Art Center Lofts market snapshot (as of June 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $335K ($388 per sq ft), a buyer-leaning market (limited data). Based on 1 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.
Art Center Lofts is a residential loft condominium at 1501 Doyle Carlton Drive in Tampa, on the Hillsborough River at the north edge of downtown near the Straz Center for the Performing Arts and the North Franklin Street Historic District (multiple Tampa real estate building guides, 2026). It was completed in 2004 and rises five stories with roughly 42 condominium residences, a boutique building rather than a large tower.
Building guides describe loft-style residences with ten-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, solid wood cabinets, granite kitchen counters, and expansive private balconies, with many units overlooking the Hillsborough River. Listing guides cite a range of roughly 860 to 1,560 square feet across one and two bedroom plans; confirm the exact size, bedroom count, and view for any specific unit.
Because this is one building, the money is made or lost on the association and the unit, not on the address. The drivers are the monthly dues, the reserve funding under Florida current condo safety rules, the condo and flood insurance lines, and the specific unit floor, exposure, and river view, all of which have to be read from the current association documents and an insurance quote for the exact unit. In a roughly 42-unit association the budget is small, so a large common-element repair can move the dues more than in a big building.
The pitch is a walkable downtown riverfront address: the Tampa Riverwalk, the Straz Center, the Tampa Museum of Art, the University of Tampa across the river, and the North Franklin Street Historic District are all close, with Water Street and the rest of downtown a short distance south. The work is the diligence: read the budget and reserves, quote the insurance, and check the flood zone and history before you buy the loft.
