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A HOTEL FOUNDED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS HELPING REDEFINE A
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Contributed by DEREK HERSCOVICI
If you built a modern city from scratch , what would it look like ? Would it have a perfect , year-round warm climate ? Sparkling waterfront views ? World-class dining and entertainment ?
This is no exercise in fantasy , but the guiding elements of Water Street Tampa , a futuristic concept-district centered in the fastest growing city in Florida . Totaling approximately 56 acres of contiguous land , the urban , mixeduse waterfront district features everything necessary to live , work and play in style .
It ’ s fitting that a cornerstone of this new locale is a hotel embodying these traits and more . The Tampa Edition — the Edition brand is Marriott International ’ s luxury lifestyle concept developed between it and Ian Schrager in 2008 — is a place where luxury and comfort meet catered personal experience .
Rising 26 stories into the skyline , with 172 rooms and 38 private residences , it blends industrial elements with art decoinspired curves and lush greenery surrounded by wrap-around balconies to seamlessly blend into the neighborhood ’ s organic , wellness-inspired ethos .
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