New sports bar Who’s on First replaces Thirsty First in downtown St. Pete

/
New sports bar Who’s on First replaces Thirsty First in downtown St. Pete

Sports fanatics have a new destination in downtown St. Pete!

Who’s on First, the new elevated sports bar named after the iconic Abbott and Costello baseball comedy routine, quietly opened its doors at 119 1st Avenue North last week. 

The space was formerly home to Thirsty First, which is relocating to 515 Central Avenue.

Who's on First is the latest concept from the Drink St. Pete hospitality group, which is opening two other bars and restaurants - Irish party bar Dublin Drop and local watering hole There Goes The Neighborhood - that will be connected to Who's on First, allowing patrons to hop to all three bars via connected doorways.

The ownership group is also behind a handful of other popular downtown bars, such as One Night Stand, Tequila Daisy, Whiskey Exchange, and Pour Judgement.

Read More

Dramatic redesign unveiled for 49-story Waldorf Astoria Residences in downtown St. Pete

/
Dramatic redesign unveiled for 49-story Waldorf Astoria Residences in downtown St. Pete

Less than a month after St. Pete Rising exclusively reported plans for the 49-story Waldorf Astoria Residences at 150 2nd Avenue South in downtown St. Pete, the project has undergone a significant redesign. 

New plans, expected to be filed later this month, reveal that the luxury condominium tower will no longer be designed by New York-based SLCE Architects. 

Instead, the tower will be designed by Miami-based CUBE 3.

While the building's overall function remains largely the same, its design has seen dramatic changes compared to the initial release in August.

Read More

Done Deals: Sports center breaks ground in Pinellas Park, $80MM project nears completion in Largo, New restaurants open

/
Done Deals: Sports center breaks ground in Pinellas Park, $80MM project nears completion in Largo, New restaurants open

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.

Read More

Five-story upscale beachfront condo building is coming to Treasure Island

/
Five-story upscale beachfront condo building is coming to Treasure Island

An upscale penthouse-only beachfront condominium development is about to break ground on the sandy shores of Treasure Island.

Arriving in late 2025 at 10126 Gulf Boulevard, The Pearl will feature four full-floor penthouses boasting over 4,000 square feet of space with unobstructed 180-degree ocean views and private access to one of the widest sections of the barrier island.

The Pearl is the brainchild of Alex Millman and Amy Krusemark, who have over 45 combined years of development experience and have focused their real estate efforts in the St. Petersburg area for the last decade. 

Read More

French Moroccan restaurant Cybel to debut next month in St. Pete

/
French Moroccan restaurant Cybel to debut next month in St. Pete

A dream many decades in the making will come to fruition when Chef Taoufik "Touf" Abdelmoula unveils Cybel (pronounced see-bell), his new French Moroccan restaurant in St. Pete.

Cybel will debut this September in Historic Kenwood at 2735 5th Avenue North, formerly home to Sammy + Paco’s Café. The opening comes about two months after Chef Touf closed the Cybel ghost kitchen at Foodie Labs, ending an eight-month run at the restaurant incubator.

“Foodie Labs helped us work our way up, making a name for ourselves in the city," Chef Touf said to St. Pete Rising. “We couldn’t be more excited for our next chapter and to introduce even more people to French Moroccan cuisine.” 

Read More