15-story Tuxedo Court apartment building approved by St. Pete City Council

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15-story Tuxedo Court apartment building approved by St. Pete City Council

A 15-story, mixed-use tower with 260 residential units is coming soon to 8th Street South, after City Council unanimously voted on January 20th to approve the development of a 1.15-acre lot.

The $65.4 million project, developed by White/Peterman Properties, Inc., and tentatively named Tuxedo Court, will be built on 8th Street South between Charles Court South and 4th Avenue South next to the existing Casablanca Towers and across the street from Webb’s Plaza. The proposal includes 2,700 square feet of retail space fronting 8th Street South.

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Art House, a 42-story condo tower planned for 200 Central Avenue, is approved

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Art House, a 42-story condo tower planned for 200 Central Avenue, is approved

A 42-story residential tower with parking and retail space at 200 Central Avenue will soon grace Downtown St. Pete’s rapidly evolving skyline after receiving unanimous City Council’s approval on January 13th.

Currently developed as a mixed-use, 26-story office and commercial building with a surface parking lot, the newly approved $120 million project will keep the existing building intact and add a residential tower to the now-underutilized surface parking lot.

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Sweetgreen is coming to downtown St. Pete

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Sweetgreen is coming to downtown St. Pete

A Los Angeles-based fast-casual restaurant serving made-to-order salads is coming to St. Pete in 2022.

Sweetgreen has signed a lease at 1114 Central Avenue in the EDGE District of downtown St. Pete. The space is currently home to the Central Arcade, a collective of businesses including Billy’s Barber Shop and Healthy Hemp Outlet.

Plans recently submitted to the city indicate the new 4,000 square foot restaurant will have 27 seats inside and 16 seats outside along Central Avenue.

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96-unit affordable housing project proposed for 18th Avenue in South St. Pete

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96-unit affordable housing project proposed for 18th Avenue in South St. Pete

The City of St. Petersburg has received an unsolicited offer to redevelop a city-owned lot in south St. Petersburg.

Green Mills Group, an affordable housing developer, and Advantage Village Academy, Inc., a not-for-profit organization founded and based in St. Petersburg, have partnered up to submit an offer to purchase a 2.1-acre site fronting 18th Avenue South at 21st Street. The team is proposing a 96-unit affordable housing project across from Tangerine Plaza.

Green Mills Group has previously developed two affordable housing developments in St. Pete’s Historic Kenwood neighborhood, Burlington Place, a 53-unit building at 3155 Burlington Avenue North which opened in 2017, and Burlington Post, an 86-unit building at 3201 Burlington Avenue North which opened in 2018.

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Black Cattle bringing burgers to the Jannus Block in downtown St. Pete this Spring

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Black Cattle bringing burgers to the Jannus Block in downtown St. Pete this Spring

This April, Black Cattle Burger Company is bringing the popular smash burger concept to 17 3rd Street North in downtown St. Pete. It will take over the former Mexican restaurant, Grumpy Gringo, on the Jannus Block, St. Pete’s most popular nightlife destination.

The new burger joint is being launched by Shan Bakrac, who also owns the neighboring Top Slice Pizzeria. The restaurant will seat between 25-30 people with a large outdoor patio.

Black Cattle wants to be the solution to the late-night dining problem, especially if you aren’t in the mood for pizza. To accomplish that, the new eatery will focus on taste, quality, and simplicity.

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The Nolen, a 23-story condo tower planned for downtown St. Pete, moves toward groundbreaking

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The Nolen, a 23-story condo tower planned for downtown St. Pete, moves toward groundbreaking

The Nolen, a 23-story condominium tower approved for 146 4th Avenue Northeast in downtown St. Pete, has taken several major steps toward an anticipated groundbreaking.

The boutique condominium building will feature 31 residences and will be 288 feet tall. The project is being spearheaded by Tampa-based DDA Development, which is led by Bowen Arnold and John Schilling. The company recently announced that they have secured construction financing and that the building is nearly 50% sold.

“The sales pace has exceeded expectations, which allows for The Nolen to move ahead of schedule and towards construction," said DDA Principal Bowen Arnold.

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New middle school and YMCA approved for 62nd Avenue

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New middle school and YMCA approved for 62nd Avenue

Last Wednesday, the City of St. Petersburg’s Development Review Commission (DRC) unanimously approved a site plan to construct a new middle school and YMCA at 501 62nd Avenue Northeast.

The 15-acre site, which has sat vacant for over a decade, was formerly home to Riviera Middle School. The district closed the school in 2008 because of budget cuts and declining enrollment and razed the building in 2010 because it was in such bad shape.

The Pinellas County School Board, which owns the land, has proposed to construct a 111,757 square foot two-story building to be shared by a new middle school and YMCA. Two smaller buildings, a pool equipment building and an energy plant, will also be constructed.

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Local pet market St. PetersBARK to open second location in Grand Central District

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Local pet market St. PetersBARK to open second location in Grand Central District

Nearly seven years after opening a natural pet market on Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, the owner behind St. PetersBARK has signed a lease for a second location.

The new 2,300 square foot shop will be located at 3001 Central Avenue in the Grand Central District. Montana Massa of Vector Realty represented the landlord and Wendy Giffin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction.

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19-story apartment building proposed for 1st Avenue North in downtown St. Pete

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19-story apartment building proposed for 1st Avenue North in downtown St. Pete

A new apartment project just west of St. Petersburg’s growing EDGE District could bring hundreds of new residents to the area.

St. Pete-based HP Capital Group and Chicago-based Tandem Partners have filed plans for a 19-story residential building at 1641 and 1659 1st Avenue North in downtown St. Pete.

The 0.73-acre site was assembled by HP Capital Group, who is also developing the 18-story Reflection condominium tower at 300 8th Street North, in a series of transactions in late 2020 and early 2021 that totaled $4.2 million.

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Plans for 22-story apartment tower near Mirror Lake move forward

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Plans for 22-story apartment tower near Mirror Lake move forward

On Thursday, a 0.94-acre property in downtown St. Pete was sold for $15.5 million to Las Vegas-based Ault Global Real Estate Equities (AGREE), a subsidiary of BitNile Holdings. The land, which is located on the southeast corner of 3rd Avenue North and 5th Street North across from the Mirror Lake Community Library, will be the site of a new high-rise multi-family project.

“We are pleased to be in a position to acquire this property in a growing metropolitan area, surrounded by historic buildings, a public library, and various other municipal buildings,” said Christopher Wu, Chief Executive Officer of AGREE.

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