Stetson University is moving ahead with plans to modernize the Stetson University College of Law’s Tampa Law Center through a mixed-use redevelopment in collaboration with Bromley Companies. The initiative focuses on transforming a currently underutilized area of the campus into a denser, multiuse environment while maintaining the law school’s established presence on the site.
Under the concept outlined by Bromley, the approximately 6.5-acre property would be reconfigured to accommodate a significant mix of uses. The plan calls for 664 multifamily units, creating a sizable residential component alongside academic facilities. In addition, Bromley is proposing 440,000 square feet of office space, positioning the project to serve both institutional and commercial users.
The development program also includes 37,450 square feet of retail space, envisioned to support on-site residents, office users, and law school activity with shops, dining, and services. Hospitality is a core element of the plan as well, with 300 hotel keys anticipated for the site. This hotel component is intended to coexist with the academic uses and other commercial elements, further diversifying the property’s income profile once built.
Bromley is targeting a late 2027 groundbreaking for the project. The redevelopment is expected to be executed in multiple phases rather than all at once. According to the university, the phasing strategy is designed so that Stetson’s classes and operations at the Tampa Law Center continue without disruption throughout the construction process.
To enable the contemplated mix of uses, Stetson University has filed a rezoning application for the property. The proposed changes will require review and approval by the Tampa City Council before the project can proceed as envisioned. Entitlement progress will be a key step in determining the ultimate timing and scope of the build-out on the site.
As part of the structure of the venture, the university will retain ownership of the Stetson Law Center itself. Stetson will also have permanent access to the planned hotel and parking garage, ensuring long-term integration of these facilities with the law school’s operations. Bromley, for its part, aims to layer new multifamily, office, retail, and hotel uses around the existing academic presence to reposition the underutilized land for more intensive mixed-use activity.
Through this partnership, Stetson and Bromley are seeking to pair institutional needs with private-sector development capabilities. If approvals are secured and the project advances to construction as scheduled, the Tampa Law Center site would transition over time from a primarily single-purpose academic property to a more comprehensive mixed-use environment anchored by the law school.
