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Perhaps the most
central of all Tampa neighborhoods is the Town
N Country/Westchase area. Just minutes from the
airport, a short drive to Downtown Tampa and just
across the bridge from St Petersburg this area
offers more than just a convenient location. Several
shopping malls are in near proximity as well as
the dining and entertainment Downtown Tampa and
South Tampa have to offer. This is a highly developed
area with lots to choose from when it comes to
size and style of housing and apartment complexes.
Westchase is a large network of neighborhoods
Housing
Housing in the Town N Country/Westchase area ranges
from cozy family neighborhoods, older and new
apartment complexes, luxurious towering apartments
and condos, corporate rentals, planned communities,
golf course communities and custom estates.
Things
To Do
There are many great neighborhood parks in Town
N Country including the Pam Callahan Nature Preserve,
the Al Lopez Park which features a 2.5 mile paved
trail and The Upper Tampa Bay Trail, which is
a 5.6 mile widely used multi-use trail that is
regarded as Tampa’s best urban trail. Golf
courses include Countryway
Golf Club and Rocky
Point Golf Club.
Other entertainment includes nearby movie theaters
such as AMC
Veterans Expressway 24, AMC West Shore 14
and the Cobb Cinebistro in Hyde Park Village which
features a movie theater that serves fantastic
food and regular and adult beverages, including
a full liquor bar and lounge. In nearby Downtown
Tampa there is the Straz Center for Performing
Arts, The Tampa Museum of Art, the Florida Aquarium,
historic Ybor and the Channelside district. Town
N Country is also home to The Bucs’ Raymond
James Stadium and the New
York Yankees spring training baseball field.
Westchase
provides its residents with an 18-hole golf course,
several parks, community swimming pools, tennis
courts, nature preserves, and soccer fields.
Dining
and Shopping
While there are many big name stores like Wal-Mart,
Target, Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, Bealls and
Whole Foods there are also many niche and specialty
stores in this area and it is close to three of
Tampa’s best malls, the Citrus
Park Mall, Westshore
Plaza and International
Plaza, which is home to such high end stores
as Burberry, Crate & Barrel, J.Crew, Gucci,
Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom. Shopping in Westchase
is available in West Park Village Town Center
and West Chase Square.
There is a wide selection when it comes to dining
too. There are several locations of the Green
Iguana in this area as well as Tokyo Japanese
and Chinese Restaurant, Black Beans Cuban Bar
and Grill, Bahama Breeze, The Rusty Pelican, Fleming’s
Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Ocean Prime and
many more.
Additional dining options at nearby International
Plaza features Bar Louie, Blue Martini, The Capital
Grille and Ocean Prime and Westshore Plaza features
Maggiano’s Little Italy, PF Chang’s
and Mitchell’s Fish Market.
Traffic
and Driving
While some areas of Town N Country can have periods
of highly congested traffic there are many ways
to get around it. The Veterans Expressway, I-275,
I-4 and the bay bridges are easily accessible
in most areas of Town N Country. There are many
stops on the HART bus line, which makes using
public transportation quite efficient and convenient
in this area.
Schools
Public school include eight elementary schools,
Webb Middle School, Alonzo High School and Jefferson
High School. There are many private schools in
this area including Berkley Prep, Town N Country
Christian, West Gate Christian, Incarnation Catholic
and Chapel in the Pines School. The University
of South Florida has nearby campuses across the
bridge in St Petersburg and the main campus to
the northeast. Other colleges in the area include
ITT Technical Institute, Phoenix University, International
Academy of Design Technology, Galen, and Hillsborough
Community College. The Town N Country public
library serves this location.
Business
Commerce is generated from a wide variety of sources
including retail and restaurants, banking and
finance, hotels and tourism, Raymond James Stadium,
Town
N Country Hospital and Tampa
International Airport. |
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