Overview
The Kabani Hotel Group, as the exclusive representative of the seller, is pleased to present the Stayable Gainesville for sale. This vacant, 197-key, 3-story, interior corridor hotel, located at 2900 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608, sits on a generous 5.98-acre parcel zoned U7, offering exceptional flexibility for repositioning, redevelopment, or rebranding.
Originally built in 1974, the property is strategically located along a major arterial corridor just minutes from the University of Florida, UF Health Shands Hospital, and Downtown Gainesville—ensuring strong long-term demand fundamentals. The immediate area is a hub for education, healthcare, and sports tourism, making it ideal for traditional hospitality, student housing, workforce lodging, or mixed-use redevelopment.
As a vacant asset, Stayable Gainesville presents a rare opportunity for investors and developers to execute a value-add or adaptive reuse strategy in one of North Florida’s most resilient and rapidly growing markets.
Investment Highlights
- Vacant 197-Key Asset: Large-scale hotel opportunity with no existing encumbrances, offering maximum flexibility for renovations, repositioning, or repurposing.
- Prime University Market: Located just minutes from the University of Florida, UF Health, and other top Gainesville demand drivers.
- Zoning Flexibility (U7): Allows for a wide range of potential uses including hotel, student housing, affordable multifamily, or redevelopment, subject to approvals.
- Large Site (5.98 AC): Rare land size in a high-demand urban corridor, offering ample parking, green space, or room for expansion/reconfiguration.
- Interior Corridor Design: Ideal for adaptive reuse, flexible lodging formats, or phased renovation planning.
- Value-Add / Redevelopment Potential: The vacant status offers a clean slate for investors to rebrand, convert, or reimagine the property based on local demand and highest-and-best use
Zoning Analysis — U7 Mixed Use
Stayable Gainesville | 2900 SW 13th St | 5.98 AC | Interior Corridor | 197 Keys
U7 Mixed-Use Zoning is one of the most flexible and valuable urban zoning classifications in the City of Gainesville / Alachua County. It is specifically designed to promote mixed-use, walkable, urban development patterns adjacent to major activity centers such as the University of Florida and UF Health campus — precisely where Stayable Gainesville is positioned.
U7 Zoning Overview & Intent
- Encourages compact, walkable neighborhoods where residents can live, work, and shop in close proximity.
- Supports the adaptive reuse and redevelopment of large, underutilized sites like Stayable Gainesville.
- Designed to create a balance of housing, employment, and retail opportunities in Gainesville’s University District Transition Zone.
Permitted Uses
· Hospitality:Hotels / Motels / Extended Stay
· Residential:Multifamily (student housing, market-rate, workforce), townhomes, group housing, dormitory, fraternity/sorority
· Commercial:Retail stores, restaurants, cafes, professional services
· Office:Professional, medical clinics, co-working spaces
· Institutional:Assembly space, community facilities, conference space, civic space
· Light Industrial: Small-scale manufacturing, R&D, artisanal production
· Recreational:Parks, playgrounds, community centers
Key Zoning Requirements
- Frontage Requirements: 60% minimum 1st frontage / 40% 2nd
- Density: 50 units/acre allowed by right (up to 60 units/acre with bonus) 302 residential units allowed by right on this site
- Bedroom Cap: 2.75 bedrooms per unit; UF Context Area Limit - up to 830 bedrooms max
- Height: 4 stories by right 6 stories with density bonus
Development Incentives
- No true density cap — only limited by FAR and building form/design guidelines.
- Reduced parking requirements — ideal for walkable, transit-oriented redevelopment.
- Encourages higher density and mixed-use redevelopment of large sites (such as this property).
- Full range of residential + commercial uses permitted — few restrictions.
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