The Cottages At Cypress Cay Celebrates Its Official Grand Opening! 


Capstone Communities celebrated the official ribbon cutting & Grand Opening of The Cottages at Cypress Cay on Apr. 17. 
(Photos provided by Carrie Wildes Photography) 

Congratulations go out to Capstone Communities, which celebrated the official Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for The Cottages at Cypress Cay with the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce (TBCC) on Apr. 17. 

As we first reported in our July 2023 issue, The Cottages at Cypress Cay is a cottage-style rental community located off Bruce B Downs (BBD) Blvd. 

“With 1,400 member companies and more joining every day, Tampa’s economy is growing rapidly,” said Patie Powers, the TBCC’s director of membership. “Innovative housing concepts like The Cottages at Cypress Cay are crucial for companies to recruit new talent and offer unique housing options to the growing workforce.” 

For rental units that look & feel more like a home, you should definitely check out The Cottages. 

With neighborhood amenities including a 24-hour clubhouse, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a resort-style pool, pavilions and grill stations, sidewalks, a dog park and other pedestrian-friendly amenities, The Cottages at Cypress Cay creates a true sense of place for its residents. The Cottages themselves definitely feel more “home-like” than your usual rental communities, with kitchens and even front entrances that are a cut above most apartment units. 

“Our team is excited to bring this unique housing option to Tampa renters that builds community you don’t typically find in a traditional apartment setting,” said Amanda Wallis, executive VP of development for Capstone Communities. “Build-for-rent communities are perfect for young professionals, new residents and empty-nesters who may be looking to downsize because they provide the space and privacy of a home with the amenities and convenience of a traditional apartment.” 

The community offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom cottages, each with its own private fenced yard, as well as one-bedroom lofts and carriage house units. Homes range from 650 to 1,350 square feet, with wood-grain flooring, in-unit washers and dryers, a “smart home” technology package, 24/7 on-call maintenance and optional enclosed garage parking. 

CBI Construction Services (Capstone’s in-house construction entity) is the general contractor for The Cottages at Cypress Cay, and Capstone Properties (Capstone’s in-house management division) is the leasing and property management team. 

Capstone Communities is an Alabama-based real estate firm specializing in development, management and construction of student and multifamily housing. In 2017, Capstone expanded to the multifamily sector at the forefront of the build-for-rent movement with the introduction of its conventional cottage-style development program. 

Today, with a mission to be an innovative company dedicated to serving people, building community and delivering exceptional experiences that stand the test of time, Capstone’s growing project footprint now stretches across the Southeast with 11 build-for-rent communities open or under construction in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. 

For more information about The Cottages at Cypress Cay, visit TheCottagesatCypresscay.com. 

The Cottages At Cypress Cay Is A Unique Rental Community Off BBD 

Research by Joel Provenzano

(Above left) The tan-colored building on the left is a “cottage twin” with two three-bedroom apartments, and the greener building directly to its right is a three-bedroom, single family cottage at the Cottages at Cypress Cay off BBD Blvd. in Lutz.

In our July 25 issue, we told you about two new rental apartment complexes (called Lantana and Sage) on Cypress Cay Blvd., a new road which connects to 42nd St. off Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. a little south of Tampa Palms. 

At that time, we also mentioned a third community, to be called The Cottages at Cypress Cay, which is located at the northwest end of Cypress Cay Blvd., but we didn’t know too much about it. 

The rental units at the Cottages are spacious and are available in a variety of 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom floor plans.

Well, the first residents have begun moving into The Cottages and I was excited to tour this unique, new community. 

Unlike most apartment complexes, The community offers not just multiple 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartment unit floor plans, but also a large variety of different building types and elevations those units call home. 

For example, there are two rustic-looking (but very modern) 3-bedroom single-family cottages and eight 3-bedroom cottage twins that look nothing like your average apartment building, plus two-story townhomes, as well as four 12-unit multiplexes that look more like traditional apartment buildings than the rest of the community among its 198 total units on 21.93 acres. 

According to leasing agent Nicholas Fernandez, who took me on the tour, the concept of The Cottages is “rental living that feels more like single-family-home living with much more access to outdoor activities.” 

The clubhouse at the Cottages at Cypress Cay includes a TV lounge, two PC and two Apple computers, a bumper pool and poker table, 24/7 fitness center, pool, golf chipping area and many other amenities.

He added that every unit offers a Google-based Ring doorbell system and that the clubhouse at the entrance to the community includes two PC and two Apple computers, a printer, a coffee area, a bumper pool table that doubles as a poker table and a 24/7 fitness room. Outside the clubhouse is a large pond that has a golf chipping green and floating golf balls, a large pool with an electric BBQ grill on its deck and more. 

“The Cottages at Cypress Cay combines the feel of having a single-family home with a resort-style rental apartment lifestyle,” Fernandez said. 

He also said that there is not only ample parking throughout the well-spread-out complex, but also 50 covered garage spaces. 

In other words, the Cottages at Cypress Cay lives up to its claim of being a different rental complex, especially if you like a tranquil community, units with tall ceilings and large fenced-in patios with turf, instead of grass. 

For leasing and more information about The Cottages at Cypress Cay (15081 Cypress Cay Blvd.), call (813) 771-8006 or visit TheCottagesatCypressCay.com.Â