What Sparkman Wharf does

Sparkman Wharf is a privately held mixed-use waterfront destination located at 615 Channelside Drive in Tampa, Florida, operating within the master-planned Water Street Tampa district under parent operator Strategic Property Partners LLC and owned by CBP Development LLC. The property encompasses approximately 65,000 square feet of curated retail and dining space alongside 180,000 square feet of reimagined office space, hosting more than 20 confirmed tenants across Food & Beverage (e.g., JoToro, Noble Rice, BurgerFi, Splitsville, LightHaus Beer Garden, Half Moon Seafood, Hampton Chocolate Factory), boutique fitness and wellness (F45 Training, Biomefit, BODYROK, Fit Bowl Co.), specialty retail (The Modern Paws, Engrained, Coldwell Banker), and flexible workspace (Industrious). It serves three primary customer groups: Tampa Bay local residents and downtown office workers, tourists visiting the Channelside district near Amalie Arena, and B2B tenants leasing the retail, dining, and office inventory. Revenue is generated primarily through retail and office leasing, supplemented by parking operations across three ParkMobile-integrated facilities (Channelside Garage, Garrison Lot, East Cumberland Garage), private events bookings, and indirect tenant sales lifted by a community-driven public events calendar featuring live music, wellness sessions, trivia nights, craft happy hours, and Tampa Theatre Summer Sing-Along screenings.

The offering is anchored by three operational pillars: a permanent curated tenant mix, a rotating pop-up retail experience branded Spark Square (launched 2025, featuring vendors such as BAR·MADE jewelry July 2026), and a high-frequency events programming layer delivered through the company's Instagram channel, email newsletter, and earned media including Tampa Magazine Best of the City 2026 nominations. Access infrastructure is multimodal — TECO Line Streetcar, Pirate Water Taxi, Cross Bay Ferry, bike share, scooter stations, and three adjacent parking facilities — which compounds the property's distribution advantage within the regional market.

Sparkman Wharf is not a technology business: it operates no proprietary software, holds no patents or trademarks in the source data, employs 11-50 people, and has no disclosed AI/ML, API, or SDK surface. The competitive position is therefore grounded in real estate location, curated ecosystem, and parent-company placemaking rather than technology differentiation, making its investment profile fundamentally that of a real-estate-anchored lifestyle destination whose performance is tied to Tampa's downtown visitation economy and the broader Water Street Tampa district momentum.

Name

Sparkman Wharf

Legal name

CBP Development LLC

Website

https://sparkmanwharf.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sparkman Wharf is a privately held mixed-use waterfront destination in Tampa's Channelside district, leasing 65,000 sq ft of retail and 180,000 sq ft of office to 20+ dining, fitness, wellness, and retail tenants within the Water Street Tampa master plan, and serving local residents, tourists, and B2B tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail and Restaurant Space Leasing: Sparkman Wharf generates primary revenue by leasing approximately 65,000 square feet of retail space and 180,000 square feet of reimagined office space to a mix of dining, fitness, wellness, and retail tenants. Tenants include names such as BurgerFi, JoToro, LightHaus Beer Garden, Noble Rice, Splitsville, F45 Training, Biomefit, BODYROK, Coldwell Banker, and others.
2. Events and Programming: The property hosts recurring public events including live music, wellness classes (Orange Theory, F45, Biomefit), Musical Bingo, Crafty Happy Hour, Trivia Night, and summer sing-alongs, driving foot traffic and tenant sales. Events are free to attend, with revenue derived indirectly through increased customer spending.
3. Parking Operations: Sparkman Wharf operates and/or facilitates parking across three nearby parking facilities (Channelside Garage, Garrison Lot, East Cumberland Garage) via ParkMobile integration, generating parking fee revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sparkman Wharf is a mixed-use waterfront destination in Tampa, Florida that leases approximately 65,000 square feet of retail space and 180,000 square feet of reimagined office space to a curated mix of dining, fitness, wellness, retail, and professional service tenants. The property drives foot traffic and tenant sales through a robust calendar of public events (live music, wellness classes, trivia, craft happy hours, summer sing-alongs) and on-site parking operations via ParkMobile integration.

