Hidden Gem Hospitality (97-101 Water Street)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names may be misheard.
- What: status hearing for Hidden Gem Hospitality LLC, tenant of the first and second floors (about 6,200 sq ft, a bar below and nightclub above) at 97-101 Water Street.
- Where it stands: demolition is complete; the building permit was filed August 14 and is awaiting building inspector review.
- Next: continued 3-0 to the first License Commission meeting in December.
Hearing
- Mark Tiller (Tampa, Florida) appeared with contractors and a local manager (names per captions: KM Designs; manager apparently Ryan Machado).
- Commissioners recalled the former tenant as the old Whiskey and Water; the applicant said the concept has nothing to do with it.
- Licensing staff offered to go with the applicants to the building inspectors after the meeting.
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 - License Commission | 3 |
Log
- 2026-09-10 - License Commission - Status hearing; waiting on the building permit; continued to the first December meeting, 3-0.