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Plattonian Building, 825 Platt Street and South Boulevard

Plattonian Building, northeast corner Platt Street and South Boulevard, with A & P and Tampa Grocery stores in Mediterranean revival building; upper floor apartments, stucco exterior. 1928. Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Plattonian Building, northeast corner of Platt Street and South Boulevard 2020. © Chip Weiner

The Plattonian Building, named after O.H Platt, the Hyde Park subdivision creator, is located at the northeast corner of Platt St. and South Blvd. It opened on June 1, 1925. As was the custom in the 1920s, it had six retail spaces on the first floor and ten 3-room apartments on the second floor and was built for $35,000. Tampa Grocery Company and Atlantic and Pacific (A&P) Tea Company occupied the main retail space when it opened.

Since its inception, the building’s mixed-use function has been maintained. After a refresh in 1951, apartments were rented for $65 a month. According to online sources, the original 300-square-foot studio apartments are now rented for $1,495 monthly. The retail space recently housed a Pilates studio, a hair salon, and Koya- an eight-seat Asian tasting menu-only eatery.

From Burgert Brothers: Look Again, Vol.2