Product overview

Sparkman Wharf is a waterfront destination in Tampa, Florida comprising approximately 65,000 square feet of retail space with a unified portfolio of complementary offerings. The ecosystem includes the Dining Garden (quick-eat venues like Dang Dude, Jeni's Ice Creams, JoDog), full-service Restaurants (BurgerFi, Jotoro, LightHaus Beer Garden, Noble Rice, Splitsville), Fitness and Wellness studios (Biomefit, BODYROK, F45 Training), Shopping and Retail (Coldwell Banker, The Modern Paws, Engrained), and Spark Square (rotating pop-up retail spaces). Supporting amenities include The Offices at Sparkman Wharf (180,000 sq ft of office space), Private Events hosting, Public Events programming (live music, wellness classes, trivia), and on-site parking via ParkMobile integration. The destination operates Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spark Square: An ever-changing retail experience on the waterfront featuring pop-up shops, event-driven treats, and temporary retail spaces.

Products and services

• Retail Space Leasing Approximately 65,000 square feet of waterfront retail space leased to dining, fitness, wellness, and retail tenants including BurgerFi, JoToro, LightHaus Beer Garden, Noble Rice, Splitsville, F45 Training, Biomefit, BODYROK, Jeni's Ice Creams, Engrained, and The Modern Paws.
• The Offices at Sparkman Wharf Re-imagined office space spanning 180,000 square feet with lofty ceilings and private terraces overlooking the water, available for creative tenants. Industrious and Coldwell Banker are confirmed office tenants.
• Public Events Programming Recurring free public events including live music (every Friday/Saturday/Sunday), Wellness at the Wharf with Orange Theory, F45, and Biomefit, Musical Bingo, Trivia Night, Crafty Happy Hour, and summer sing-along movie nights designed to drive foot traffic and tenant sales.
• Private Events Hosting Private event bookings facilitated through a dedicated events page, targeting corporate groups, celebrations, and community organizations seeking a waterfront venue.
• Parking Operations Three parking facilities (Channelside Garage, Garrison Lot, East Cumberland Garage) accessible via ParkMobile integration at wst.parkmobile.io, enabling pre-reservation and digital parking payment.
• Spark Square Pop-Up Retail

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ confirmed operating tenants across dining, fitness, wellness, and retail categories, with additional tenants announced (Ziki's Greek Street Food coming in July)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Water Street Tampa (Strategic Property Partners LLC)coreOthersSparkman Wharf is a flagship component of the Water Street Tampa master-planned waterfront development owned and operated by Strategic Property Partners LLC (SPP). SPP provides centralized property management, marketing, leasing, and placemaking support for Sparkman Wharf as part of its broader Water Street Tampa portfolio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ponce City Market: Large adaptive-reuse food hall and mixed-use destination in Atlanta. Comparable scale, curated vendor model, and event programming, though at a much larger national profile.
• Time Out Market: Curated food hall concept by Time Out, with multiple locations globally. Comparable 'best-of' curated dining and cultural programming approach, though a multi-site operator.
• Chelsea Market: Iconic NYC food hall and retail destination in a converted warehouse. Comparable curated food-and-retail destination model, though in a denser urban market.

Direct peers

• Sparkman Wharf at The Wharf (peer concept — if separately operated): Note: 'The Wharf' brand spans multiple waterfront destinations (DC, Orange Beach, Miami) with a similar curated-dining, live-music, and event programming model — the closest concept analog.
• Armature Works: A mixed-use food hall and event venue in Tampa Heights offering curated dining, retail, and event space. Most direct Tampa comp for Sparkman Wharf's curated food-hall-plus-events model.
• Hyde Park Village: An open-air shopping and dining destination in Tampa's Hyde Park. Comparable upscale lifestyle-center concept serving Tampa consumers with curated retail and dining.
• The Wharf (Orange Beach / DC / Miami): Waterfront mixed-use developments with curated dining, retail, live music, and events. Closest concept peer in the waterfront lifestyle/destination category, including event-driven foot traffic.

Others

• Industrious (flexible workspace operator at Sparkman): Flexible-workspace operator already present inside Sparkman Wharf's office space. Relevant peer for the office-leasing and flex-space component of the asset.
• Strategic Property Partners (parent / Water Street Tampa): The master developer and operating parent of Sparkman Wharf and the broader Water Street Tampa district. Most directly comparable on placemaking, large-scale mixed-use development, and capital deployment.

Regional players

• Ybor City (Tampa entertainment district): Historic Tampa dining and nightlife district. Competes for the same Tampa discretionary entertainment and dining spend, particularly with tourists and locals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sparkmanwharf
• Facebookfacebook.com/sparkmanwharf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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