Tampa Bay Christian Academy Buys Floriland Campus for $12.8M

Tampa Bay Christian Academy has purchased the Floriland office campus at 9309 N. Florida Avenue in Tampa for $12.8 million, per Hillsborough County property records. The 160,000-square-foot property will serve as the school's new Floriland Campus.

Seller FL 9-14 Fund LLC, a Delaware entity, acquired the property in 2015 for $14.76 million. Franklin Street's Pat Kelly and Anthony Suarez brokered the deal; the firm will manage the property.

Built in 1972 as a mall, the building closed in 1990 and was later converted to office use. The school will occupy 96,000 square feet with classrooms, offices, a cafeteria, and outdoor recreation space. Ultimate Medical Academy holds about 25,560 square feet; remaining tenants take roughly 38,440 square feet. The campus fits the school's roughly 600 students with room to grow enrollment.

Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) bonds financed the purchase. A public notice capped issuance at $20 million; reported issuance was approximately $20.7 million, closing in August 2026.

The property sits near Interstate 275 and East Busch Boulevard.