• Call/Text: (813) 784-7744
    • Send Me an Email

The Tampa Real Estate InsiderThe Tampa Real Estate Insider

South Tampa Realtor

  • Menu
  • Home
  • Meet Rae
  • Search
    • Advanced Search
    • Map Search
    • Listing ID Search
    • Address Search
    • Browse by City
    • My Account
  • Buyers
    • Buying With Me
    • Featured Properties
    • Mortgage Calculator
    • My Listing Manager
  • Sellers
    • Selling With Me
    • Sold Portfolio
    • FREE Home Valuation
  • Communities
    • Channelside District
    • Downtown Tampa
    • South Tampa
    • Seminole Heights | Tampa Heights
    • Gulf Beach Area | St. Petersburg | Clearwater
    • Westshore Marina District
    • Downtown St. Pete
    • Cheval Golf Community
  • TREI Blog
  • Get in Touch
  • Rave Reviews

Taps Wine and Beer Merchants opens in SKYPOINT Condo Building

AT TAPS, BUSINESS IS BOOMING
By: Gary Shepherd For James DeVito, owner of newly opened Taps Wine and Beer Merchants in the SkyPoint condo building, the future is now.

Sure, downtown Tampa’s business climate may still be on the upswing, with the best days ahead. But, says DeVito, business has been fabulous since he opened on June 6, and he couldn’t be happier about how things are going.

“Our timing is good, and business is astonishingly good. We have to chase people out every night at closing,” says DeVito, a former Wall Street employee of Deutsche Bank. “Tampa really needed something like this. That’s what I hear all the time.”

His customers include a pre-theater crowd, visitors from Hyde Park and other local communities, as well as downtown workers and residents. “We definitely have a big happy hour crowd just about every day.”

And DeVito expects business to get even better – he just held his grand opening in late June, and he is just now opening up a Web site and doing other marketing.

The concept is unique: Half of the 1,850-square-foot business is devoted to beer, with about 25 beers on tap and another 275 sold by the bottle. As for wine, nearly 60 wines are on tap and about 100 are available by the bottle.

Taps uses “variety and technology as entertainment. The goal is to encourage our guests to experience our diverse collection of beer and wine,” said DeVito. More expensive wines are sold by the ounce or other small portions, so that customers can try exotic labels inexpensively if they wish to. Customers can by a swipe card that tracks purchases.

DeVito, who says opening Taps is a $500,000 gamble, says business has been great both for lunch and during the evenings. Taps, located in SkyPoint’s ground floor, seats about 130, and there is plenty of seating outside facing Ashley Street.

Taps menu includes sandwiches and salads at lunch, and tapas-style plates of food – cheeses, cured meats, fruits and breads.

skypoint condos for sale (2)
skypoint resale (2)
Thinking about buying or selling real estate in the Tampa Bay Area? Have a Real Estate question?
Feel free to email or call us 813-784-7744
Rae Anna Conforti and Michelle Jordan Realtors.


Search MLS
Prudential Tropical Realty

Posted in: Condos & Lofts, Downtown Tampa News Tagged: Downtown Tampa Updates, Skypoint News, Things to Do in Tampa

Post navigation

« More Good News for buyers-Tampa Real Estate Market Update
Relocating to St. Petersburg? BEST Neighborhood Close to Tampa »

Search Our Blog

Search for:

Browse by Category

Browse by Topic

Best Neighborhoods in Tampa Best Places to buy a home buyers market tips Buying a Home buying real estate in tampa Channelside Condos For Sale Choosing the Right Realtor Condo Market News Condo Market Update Tampa current housing market in tampa florida Downtown Tampa Condos and Lofts Downtown Tampa Updates Financing and Mortgage News First Time Home Buyers First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit First Time Home Buying Advice Foreclosure Statistics Tampa FL Historical Neighborhoods-Tampa homestead tax exemption How to sell as short sale investing in condos Investing In Real Estate Luxury Home Communities new construction tampa property tax update Real Estate Investing Tampa real estate market tampa real estate news Relocating to Tampa sales statistics Selling Your Home Short Sale Process Tampa Short Sale Realtors Tampa South Tampa Real Estate Tampa Housing Market Tampa Real Estate Tampa Real Estate Market Tampa Real Estate News Tampa Realtors Tampa Relocation Guide Things to Do in Tampa Tips for Listing your home Tips for Sellers Top tampa realtors When is a good time to buy?

Explore Communities

  • Channelside District
  • Downtown Tampa
  • South Tampa
  • Seminole Heights | Tampa Heights
  • Gulf Beach Area | St. Petersburg | Clearwater
  • Westshore Marina District
  • Downtown St. Pete
  • Cheval Golf Community

Recent Posts

  • Inventory May Never Be This Low Again | Tampa Housing Market 2021
    Inventory May Never Be This Low Again | Tampa Housing Market 2021
    17 hours ago
  • Thinking of Cashing in on Real Estate in 2021? Housing Market Predictions..
    Thinking of Cashing in on Real Estate in 2021? Housing Market Predictions..
    19 hours ago
  • Top 3 Results You Should Expect From Your Realtor
    Top 3 Results You Should Expect From Your Realtor
    2 days ago
  • Tampa’s Highest Priced Neighborhoods-Luxury Real Estate Report
    Tampa’s Highest Priced Neighborhoods-Luxury Real Estate Report
    5 days ago

Rae Anna Conforti

  • Call or Text Me

    (813) 784-7744

  • Send Me an Email

    Ready to Help

  • 1001 S. MacDill Ave

    Tampa, FL 33629

© 2021 Tampa Real Estate Insider | All Rights Reserved

Agent Reputation – Real Estate Website Design

Privacy Policy | DMCA | Sitemap