Tampa General breaks ground on 170-home apartment community for its workers
The Linden, in Brandon, is for TGH and USF Health employees earning 80% to 120% of area median income and is expected to open in late summer 2028.
TAMPA - Tampa General Hospital and developer The Michaels Organization have broken ground on The Linden, a 170-home apartment community for Tampa General and USF Health employees, the hospital announced Nov. 9.
The apartments, at 9804 Delaney Creek Boulevard in Brandon on land the hospital already owned, are meant for employees earning 80% to 120% of the area median income. They will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with a pool, playground, garden and dog park, and a 5,000-square-foot child care center run by O2B Kids.
The site is one mile from TGH's Brandon Emergency Center. A free shuttle will run to the hospital's Davis Islands campus and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in downtown Tampa, according to the release.
The state of Florida contributed $12.5 million toward construction, and Hillsborough County committed $2 million over four years. The release does not give the total cost or rents.
TGH CEO John Couris, Michaels chief investment officer Mick Flanagan and Hillsborough County Commissioners Gwen Myers and Chris Boles took part in the groundbreaking. "When we care for our team, they are better prepared to care for the patients we serve," Couris said.
Urban Practice is the architect, and Michaels will manage the property. The Linden is expected to open in late summer 2028.