about casitas en la doce

Ybor City was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain and Italy. The cigar industry ignited a plethora of opportunity for Ybor City. The lack of transportation in the 1800’s created the necessity for walkable communities that coupled with the prosperity Ybor experienced at that time created what is now known today as one of the nations most notorious historic districts. All over the county we are experiencing an urban renaissance, citizens are choosing to move closer to the downtown core and searching for vintage neighborhoods enriched with character.

Ybor city is no different with several hundred million dollars of new development currently under way from hotels to apartments and offices. Casitas En La Doce (little houses on 12th) is a boutique project adding to the movement and is a unique opportunity to live in the heart of the entertainment district. The Casistas are made up of four completely renovated historic single family homes. Houses like these were likely to be home to cigar factory workers or local merchants. The renovations are inspired by the historic character but will have the modern amenities that todays homebuyer desire. This is a rare blend of old and new bringing four infill adjacent homes to market within a historic district.

Site Plan

IN THE NEWS

– Tampa Bay Business Journal

A Tampa developer has plans to revitalize a block of Ybor City by restoring historic bungalows and building new row houses. The development, named Casitas En Cuatro, will consist of three restored single-family homes and three new “historically inspired” row houses, Sight Real Estate said Wednesday.

– The Tampa Tribune

Standing in front of an old, run-down bungalow on East 4th Avenue, next to a vacant lot where colorful roosters and hens strut and peck at the ground, Michael Mincberg points out the ornate woodwork on the front porch, something he plans to save.

– Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

t’s hard to imagine a time when Ybor City wasn’t a colorful nightlife district where locals and tourists poured in on weekend evenings only to desert it in the wee hours of the following morning.

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Ybor City is seeing a tremendous amount of redevelopment activity initiated by the national lifestyle trend of residents desire for walkable communities. Ybor has always had entertainment and jobs bordering the central business district but it has lacked residential. There are currently over 600 luxury apartments planned over several projects and an extreme lack of supply of homes to buy. There are several business moving into the area motivated by tax credits and the cities Ybor City Vision Plan.

Ybor City Development Site