St. Pete’s Development Review Commission has unanimously approved a 23-story apartment tower at 155 17th Street South in downtown St. Pete. The building is the latest proposal for the western side of downtown St. Pete that is increasingly seeing larger developments.

The project is being proposed by St. Pete-based Apogee Real Estate Partners and will feature 204 apartments, 6,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a 300-space parking garage.

“The site offers amazing views and access to all St. Pete has to offer being situated at the gateway to both the budding Warehouse Arts District and the Tropicana Redevelopment Site,” said John Barkett, Managing Partner at Apogee, to St. Pete Rising in April.

A 23-story apartment building has been proposed for 17th Street South in downtown St. Pete.

Plans for the building were submitted by Apogee Real Estate Partners, which is led by John Stadler and John Barkett, and will feature 204 apartments, 6,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a 300-space parking garage.

It will be located at 155 17th Street South at the northwest corner of 17th Street South and the Pinellas Trail and will be adjacent to Modera St. Petersburg, a 20-story apartment tower that is under construction at 201 17th Street South. An existing on-site warehouse will be demolished to make way for the new development, however the neighboring Vertical Ventures climbing gym is not expected to be impacted.