James Landers

James Landers, chief executive officer of the projects' developer, Landcraft Development, says Manhattan City Homes will have four buildings with 22 units.They will range from 1,300 to 1,550 square feet, have two or three stories, two bedrooms, 21/2 bathrooms and one-car garages.They will be priced between $160,000 and $180,000.

Landers said nine units of the $3-million project have been reserved.

Taking the place of a former recreational vehicle park, Escena will yield eight buildings with 30 townhomes.They'll range from 1,300 to 1,600 square feet, have two or three bedrooms with 21/2 bathrooms and a one-car garage.A pool area will top off the $4-million project.

Landers said all of the units, which were priced from $159,000 to $185,000, have sold.

Two developers, Grady Pridgen, who's redeveloping the Imperial Yacht Basin, and James Landers, who's turning 14 acres between Manhattan Avenue and West Shore Boulevard into town houses, presented their plans to the Gandy Civic Association this week, fielding a flood of questions but leaving some concerns unanswered.
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They questioned whether Landers, of South Tampa-based LandCraft Development, will abide by the plan and promises of the project's original developer, Don Phillips.
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Landers said he will include everything in the approved site plan and also make some improvements.

"There are going to be issues you do not agree with," Landers told about 30 residents.
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Because the project changes are not substantive, Landers does not need additional city council approval.
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Landers said that's why he changed it.

"If the plan looks like crap to you, it's going to look like crap to whoever's buying it," he said.

James Landers, LandCraft Development's chief executive officer, said the area is undergoing a renaissance due to its location and affordability.
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"We notified [the RV owners], and most of them were on month-to-month leases at the time," said Landers, a south- of-Gandy native."We tried to assist them if we could."

The RVs were cleared and development has begun for Escena South Tampa, a town house development to be built by June.The 30 town houses sold within the first month, with contracts between $160,000 and $185,000, Landers said.

It wasn't difficult to convince nearby property owners of the town house project's benefits, he said.

"Most of the neighbors who we talked to in the area were delighted to get rid of the RV park," he said.

James Landers, LandCraft's chief executive, said residents will embrace the changes he made to the project plans, including adding garages to the town houses and giving the development a "more neighborhood feel."

The town houses will run between $175,000 and $225,000, he said.

"We've had success with other projects and have a good idea of what the demographics are," Landers said.

Construction on the approximately $14 million project should start in about four months, Landers said.He said the land cost about $4.5 million.

The new site plan will be presented to the Gandy Civic Association next month.
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Landers said the revised plans call for about 1 acre of land fronting Manhattan Avenue, now the site of a fruit stand, to become landscaped green space.He said the landscaped area would buffer the town houses from Manhattan.

James Landers, LandCraft's chief executive, said residents will embrace the changes he made to the project plans, including adding garages to the town houses and giving the development a "more neighborhood feel."

The town houses will run between $175,000 and $225,000, he said.

"We've had success with other projects and have a good idea of what the demographics are," Landers said.

Construction on the approximately $14 million project should start in about four months, Landers said. He said the land cost about $4.5 million.
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Landers said the revised plans call for about 1 acre of land fronting Manhattan Avenue, now the site of a fruit stand, to become landscaped green space. He said the landscaped area would buffer the town houses from Manhattan.

Jack King, Vice President of Rick Wolfe & Associates, and James Landers, President of LandCraft Development, go over the plans for The Seybold in Old Hyde Park.

Grady Pridgen is redeveloping the Imperial Yacht Basin, and James Landers is turning 14 acres between Manhattan Avenue and West Shore Boulevard into town houses.
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They questioned whether Landers, of LandCraft Development, will abide by the plan and promises of the original developer, Don Phillips.
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Landers said he will include everything in the approved site plan and make improvements.

"The bread building has been part of the architecture of Hyde Park since the 1920's," notes James Landers, LandCraft Development's Chairman & CEO."Our plan to convert the building to a residential use will allow it to continue to be part of the neighborhood."

The bread building will be restored, adds Landers, allowing architects to "highlight the original beauty and history of the building."