Bill Gatesâs divorce pulls his Water Street Tampa investment into spotlight
As Bill and Melinda Gates split their assets, focus turns to their significant stake in the $3.5 billion project.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda take part in an AP interview in Kirkland, Wash., in February 2018.
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The $3.5 billion Water Street Tampa development enveloping a swath of downtown Tampa has largely been presented as the vision of a team led by Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
But Water Street has another partner. The developer in charge, Strategic Property Partners, is a joint venture between Vinik and Cascade Investment, the investment firm funded by one of the worldâs richest men: Bill Gates.