University cuts ribbon on $130M downtown health center

TAMPA — In a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and top University of South Florida officials, the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opened in downtown Tampa Jan. 8.

USF, in a press release, says the 13-story, 395,000-square-foot facility will transform the institution’s medical education delivery and generate millions of dollars in annual economic impact. It’s also being touted as a key anchor property for Strategic Property Partners’ $3 billion Water Street Tampa development that’s transforming more than 50 acres in downtown Tampa.