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Mayor Welch selects team to redevelop Historic Gas Plant District in downtown St. Pete
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has selected The Burg Bid team, led by St. Pete-based Blake Investment Partners, to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District. The proposal envisions an estimated $8.1 billion mixed-use redevelopment featuring more than 3,600 affordable and…
Demolition permit filed for future site of 50-story Waldorf Astoria Residences St. Petersburg
A demolition permit has been filed for the City Center office tower parking garage in downtown St. Pete, the future site of the 50-story Waldorf Astoria Residences St. Petersburg. The garage, located at 150 2nd Avenue South, will be removed as part of the redevelopment. The…
Seven visions emerge for three-acre Commerce Park site in south St. Pete
The City of St. Pete is one step closer to deciding the future of a three-acre property at Commerce Park in south St. Pete. In April, the City issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a collection of 19 city-owned parcels along 22nd Street South in the Deuces corridor. The site,…
24-story, 373-unit apartment tower prepares to break ground in downtown St. Pete
A Chicago development team is preparing to begin construction on a 24-story apartment tower in downtown St. Pete, bringing 373 apartments, ground-floor retail, and a rooftop lounge to a site just steps from Central Avenue. Focus is actively conducting early groundwork testing at…
Terraces at 87th could expand with 20 additional townhomes in north St. Pete
A townhome development in north St. Pete is seeking approval to add 20 more residences as the project advances to the next phase of construction. Belleair Development Group has submitted an application to expand Terraces at 87th from 112 to 132 townhomes through Florida's…
New $7.5M veterans center planned at USF St. Petersburg, construction to begin this summer
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) is moving forward with a new 7,500-square-foot veterans center on its downtown waterfront campus, replacing a temporary office with a permanent home for one of Florida’s largest student veteran populations. Construction is…
Sweat equity: Three new homeowners move into The Grove
“It was surreal. It’s finally set in stone. I feel the stars aligned.”
$482K gap funding approved for The Grove affordable housing project
"This is a realistic dream for a regular working-class family."
Published May 25$42 million affordable housing grant program opens in St. Pete
?BY MARK PARKER – St. Petersburg officials have launched a $42 million competitive race for developers to replenish the city’s affordable rental housing stock, which has suffered multiple blows from hurricanes in recent years. ?Funding for the new Affordable Rental Housing…
Published April 24OPINION: Hollowing Out the Neighborhood: Who owns the vacant houses in Campbell Park?
by Linsey Grove, St. Petersburg City Council District 6 Candidate, Contributor I have been going door-to-door in Campbell Park over the past seven months and have noticed something strange: numerous vacant homes that are neither for sale nor for rent. In fact, according to one…
Published April 23Return to the Square: Williams Park’s Next Chapter
Featured image: For generations, Williams Park has served as St. Petersburg’s original city square. Image via Florida Memory. On a recent Saturday during Localtopia, Williams Park didn’t feel like an afterthought. It felt like a destination. Families filled the walkways. Food…
Maritime innovation ‘Hub’ plans $34M expansion to fuel growth
“We need the other leg of the stool, private industry.”