119 square feet of restaurant space
• A 77,357-square-foot recreational facility
• A Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority transfer bus station

“The redevelopment project will likely be completed in phases,” a spokesperson for Washington Prime Group wrote in an email to the Tampa Bay Times. “There is no definitive timeline for construction as of yet.”

So far, no demolition permit has been filed.