HYDE PARK - After striking out a third time before the city's Architectural Review Commission, the owners of Hyde Park Village will take their plans for two mixed-use towers to the city council.

"Obviously we're disappointed," Richard Seges, vice president of development for village owner Wasserman Realty Capital, said after the Nov. 7 commission hearing. "We're disappointed that they apparently liked the merits of some of the plans but not all of it."

Wasserman wants to replace the former Sunrise Cinemas building with a 90-foot tower, with 85 residences, 46,501 square feet of retail and office space, including a grocery store, and 348 parking spaces. It would sit next to the 87-foot Valencia condo tower.

The village's former Brooks Bros. building would become an 80-foot tower, with 78 residences, 43,530 square feet of retail and office space, and 263 parking spaces.

Seges said the plans would revitalize the more than 20-year-old outdoor mall and have changed significantly since they were first proposed in February 2006.

The council, which can accept or reject the commission's recommendation, will hear the proposal at 6 p.m. Dec. 13.

At last week's commission hearing, Hyde Park neighbors packed the city council chambers to protest the project.

Resident Jim Warner said the new plans may meet city code and historic district guidelines, but from a neighborhood standpoint, are still too big.

"Walking into the village from the neighborhood side, what will stick out is the sheer size of the development," he said. "This development is completely incompatible with the unique urban village character of Hyde Park."

Warner was among 34 residents who spoke during the 4½-hour hearing, all but seven of them in opposition.

Rick Drummond, co-owner of the village's Wine Exchange, said he doesn't have a position on the plans. But he said many business owners are growing tired of waiting.

"Something has to happen," he said. "Many people occupying spaces are not going to be there much longer if something is not done soon."

Wasserman's previous plans, also denied by the review commission, called for buildings of 102 feet and 89 feet, with a total of 226 residences.

Resident Steve Hudoba summed up many of his neighbors' comments.

"Many good changes have been made, a lot of good things have happened," he said. "Our concern continues to be about the mass of the project."

By a 5-2 vote, the commission denied recommending rezoning the properties, finding the project would be out of character with the neighborhood.

"We don't hate the project, that much is clear," Commissioner Keith Roberts said. "The majority of us just can't support it in its present form."

Reporter Michael H. Samuels can be reached at (813) 835-2109 or msamuels@tampa trib.com.