8 Construction Projects to Bring More Housing to Tarpon Springs

No fewer than eight construction projects are in the works that would bring 353 single-family homes, condos and apartment units to Tarpon Springs, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Officials say the boost in development is a result of the city's push to draw developers to the area as well as an economic upswing.

Here is a rundown of the various projects in the works or in varying stages of development, according to the Times:

• Anclote River Crossings: 36 homes east of Alt. U.S. 19, near the Sponge Docks.
• The Banyans: Town home project on Morgan Street west of Alt. U.S. 19.
• Brittany Park: 58 condo units, plus retail space, on Brittany Park Road, west of U.S. 19.
  
• Callista Cay: 62 homes on Meres Boulevard, west of Alt. U.S. 19.
• Keystone Road: 43 homes on Keystone Road.
• Riverview at Tarpon: 10 homes on Rivercrest Lane, near the Sponge Docks.
• Santos Isles: 50-unit, low-income apartment complex a the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Safford Avenue, for seniors 55 and older.
• Tarpon Key: 62 homes on Anclote Road.

Read more details in the Times' story.

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