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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Read MoreA local developer will restore and bring a new use to the deteriorating 98-year-old Westminster Presbyterian Church in St. Pete's Old Northeast neighborhood that has sat vacant for over a decade.
Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group, which has delivered multiple commercial and residential projects throughout St. Petersburg, plans to convert the former church and school at 126 11th Avenue Northeast into one single-family home and two townhomes.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church, designed in 1926 by well-known architect Archie Parrish, has been altered with expansions and different building elements over the years and is listed as a local historic landmark in the St. Petersburg Register of Historic Places.
Read MoreA portion of the Mirror Lake neighborhood in downtown St. Pete may soon become a local historic district, adding a layer of protection to properties within the neighborhood.
A citizen-initiated application was submitted to the City of St. Petersburg on June 14th, asking the city to consider designating nearly 21 acres around Mirror Lake as a local historic district to preserve its pedestrian-friendly, low-rise character amid a wave of new development.
The Mirror Lake neighborhood is situated between 8th and 4th Streets and between 1st and 5th Avenue North in downtown St. Pete and contains a large collection of historic homes and landmarks.
The natural lake at the center, known as Mirror Lake, once served as a freshwater reservoir for the small settlement of St. Petersburg (originally known as Wardsville) before becoming a central gathering destination and oasis in the heart of St. Pete, according to city records.
Read MoreA new locally owned and operated ice cream shop serving customizable, blended soft-serve is coming soon to Crescent Heights in St. Pete.
Wildflower Ice Cream plans to be the neighborhood go-to sweet shop at 2603 Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, replacing the shuttered House of Pipes and Cigars shop. The Violet Stone, a local pizzeria that went viral earlier this year, will relocate to a neighboring storefront in the coming months.
The new business, founded by St. Pete residents Steve and Sarah McGarry, will use a Swirl Freeze Blending Machine, an innovative all-in-one machine that easily and quickly swirls ice cream with candies, fruits, nuts, or cookies to create an infinite variety of flavor combinations.
Read MoreOne of St. Petersburg's Winn-Dixie grocery stores is in line to be converted into an Aldi.
The German-based discount grocery chain will soon commence a $1.7 million renovation of the 46,048-square-foot Winn-Dixie at 3327 Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, according to an application filed in the city.
Today, Winn-Dixie has multiple stores throughout St. Pete, while Aldi has three existing stores at 34th Street North, 22nd Avenue North, and 34th Street South.
Read MoreDone 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 MoreA new action-packed entertainment center where kids can literally bounce off the walls is coming to Clearwater's Countryside Mall.
Launch Entertainment, a Rhode Island-based leading indoor family entertainment franchise, will open a new center in the mall that will feature an arcade, bowling alley, trampolines, laser tag, virtual reality games, a "ninja" obstacle course, and a restaurant and bar.
Launch Entertainment will commence a $2.5 million remodel of an existing 24,449-square-foot space in the mall.
Read MoreLocal developer Backstreets Capital is proceeding forward with plans to preserve a historically significant property while building a new luxury condo building fronting Mirror Lake in downtown St. Pete.
During a Development Review Commission (DRC) meeting on Wednesday, members unanimously approved a setback variance request for the new project at 250 Mirror Lake Drive North.
The 0.47-acre site is currently home to an 87-year-old building that will be restored into a single-family home. Additionally, a new two-story residence will be built on the northeast corner of the property and an 18-unit condo building will be constructed on the west side of the property on what is currently a vacant lot.
Read MoreSports 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 MoreLess 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.
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