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CRA approves up to $396,000 for Centro Asturiano gym restoration

Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board · December 1, 2025
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The Tampa CRA board voted to award a special-project reimbursement of up to $396,000 (50% of eligible costs) plus a $20,000 contingency to Centro Asturiano to rehabilitate its long-closed gymnasium into a public cultural hub and cigar-lounge workspace.

The Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency voted to approve a staff-recommended special-project grant for Centro Asturiano’s long-dormant gymnasium, authorizing reimbursement of up to $396,000 — equal to 50% of eligible expenses — and a $20,000 contingency for unforeseen eligible work.

Centro representatives told the board the project would revive a historically significant part of the Centro’s building on Nebraska and Palm avenues,…

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