Downtown St. Pete’s newest rooftop bar Cane & Barrel to open in 2023

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Downtown St. Pete’s newest rooftop bar Cane & Barrel to open in 2023

Downtown St. Pete’s newest rooftop bar will open early next year on top of the AC Hotel by Marriott, which is currently under construction at 110 2nd Street North.

The 172-key AC Hotel is part of Ascent St. Pete, a 36-story $117 million hotel and apartment tower being developed and constructed by Greystar Real Estate Partners. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar is the largest developer, manager, and builder of apartments in the United States.

Cane & Barrel, the hotel’s signature rooftop terrace bar, will be located on the 8th floor of the hotel. The bar will be inspired by Cuban heritage and is designed with the flora and fauna of Florida in mind. The bar’s interiors were designed by the California-based Ellis Adams Group.

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Aerial St. Pete: Downtown St. Pete's skyline to transform with new high-rise developments under construction

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Aerial St. Pete: Downtown St. Pete's skyline to transform with new high-rise developments under construction

This article of Aerial St. Pete shows the progress on several downtown high-rise projects. Aerial St. Pete is a column by St. Pete Rising which features exclusive aerial photography of projects under construction in St. Petersburg, FL. To accomplish this, we have teamed up with Anthony Bove at AB3 Visuals.

In this article we are taking a look at six projects that are expected to transform the downtown St. Pete skyline. These projects include: Ascent St. Petersburg, The EDGE Collective, Evo, Modera St. Petersburg, Reflection, and the Residences at 400 Central. Some of these projects will wrap up early next year while others will remain under construction for years to come.

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400 Central begins foundation work, readies for vertical construction in downtown St. Pete

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400 Central begins foundation work, readies for vertical construction in downtown St. Pete

Construction continues on what will soon be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast — The Residences at 400 Central. When complete in 2024, the 46-story tower will contain 301 condominium units, 25,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and 45,000 square feet of Class A office space.

With initial sitework and extensive underground testing complete, 400 Central has kicked off construction of the permanent foundation for the new $400 million mixed-use tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

In contrast to the construction of many other downtown towers, these foundation elements will be drilled, and then filled with steel reinforcing and high-strength concrete, rather than being pounded into the ground – minimizing the disturbance to the project’s downtown neighbors.

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Opinion: St. Pete residents should vote 'Yes' to expand the Dali Museum

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Opinion: St. Pete residents should vote 'Yes' to expand the Dali Museum

After our world-famous beaches, the Dali Museum is one of the largest attractions in Pinellas County and it proudly calls downtown St. Petersburg home.

The museum boasts the world's largest collections of Dalí's works outside of the artist’s hometown of Figueres, Spain.

Since opening in its current building in 2011, the Dali Museum has welcomed millions of visitors and has hosted thousands of community events.

While the museum is a St. Pete success story, the Dali must continue to innovate to attract world-class traveling exhibits and provide a cutting-edge guest experience.

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20-story apartment tower Sky St. Pete receives final approval from City of St. Pete

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20-story apartment tower Sky St. Pete receives final approval from City of St. Pete

Earlier this week, the City of St. Pete’s Development Review Commission unanimously approved of Floor Area Ratio (FAR) bonuses, a building height bonus, and a site plan to construct Sky St. Pete, a 20-story 232-unit apartment tower proposed northwest of the EDGE District in downtown St. Pete.

The 212-foot-tall tower will be constructed on a 0.73-acre site located at 1624, 1642, 1650 and 1662 Burlington Avenue North. The property is currently occupied by a vacant dirt lot and seven residential structures with eight dwelling units. These buildings will be demolished to accommodate the new development.

The $94 million project, which is being developed by Michigan-based DevMar Development, was announced on St. Pete Rising in June. In August, City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, approved the development.

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267-unit apartment building Alexan 1700 approved for 1700 Central Avenue

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267-unit apartment building Alexan 1700 approved for 1700 Central Avenue

St. Pete City Council approved a seven-story mixed-use development planned for the 1700 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete. Council was convening as the Community Redevelopment Agency and unanimously found the development consistent with the Intown West Redevelopment Plan.

Alexan 1700 is a $105 million, 267-unit apartment building being developed by Dallas-based Trammell Crow Residential, a subsidiary of Crow Holdings.

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Mixed-income apartment development on Lake Maggiore lands $50 million construction loan

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Mixed-income apartment development on Lake Maggiore lands $50 million construction loan

A 330-unit mixed-income apartment community coming to 6th Street South, just east of Lake Maggiore in south St. Pete, has landed a $50 million construction loan from First Horizon Bank.

The development was first announced in October 2021 and is being developed by Stoneweg US, a St. Pete-based investment firm specializing in multifamily acquisitions and developments.

The group purchased the 14.6-acre parcel, which was previously a mobile home park, in April 2021 for $6.4 million.

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Preleasing begins at downtown St. Pete’s newest apartment tower Ascent

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Preleasing begins at downtown St. Pete’s newest apartment tower Ascent

Pre-leasing has begun for downtown St. Pete’s newest luxury apartment tower, Ascent St. Petersburg, located at 225 1st Avenue North on northwest corner of 1st Avenue North and 2nd Street.

A leasing center is now open at 212 2nd Street North in a space formerly occupied by The Bula Barua Gallery.

The 36-story mixed-use development broke ground in December 2020, topped out in April 2022, and expects to begin moving in new residents by January 2023 with final construction completed by May 2023.

Soaring to a height of 378 feet, Ascent St. Petersburg will be the tallest apartment building in downtown St. Pete and among the tallest overall.

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Local developers propose 33-story apartment building in downtown St. Pete

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Local developers propose 33-story apartment building in downtown St. Pete

A 33-story apartment building has been proposed for downtown St. Pete on a 0.88-acre site owned by St. Pete-based developer Echelon.

The development is being planned for the northwest corner of 3rd Avenue South and 3rd Street, which currently consists of a three-story office building and adjacent surface parking lot. The ground floor of the office building was formerly home to the Aveda on 3rd Salon, which recently merged with J.CON Salon & Spa on 4th Street North.

The project is being led by Cody LeClair, Echelon’s Vice President of Development, who is following in his father’s footsteps, Echelon’s President and CEO Darryl LeClair.

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Bayfront Health unveils plans for 60,000 square foot Women's Pavilion in downtown St. Pete

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Bayfront Health unveils plans for 60,000 square foot Women's Pavilion in downtown St. Pete

St. Petersburg’s largest and oldest hospital, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, has unveiled plans to construct a three-story, 60,000 square foot Women’s Pavilion, the company announced last week.

The new state-of-the-art outpatient complex will be built at 700 6th Street South on the east side of the hospital’s 480-bed downtown St. Petersburg campus. Construction will involve the demolition and relocation of the hospital’s Family Care Center which is currently home to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg’s residency programs.

Bayfront Health has partnered with Women’s Care, a Tampa-based specialty women’s health physician group, to bring the new facility to life. Women’s Care operates a network of over 100 locations, where they perform more than 2.4 million annual patient encounters and deliver more than 23,000 newborns a year.

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