The two were similar in layout, reflecting a 1970s style, and they were just about a mile apart on the same street. The Suncoast was sold in 2007, the plan being for Home Depot to put a store there. The Great Recession took care of that idea. An apartment complex of about 300 units, repeatedly emphasizing that it's pet-friendly, opened on that site last year. The Flamingo was sold in the summer of 2019, and a 245-unit complex is going up on the site. It too is pet-friendly, to the tune of a $350 pet fee up front plus $15/month. On the other hand, if one is living there, the pet fee shouldn't be a worry: the 800 sq ft studio starts at $1625, and the 2 br, 2 bath 1200 sq ft apartment starts at $2900.
The Tampa Bay Times, reporting the closure of The Flamingo, wrote "Neighbors also credited the Flamingo with freshening up a part of their waterfront community. At the time it opened, the resort replaced an abandoned hotel that had become an eyesore and a haven for drugs." By the time of the Flamingo's closing, history had been repeating itself. The hotel/resort that's being developed on Central Ave, I suspect, is not likely to have the same ambiance as the Suncoast and Flamingo. I'm not saying that nocturnal trysts won't occur there, but it's difficult to envision "cum dump specials" becoming part of that establishment's atmosphere.