This drawing shows part of the proposed redevelopment of Hyde Park Village. Artist's rendering courtesy of Wasserman Realty Capital.

TAMPA - Change is coming to Hyde Park Village.

The Tampa City Council voted 4-2 on Thursday to rezone the 20-year-old outdoor shopping complex for a $100 million makeover that includes condominium towers and stores.

"This is the only true urban village in the city," said Councilman Charlie Miranda, who also voted to approve the original village plans in the 1970s. "It will give the city the opportunity for a lot more walkers, a lot more activity and a lot more communication with people."

Miranda said the project is another indication of a changing city.

"It's becoming more and more likely that Hyde Park, if you take out Bayshore, is the centerpiece of this wonderful city," he said.

Tom Scott, Gwen Miller and Joseph Caetano also voted in favor; Linda Saul-Sena and Mary Mulhern voted no.

Councilman John Dingfelder abstained because his law offices were housed in the village until recently and remain nearby.

The council's final vote on the rezoning is set for 9:30 a.m. Jan. 10.

The village has struggled in recent years. Wasserman Realty Capital, which bought the complex in 2005, wants to replace the former Sunrise Cinema building on Swann Avenue with a 90-foot tower with 85 residences, 46,501 square feet of office and retail space, including a grocery, and 348 parking spaces.

The 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.

Many Hyde Park residents have opposed the project since its unveiling almost two years ago. The city's Architectural Review Commission rejected the plans three times, most recently in November when it found the latest version of the project out of character with the historical neighborhood.

Last week, after a more than six-hour hearing that drew about 200 people to city hall, the council voted 3-2 to approve the project. But with Miranda absent and Dingfelder abstaining, the approval fell short of the required four votes.

D. Jay Feldman, president of the informal neighborhood group Concerned Citizens for the Preservation of Hyde Park, was disappointed with the council's decision.

He said he doesn't oppose village redevelopment, only the scale and height of the proposed buildings.

"We wanted a measurable balanced change," Feldman said. "I think it will just change the entire feel of the whole place. It will change the whole area into a normal Costco shopping area you can find anywhere."

Company principal David Wasserman said he looks forward to putting together the project details.

"Now the architects get to take out their pencils," he said.

Wasserman also needs a certificate of appropriateness from the review commission relating to the aesthetics of the planned buildings.

Richard Seges, the company's vice president of development, said the project is expected to take two years.

"Now we can talk to other shops and tell them about the mixed-use complex we have here," Wasserman said. "Now we can convince them to come here."

Reporter Michael H. Samuels can be reached at msamuels

@tampatrib.com or (813) 835-2109 .