Downtown Original Core Legal Description

That tract of land lying in Sections 13, 24 and 25 of Township 29 South, Range 18 East, AND in Sections 18, 19 and 30 in Township 29 South, Range 19 East as located in Hillsborough County, Florida, more particularly described as follows, to wit: Begin at the intersection of the Southwesterly projection of the Centerline of Whiting Street as shown on TAMPA, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 1, Page 7 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, with a Centerline in the Hillsborough River, said Centerline being that between the Easterly and Westerly combined Pierhead and Bulkhead Lines of said River as determined by the Jacksonville District, Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army and shown on their drawing of the U. S. Harbor Lines, Tampa Harbor, Florida, Hillsboro River and Hillsboro Bay, Sheet No. 3, File 454-20,641; run thence Northeasterly along said projection and Centerline of Whiting Street to the Centerline of Monroe Street (Florida Avenue) in said Subdivision; run thence Northwesterly along said Centerline to the Centerline of Lafayette Street (John F. Kennedy Boulevard) in said Subdivision; run thence Northeasterly along said Centerline and its Easterly projection to the Centerline of the Eastbound Lane of the Eastern extension to 1-75 of the Tampa South Crosstown Expressway Project (State Road 618); run thence Northeasterly along said Centerline to the Centerline of Drew Avenue (as shown on DREW'S ADDITION TO TOWN OF TAMPA, a subdivision of record in Deed Book "K", Page 534); run thence Northwesterly along said Centerline to. the Easterly projection of the Centerline of Twiggs Street as shown on said TAMPA Subdivision; run thence Southwesterly along said projection and Centerline to the Centerline of Jefferson Street as shown on said TAMPA Subdivision; run thence Northwesterly along said Centerline to the Centerline of Cass Street as shown on said TAMPA Subdivision; run thence Southwesterly along said projection and Centerline to the Centerline of the Southbound Lane of Ashley Drive Interstate Expressway Connector, as shown on RIVERFRONT SUBDIVISION EAST, of record in Plat Book 42, Page 56 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Northerly and Northwesterly along said Centerline to the Centerline of the Scott Street exit ramp of the State of FJorida-State Road Department Interstate Expressway No. 4, as shown on said RIVERFRONT SUBDIVISION EAST: run thence Northeasterly and Easterly along said Centerline to and along the Centerline of the Scott Street Right of Way lying South of and abutting the Southerly Limited Access Right of Way Lines, and their Easterly projections, as shown on the Tampa Expressway System Downtown Distributor, Section No. 10190-2412-41-14 of State Road No. 400, Hillsborough County, State of Florida State Road Department Right of Way Map; run thence Easterly along said Centerline to the Centerline of East Bay Street as shown on PLAN OF MOBLEY'S SUBDIVISION, of record in Deed Book "Q", Page 539 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Southerly along said Centerline, and its Southerly projection, to its point of intersection with the Westerly projection of the Southernmost boundary of the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa, Florida Central Avenue Project, said boundary as established per City of Tampa Ordinance No. 1518-A; run thence Easterly along said projection and boundary, and Northerly and Easterly along said Southernmost boundary of said Housing Project, to the Southeasterly corner of said Project; continue thence Easterly along the Easterly projection of said boundary to the Westerly boundary of Section 18, Township 29 South, Range 19 East, as lying in Nebraska Avenue (State Road 45); run thence Southerly along said Section Line 250 feet; run thence Easterly, and parallel to the Southerly boundary of said Section 18, to the Southeasterly boundary of MARYLAND AVENUE SUBDIVISION, of record in Plat Book 41, Page 71 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Northeasterly along said boundary to the Westerly projection of the Centerline of Alabama Avenue (3rd Avenue) as shown on LESLEY'S SUBDIVISION, of record in Plat Book 1, Page 8 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Easterly along said projection and Centerline to the Centerline of Elizabeth Street (13th Street); run thence Southerly along said Centerline, and its Southerly projection, to its intersection with the Northeasterly projection of the Southeasterly Limited Access Right of Way Line of said Tampa South Crosstown Expressway Eastern Extension to 1-75; run thence Southwesterly along said projection and Limited Access Right of Way Line, and its Southwesterly projection, to the Westerly boundary of Meridian Avenue, as shown on MAP OF FINLEY AND 3ONES SUBDIVISION, of record in Plat Book 1, Page 93 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Southeasterly along said boundary, and its Southeasterly projection, to and along the Westerly boundaries, and their Northwesterly and Southeasterly projections, of Maxwell Avenue (Meridian Avenue) as shown on MAP OF FINLEY AND STILLINGS SUBDIVISION, of record in Plat Book 1, Page 88 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, that unnamed street Right of Way per Plat (Meridian Avenue) as shown on MAP OF FINLEY AND CAESAR SUBDIVISION, of record in Plat Book 1, Page 84 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, and Wiggins Avenue (Meridian Avenue) as shown on HENDRY & KNIGHT'S MAP OF CHAMBERLAINS, a subdivision of record in Plat Book 5, Page 10 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida, to the Easterly projection of the Centerline of Carew Avenue (Platt Street), as shown on said HENDRY & KNIGHT'S MAP OF CHAMBERLAINS Subdivision; run thence Westerly along said Centerline projection to the Northeasterly projection of the Easterly Boundary of Water Lot 70 of said HENDRY & KNIGHT'S MAP OF CHAMBERLAINS Subdivision; run thence Southwesterly along said projection, Easterly boundary, and its Southwesterly projection, to the Centerline of Garrison Channel per the Tampa Port Authority Bulkhead Lines as established by Hillsborough County Port Authority on September 15, 1960, December 5, 1961 and April 5, 1963, and filed for record in Plat Book 42, Page 37 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Northeasterly along said Centerline to a Point of Intersection with a Line, said Line lying 350 feet Northeasterly of and parallel to that combined Pierhead and Bulkhead Line along the Northeasterly boundary of Seddon Island lying between the U. S. Corps of Engineers Harbor Line Monuments THL 214 and THL 208; run thence Southeasterly along said Line to its intersection with the Northeasterly projection of the Centerline of Sparkman Channel; run thence Southwesterly along said Centerline, and its Southwesterly projection, to a Line lying 750 feet Southeasterly of and parallel to that combined Pierhead and Bulkhead Line forming the Southerly boundary of Seddon Island, and lying between the U. S. Corps of Engineers Harbor Line Monuments THL 204 and THL 218; run thence Southwesterly along said Line to its intersection with the Centerline of Seddon Channel; run thence Northwesterly along said Centerline and its Northwesterly projection to its intersection with that combined Pierhead and Bulkhead Line lying between U. S. Corps of Engineers Monuments THL 13A and THL 101A, all channels, combined Pierhead & Bulkhead Lines and referenced Monuments being as indicated per Plat Book 42, Page 37 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida; run thence Southwesterly along said Line to its intersection with a Centerline in the Hillsborough River, said Centerline being that between the Easterly and Westerly combined Pierhead and Bulkhead Lines of said River as determined by the Jacksonville District, Corps of Engineers of the Department of the Army, and shown on their drawing of the U. S. Harbor Lines, Tampa Harbor, Florida, Hillsboro River and Hillsboro Bay, Sheet No. 3, File 454-20,641; run thence Northwesterly along said Centerline to the Point of Beginning of the tract herein described.