Detwiler’s Farm Market in early talks for south St. Pete store

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Detwiler’s Farm Market in early talks for south St. Pete store

South St. Pete may soon be home to one of the area’s most popular grocery stores.

Earlier today, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a lease and development agreement with Sugar Hill Group to redevelop Tangerine Plaza at 1794 22nd Street South into 115 affordable apartments and 10,000 square feet of commercial space, which will include a grocery store at least 3,000 square feet in size.

During the City Council hearing, Rev. Louis Murphy, Sr. of Sugar Hill Group revealed that the development team is in discussions with Sarasota-based Detwiler's Farm Market to occupy the grocery store at Tangerine Plaza. However, no lease has been signed yet.

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Three developers vie for 5.24-acre city-owned site in west St. Pete

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Three developers vie for 5.24-acre city-owned site in west St. Pete

Local developers and homebuilders are vying to acquire and redevelop a St. Pete College site into an affordable housing community.

St. Pete Rising has obtained the proposals developers submitted to the City of St. Petersburg proposing to bring affordable workforce townhomes to the 5.24-acre site at 7045 Burlington Avenue North in west St. Pete.

The city and selected partner will market the units to St. Pete College students, staff, and low-income residents seeking homeownership.

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Barks and Brews Taphouse, a 7,000-square-foot dog park and sports bar, is coming soon to Largo

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Barks and Brews Taphouse, a 7,000-square-foot dog park and sports bar, is coming soon to Largo

Call it a pup crawl! Pet parents and patrons will soon be able to grab a craft beer and watch their dogs run wild inside an expansive new off-leash dog park and sports bar coming soon to Largo.

Barks and Brews Taphouse, a 7,000-square-foot dog bar, will open later this summer at 14219 Walsingham Road in Largo's Walsingham Village retail center.

"When my friend [Chris Bailey] got a dog, we went to a couple of dog bars in downtown St. Pete and thought it was an awesome concept to bring to the suburbs," co-owner Patrick Kelly said in a conversation with St. Pete Rising.

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The Cordova Inn expansion nears vertical completion in downtown St. Pete

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The Cordova Inn expansion nears vertical completion in downtown St. Pete

The 103-year-old historic Cordova Inn hotel in downtown St. Petersburg has hit a significant construction milestone for an expansion that will more than triple the number of guest rooms. 

The owners of the historic boutique hotel, New Hotel Collection and TDZ Capital Partners, announced via LinkedIn that vertical completion is nearly complete for the five-story building rising at 253 2nd Avenue North.

The new building, which broke ground in April 2023 next to the existing hotel, will increase the number of available rooms from 32 to 97 with VIP luxury suites on the top floor offering panoramic views of downtown.

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Downtown St. Pete’s City Center office town begins multi-million dollar renovation

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Downtown St. Pete’s City Center office town begins multi-million dollar renovation

A major renovation has begun at downtown St. Petersburg’s City Center office building at 100 2nd Avenue South. The 242,115-square-foot Class A office building is owned by a joint venture of City Office REIT, Inc., Feldman Equities and Tower Realty Partners.

The City Center renovation will feature an updated atrium lobby with lounge seating, renovated elevator lobbies, and upgraded lobby bathrooms. In addition to these lobby enhancements, both exterior entrances will be modernized with new entryways and improved landscaping. 

“The downtown St. Petersburg office market is one of the nation’s strongest. Tenants and employees are gravitating to buildings with modern amenities and vibrant communities. Together with unparalleled views of Tampa Bay, City Center will be downtown’s premier place of work,” states James Farrar, Chief Executive Officer at City Office REIT.

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