St. Pete City Council approves new Rays stadium and redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District

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St. Pete City Council approves new Rays stadium and redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District

In a historic vote, St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-3 to approve an agreement to build a new 30,000-seat stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays and redevelop the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District site in downtown St. Pete.

The vote caps off decades of discussion surrounding the team’s future. Council members Deborah Figgs-Sanders, Copley Gerdes, Brandi Gabbard, Ed Montanari, and Gina Driscoll voted in favor of the agreement while Council members Lisset Hanewicz, John Muhammad, and Richie Floyd voted against it.

In total, the project will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use development anchored by a new baseball stadium and cost north of $6.5 billion over 20 years.

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Potbelly Sandwich Works to open first St. Pete shop on Fourth Street

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Potbelly Sandwich Works to open first St. Pete shop on Fourth Street

The Midwest restaurant chain Potbelly Sandwich Works is bringing its toasty sandwiches and shakes to St. Petersburg.

Potbelly has started the interior buildout for its first St. Petersburg shop at 5004 4th Street North, a space previously occupied by Earl of Sandwich.

The new shop, which is expected to open on July 30th, will be the chain’s third location in Tampa Bay, joining existing locations on Dale Mabry in Tampa and at Tampa International Airport. 

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Amid concerns, $6.5 billion Rays stadium deal heads to final vote on Thursday

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Amid concerns, $6.5 billion Rays stadium deal heads to final vote on Thursday

Flexible language around promises to bring affordable housing to the area and the lack of transparency on the Tampa Bay Rays partnership agreements are at the top of city council members' minds.

St. Petersburg City Council members met as the Committee of the Whole (COW) Tuesday morning to analyze the details and recent tweaks made to agreements for both the proposed Rays stadium and the Historic Gas Plant redevelopment just two days before they cast their final vote.

The $6.5 billion development, which is being spearheaded by The Rays and Hines, would transform 86 acres in the heart of downtown St. Pete into an 8-million-square-foot mixed-use district anchored by a new ballpark - becoming the largest project to ever commence in Tampa Bay. 

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Aerial St. Pete: Downtown St. Pete’s tallest towers continue to rise

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Aerial St. Pete: Downtown St. Pete’s tallest towers continue to rise

This month’s edition of Aerial St. Pete shows the construction progress on seven residential towers currently under construction throughout downtown St. Petersburg.

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 AB3 Visuals. 

In the article, we show the construction progress for projects including The Nolen, Modera St. Petersburg, Art House, 3rd & 3rd, Residences at 400 Central, Reflection, and Viv Apartments.

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The Blend Coffee & Cocktails to open café on Central Avenue in Central Oak Park

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The Blend Coffee & Cocktails to open café on Central Avenue in Central Oak Park

Earlier this month, The Blend opened its newest location at 3001 16th Street North in Magnolia Heights. The café’s other St. Pete locations are situated at 1211 4th Street North in the Old Northeast, 2760 34th Street North in Disston Heights, and 6730 Central Avenue in west St. Pete.

The coffeehouse also has locations Tampa, Pinellas Park, and Palmetto.

The Blend’s menu features traditional drip coffee, iced coffee, and cold brew, as well as a diverse selection of espresso-based drinks, including lattes, americanos, macchiatos, and mochas. Customers can also choose from over 25 flavored syrups.

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Done Deals: St. Pete apartments sell, NY company relocates HQ to Pinellas, Indian Rocks Beach restaurant sells

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Done Deals: St. Pete apartments sell, NY company relocates HQ to Pinellas, Indian Rocks Beach restaurant 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.

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

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Nippy Iced Coffee to open along Pinellas Trail in Warehouse Arts District

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Nippy Iced Coffee to open along Pinellas Trail in Warehouse Arts District

Bicyclists and walkers on the Pinellas Trail will soon be able to cool down and reenergize with flavorful iced coffee drinks.

Nippy Iced Coffee, a new mobile coffee concept exclusively selling iced coffee and fruity drinks, will open its first location in St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District later this month.

The trailer will be parked along the Pinellas Trail directly behind Foodie Labs, a culinary incubator with a mix of ghost kitchens and shared spaces on the ArtsXchange campus at 515 22nd Street South.

"We've been bringing our coffee to pop-up events in Florida, but this will be our first home," Nippy Iced Coffee Director of Operations Linda Gordon said to St. Pete Rising.

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Pedestrian-only retail village and apartments approved for YMCA property near downtown St. Pete

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Pedestrian-only retail village and apartments approved for YMCA property near downtown St. Pete

Plans to transform a portion of a YMCA property in St. Pete’s Grand Central District into a pedestrian-only retail village and residential complex are one step closer to reality.

During Wednesday’s Development Review Commission meeting, commissioners approved the plan for Whitney Village, a proposed mixed-use development that is expected to rise on a portion of the Jim & Heather Gills YMCA campus at 3200 1st Avenue South.

St. Pete investor Blake Whitney Thompson of BLAKE Investment Partners, selected by the YMCA in early 2023 to redevelop the property, and multifamily developer Greystar Real Estate Partners submitted plans to build 380 apartments and 32,000 square feet of retail to the east of the existing YMCA facility.

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Massive pickleball complex with restaurant and cocktail bar coming to St. Pete

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Massive pickleball complex with restaurant and cocktail bar coming to St. Pete

A massive 45,000-square-foot sports entertainment venue opening in St. Pete early next year will feature pickleball courts, padel courts, table tennis, a full-service restaurant, and a cocktail bar.

St. Pete Athletic Paddle & Social Club has inked a lease at 2544 Fairfield Avenue South inside The Factory, a 90,000-square-foot arts and culture hub situated on the Pinellas Trail in the Warehouse Arts District.

The club will occupy 30,000 square feet of existing space on the west side of The Factory property and a new 15,000-square-foot building will be constructed to accommodate more pickleball courts.

St. Pete Athletic is the brainchild of serial entrepreneur Reuben Pressman and owner of Major League Pickleball’s Florida Smash Graham D’Amico, alongside key partners Jarrett Sabatini, owner of Intermezzo Coffee and Cocktails; and Nathan Stonecipher, owner of Green Bench Brewing.

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44-story five-star hotel-branded condo tower proposed for 2nd Avenue South in downtown St. Pete

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44-story five-star hotel-branded condo tower proposed for 2nd Avenue South in downtown St. Pete

New details have been revealed for a proposed development on 2nd Avenue South that will bring the first hotel-branded luxury condominium tower to downtown St. Pete.

Earlier this month, the owners of the 12-story City Center office building at 100 2nd Avenue South announced to its tenants that they were exploring redevelopment opportunities for the building’s six-story parking garage, which is located at 150 2nd Avenue South. 

The parking garage currently serves tenants of the City Center building, which is owned through a joint venture by Feldman Equities, City Office REIT, and Tower Realty Partners.

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