St. Pete restaurant openings you may have missed

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St. Pete restaurant openings you may have missed

From Asian-fusion cuisine to smoked fish, established and rising chefs continue to bring new tasty concepts to the Sunshine City for locals to indulge in.

Numerous restaurants have debuted in St. Pete and beyond over the past few months and the city’s culinary landscape has garnered the attention of Travel & Leisure, which recently ranked St. Petersburg as the “top food city in America”.

Here’s a list of recent restaurant openings you may have missed.

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City of St. Petersburg looks to redevelop site on 22nd Street South in The Deuces

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City of St. Petersburg looks to redevelop site on 22nd Street South in The Deuces

A South St. Pete property, once home to the historic cultural landmark, may be redeveloped. 

The City of St. Petersburg issued a request for proposals (RFP) for developers interested in redeveloping three parcels at 951 22nd Street South.

The city is aiming to have the parcel transformed into a mixed-use project encompassing affordable housing, retail, event space, and/or a restaurant. 

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Construction to begin on new SunRunner bus rapid transit station near Beach Drive

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Construction to begin on new SunRunner bus rapid transit station near Beach Drive

Construction will soon begin on a new SunRunner station in downtown St. Pete that will increase ridership for the bus rapid transit line.

“Beach to Burg” is a tagline used by the SunRunner bus rapid transit (BRT) system, which is the first high frequency transit line of its kind in Tampa Bay.

The $44-million, 10.3-mile route debuted in October 2022 and links downtown St. Petersburg to St. Pete Beach via dedicated lanes running along 1st Avenue North and 1st Avenue South.

At present, the SunRunner has 30 stops, with buses arriving about every 15 minutes. The new station will be built near the Sundial Parking Garage at 150 1st Avenue North in downtown St. Pete.

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Done Deals: Miami investors buy downtown retail space, Saks Fifth Avenue opens in the Vinoy, Bayou Court tops out

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Done Deals: Miami investors buy downtown retail space, Saks Fifth Avenue opens in the Vinoy, Bayou Court tops out

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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Pinellas County approves $8 million for 164 new affordable apartments

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Pinellas County approves $8 million for 164 new affordable apartments

Two new residential projects that will create 164 affordable housing units are poised to receive millions of dollars through Pinellas County taxes and other funding sources. 

This week, Pinellas County Commission Commissioners unanimously approved two separate funding requests for the 80-unit Flats on 4th apartments in St. Petersburg and the 84-unit Cypress Grove Apartments in Largo.

Archway Partners, an affordable and workforce housing real estate company with offices in Miami and Orlando, will work with Pinellas County and both cities to invest more than $69 million in the two apartment communities. 

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