A major zoning overhaul in the Warehouse Arts District is expected to spark a flurry of new development in the historically industrial neighborhood near downtown St. Pete.

Last week, after years of planning and debate, St. Petersburg City Council unanimously voted to adopt the SunRunner Target Employment Center (TEC) Local Overlay, which encompasses 58 acres generally located south of 1st Avenue South, east of 24th Street South, and north and west of Interstate 275.

The Warehouse Arts District houses many of St. Pete’s most popular businesses such as 3 Daughters Brewery, Urban Stillhouse, Morean Center for Clay, and the Duncan McClellan Gallery.

The zoning change is designed to boost housing, job creation, and commercial opportunities around the SunRunner Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station at 22nd Street by allowing non-industrial uses to develop alongside small-scale fabrication, makers, and arts spaces when performance measures are met.

Five modern craftsman-style townhomes are coming soon to St. Pete's Kenwood neighborhood.

Husband-and-wife team Max and Kaitlin Vollmer, who are actively working on multiple residential projects in St. Petersburg, are on the cusp of demolishing a 70-year-old seven-room assisted living building at 2168 9th Avenue North for their new townhome development dubbed Historic Kenwood Townhomes. 

The property sits directly between a medical office and a retail plaza housing several local businesses, including Simply Delicious, a hidden gem known for their Cuban sandwich, and The Violet Stone, a Philadelphia-style pizzeria that's relocating to Crescent Heights.