Last week’s news about what’s planned for the erstwhile Trump Tower Tampa site and where Publix has finally decided to locate in downtown was welcome on a couple of fronts.
Synergistically, these are projects–a 52-story, mixed-use high rise on a hauntingly empty Riverwalk lot and a long-sought supermarket–that add economic ripples and community viability.
Symbolically, these are additional votes of confidence in the downtown market. In addition, there’s the bonus of not having the Trump brand on permanent display. Sometimes you add by subtracting.