Liberty Group and Starwood Hotels are developing the Aloft in Tampa, Fla. Opening in early 2014 along the Tampa Riverwalk, Aloft Tampa Downtown will transform the former Mercantile Bank office building into an adaptive re-use hotel developed, owned and managed by the Liberty Group. The hotel offers 130 spacious, loft-like rooms, a signature w xyz bar and re:mix lounge located adjacent to the waterfront pool, a 4,000-square-foot rooftop and a 24-hour fitness center. The project is a vision of joint-venture partners Liberty Group and Convergent Capital Partners.