2708 N 18th St., Tampa, FL 33605

Located in the heart of Ybor City’s historic district. This building was a cigar factory that produced the Vicente Nieto brand cigars. The bottom floor is a mixture of both block and wood construction. There are 2 half bathrooms located on the first floor. The block portion of the bottom floor is where the tobacco was once stored to cure. It has two thick wall vaults, a huge storage room with loading dock. The wooden side of the bottom floor has 2 very large open rooms. There is also a small basement. The second story has been remodeled and has a total of 6 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 kitchen areas and 2 living rooms. The West side of the top level has a separate efficiency, with private entrance, consisting of 2 bedrooms, walk-in closets, office area, living room, kitchen and bonus room. The remainder of the second floor has 4 bedrooms, large living room with open kitchen, dining area, mezzanine, laundry and porch overlooking the historic neighborhood. This historic cigar production building is one of only seven acknowledged historical cigar factories remaining in the Ybor City area by the city of Tampa. Updates include: NEW sewer lines, Water lines, Windows, Apartment, Siding, Central HVAC in Apt, Tented with a 40 year Terminex warranty, Freshly Painted, Updated electric panels and wiring. There are 2 full bathrooms, 2 half baths, 6 bedrooms and two Kitchens. all this was completed keeping the original architecture through out. The total building square footage is 7168sqft. The lot measures 100x70 for a total of 7000sqft per the Hillsborough county tax records. In the 1950’s Arturo Fuente manufactured cigars here on the first floor, but soon outgrew that space and in 1965 moved to the Charles the Great Building. This historic building was built in 1925 and used for the production of Tampa Cigars. The property was purchased by Carlos Fuentes and the creation of the world-famous Arturo Fuentes Cigars began to be produced from this location. The historic building is still owned by the lineage of the Fuentes family today. The possibilities are endless for the use this building and location. Perfect for the business owner that wants to live above and have their business below. Or maybe breakup into multiple units. The loading dock is perfect for large deliveries. The 30x90 vacant lot located across the street is also available incase you will need additional parking.