THE DAVIS ISLANDS VIEW NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the December Islands View newsletter. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the holiday season. This month there are some great Islands events occurring as well as a few community issues to stay updated on. Have a great December and enjoy the Islands!
ISLANDS NEWS
15th Annual Davis Islands Toy Drive
Join Islands residents this Sunday December 6th starting at 4pm for the annual Davis Islands toy drive. The 1st stop will be at Farrells on the Islands. The map of all the Islands Santa stops can be found on their facebook page here
Davis Islands Holiday Bazaar – December 19th
Keep your holiday shopping local. Join our Islands businesses for their Holiday Bazaar happening on December 19th from 10 to 2pm. Businesses will have tables outside of their stores featuring great items for the holidays, samples, sales and more!
Gasparilla Parade 2016 Community Meeting
The City of Tampa will be hosting a community meeting on Monday, December 7th, 6pm at Kate Jackson recreation center. Various City staff as well as organizers will also be in attendance to participate in discussions. If you are unable to attend please submit any questions or concerns now to [email protected] or call Carla Lewis directly at 813-274-8152, in an effort to address them during the night of the meeting and get back to you with a response.
NEXTDOOR.COM – Davis Islands
We saw a huge jump in new users this past month from 241 to over 300! This month’s activities focused on Islands events, garage sales and a few lost/found animals. Thank you to everyone who has already joined. Register for free at Nextdoor.com/DavisIslands
DAVIS ISLANDS LAND DEVELOPMENT & ZONING ACTIVITY
We thought it would be helpful to keep residents updated on requests made to the City of Tampa for zoning, variance or design changes for properties on the Islands. Each month the City of Tampa publishes these filings for all City of Tampa residents, it is called the C.A.R.E. S Newsletter. Details on the filings can be found by logging into the City of Tampa Online Portal This months requests are as follows:
Design Exceptions Under Review:
DE2-15-47: 40 Adalia Ave (Increase Fence Height and Spacing of Pilasters) – 12/3/2015; 10:30am
Special Use Cases: General
New SU1-16-05: 524 W Davis Blvd (Extended Family) – No Hearing
Variance Cases
New VRB 16-09: 601 Luzon Ave (Reduce Rear Setback) – 12/8/2015; 6:30pm
OUR MARKET ACTIVITY
438 E DAVIS BLVD | DAVIS ISLANDS – JUST LISTED
75 X 100 lot | alley access | $355,000
Value for this property is in the land. See Details
618 COLUMBIA DR | DAVIS ISLANDS – UNDER CONTRACT
2 BD | 2 BA | 1,355 sq ft
Great price and home on Davis Islands. Waterview from your front deck! Call today for a private showing. See Details
168 E DAVIS BLVD | DAVIS ISLANDS – AVAILABLE
2 BD | 2.5 BA | 1,927 sq ft
Must see townhome on Davis Islands has the location, style and price! A must see so call today. See Details
105 HURON AVE | DAVIS ISLANDS – COMING SOON
70 x 143 lot | pool | $450,000
This is a fantastic wide and deep lot with a pool. You can build your dream home or remodel/expand the current home (2 bed/2 bath). The value is in the lot. See Details
