Seminole Heights food hall Flocale is on the market for $3 million

Earlier this week, popular Tampa restaurant Ella’s was listed for sale and now another Seminole Heights concept is up for grabs.

The space that formerly housed Flocale (stylized as “FLocalé”) is currently for sale, with an asking price of $3 million. 

The food hall was previously home to King of the Coop, Westshore Pizza, Slide hot dogs and burgers, and even an axe throwing concept, but just a year and a half after opening, the concept abruptly closed last October.

Located at 5910 N Florida Ave, the 8,568-square-foot space comes with a new roof and HVACs, a rear parking lot, a 3 a.m. “wet zoning” permit, as well as a city-mandated three-inch water main, making the space “Brewery Ready,” says the listing.

The building was built in 1973, and was originally a service garage. Throughout the years, the space eventually would play host to restaurants like Fodder & Shine and the second iteration of The Refinery.

Building owner and restaurateur Michelle Baker told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the space has come a long way from its origins and holds a special place in the life of her and her husband, James Beard-nominated chef Greg Baker (now a contributor for Food & Wine Magazine).

The couple bought their house in the Heights 17 years ago, but Michelle’s family moved to Seminole Heights in 1941, and her parents got married a local Methodist church.

Greg has been in and out of the neighborhood since the ’80s. They’ve both loved watching the neighborhood change. “I think it’s still a really cool, funky artists community. Every city is going to change as it modernizes, and that’s just the nature of cities, so it’s been cool to see,” she added.