Pro volleyball player to bring international acai bowl brand to downtown St. Pete

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Pro volleyball player to bring international acai bowl brand to downtown St. Pete

An international acai bowl brand will debut its first Tampa Bay location in downtown St. Pete.

Sarah Schermerton Murphy, a new franchisee of Oakberry Acai, which claims to be the No. 1 acai brand in the world, plans to open the downtown St. Pete restaurant at 205 1st Street North in a space formerly leased by HaleLife Bakery, which recently announced a location in the Warehouse Arts District.

Erica Delgado of Vector Commercial Real Estate Services represented Oakberry in the lease transaction.

"I play professional volleyball and my teammates and coaches from Brazil taught me about acai," said Schermerton Murphy, a St. Pete resident who plays volleyball internationally and domestically.

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Done Deals: New bar debuts in downtown St. Pete, County seeks affordable housing developers, Industrial center sells

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Done Deals: New bar debuts in downtown St. Pete, County seeks affordable housing developers, Industrial center sells

Done Deals is a weekly column by St. Pete Rising spotlighting recent real estate market insight and significant deals happening in the Sunshine City and beyond. The following information is sourced from public records and trusted intel.

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New Starbucks drive-thru proposed for Kenneth City

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New Starbucks drive-thru proposed for Kenneth City

The Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee mega chain will expand its St. Pete footprint with a drive-thru shop in a newly constructed Kenneth City retail plaza.

The shop will be built at 4519 66th Street North in front of a Sprouts Farmers Market-anchored plaza, according to a stormwater application filed by Atlanta-based retail developer Fuqua Development.

The 1,400-square-foot Starbucks will located on the north end of the block, just steps from a Dunkin' Donuts on the south end of the block.

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Construction set to begin on luxury townhomes in St. Pete's Methodist Town

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Construction set to begin on luxury townhomes in St. Pete's Methodist Town

Husband-and-wife team Max and Kaitlin Vollmer are capitalizing on St. Pete's growing residential market by bringing new townhomes to a historic neighborhood.

The Vollmers, working with local custom homebuilder Kelner Homes, are set to begin construction on a new five-unit upscale townhome community at 375 13th Street North across from Unity Park.

The planned complex, dubbed Sunset Palms Luxury Townhomes, is located in St. Pete's Methodist Town neighborhood, a community established in the late 1800s just north of the EDGE District.

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Vegan and gluten-free eatery to replace The Chelsea coffee shop in the Warehouse Arts District

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Vegan and gluten-free eatery to replace The Chelsea coffee shop in the Warehouse Arts District

The gluten-free and vegan HaleLife bakery and bistro, known for its decadent treats and savory breakfast dishes, will open a second St. Pete storefront in the Warehouse Arts District.

HaleLife founder Laura McCutcheon has signed a lease to operate the bistro at 2462 5th Avenue South, which most recently housed The Chelsea, a beloved cozy coffee shop that debuted in 2021.

The HaleLife Bistro will open this July in the 800-square-foot space, making it the local business's fourth Tampa Bay storefront.

McCutcheon and her son, Taylor Miller, both diagnosed with Celiac Disease in the early 2000s, set out on a mission to serve gluten-free, dairy-, soy- & egg-free baked goods, opening their first Tampa store in 2017.

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Developers of 400 Central reveal new renderings and vision for retail space

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Developers of 400 Central reveal new renderings and vision for retail space

The developers of The Residences at 400 Central, Red Apple Group, have revealed their vision for the ground floor retail space of what will soon become the tallest building in St. Petersburg.

The 46-story condominium tower is being built by Suffolk Construction at 400 Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete. When complete, the 1.3 million-square-foot project will soar 515 feet high, featuring 301 luxury condo units, 60,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurants, 900 parking spaces, and 45,000 square feet of Class A office space.

Construction benchmarks are on the horizon, with the project expected to top out in late summer, becoming the tallest residential building on Florida’s west coast.

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Modern Mexican restaurant Green Lemon is coming to St. Pete

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Modern Mexican restaurant Green Lemon is coming to St. Pete

A South Tampa staple for tasty tacos and margaritas is making its way to St. Pete.

The beloved modern Mexican restaurant Green Lemon plans to open a St. Pete outpost on 4th Street this fall.

The Ciccio Restaurant Group (CRG), the parent company of local restaurant concepts such as Fresh Kitchen, Taco Dirty, and Daily Eats, will debut the new 150-seat Green Lemon at 4400 4th Street North, the former home of Baytenders Oyster Bar & Steamers, which closed in 2019.

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Irish party bar The Dublin Drop to debut this winter in downtown St. Pete

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Irish party bar The Dublin Drop to debut this winter in downtown St. Pete

The team behind a handful of popular downtown bars including One Night Stand, Pour Judgement, and Whiskey Exchange will open a new Irish-themed party bar called The Dublin Drop in downtown St. Pete.

The bar, which is expected to open by the end of the year, will occupy 3,000 square feet at 129 1st Avenue North in a space connected to There Goes The Neighborhood, another upcoming bar set to debut this winter by the Drink St. Pete hospitality group.

Although The Dublin Drop will serve Irish whiskies and beer, owner Michael Jennings wouldn’t consider it an authentic Irish bar.

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Done Deals: Pulpo Kitchen & Lounge prepares for opening, West St. Pete office sells, Wawa drive-thru debuts

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Done Deals: Pulpo Kitchen & Lounge prepares for opening, West St. Pete office sells, Wawa drive-thru debuts

Done Deals is a weekly column by St. Pete Rising spotlighting recent real estate market insight and significant deals happening in the Sunshine City and beyond. The following information is sourced from public records and trusted intel.

Have real estate news to share? Send us an email at hello@stpeterising.com.

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$1.3 billion Rays stadium preliminarily approved by St. Pete City Council, final vote set for July

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$1.3 billion Rays stadium preliminarily approved by St. Pete City Council, final vote set for July

Who's picking up the tab for the new Tampa Bay Rays's $1.3 billion ballpark, where’s that funding is coming from, and other lingering questions were answered this week during a seven-hour-long discussion.

On Wednesday morning, St. Pete City Councilmembers, Mayor Ken Welch, and Rays executives hashed out the details of the stadium agreement during a Committee of the Whole workshop meeting.

On Thursday, St. Petersburg City Council preliminarily voted 5-3 to approve a development agreement for the new Rays stadium. The opposing votes came from Councilmembers Hanewicz, Muhammad, and Floyd.

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