New Townhomes Proposed for 8th Street in Downtown St. Pete
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In a sign of confidence in the St. Pete market, a veteran real estate developer is launching a townhome development on 8th Street North in Downtown St. Pete. Located at Burlington Avenue and 8th Street, just a block from Mirror Lake, the project will be appropriately named the 8th Street Townhomes.
The development is being led by investor George Gower, who developed townhomes on Fareham Place near Beach Drive in the late 1990’s. At the time, developing new residential units in Downtown St. Pete was pretty rare. In a recent call with St. Pete Rising, Gower describes Downtown St. Pete in the 1990’s as “sleepy” and says his Fareham Place project was “one of the first new residential developments in downtown in 15 years.”
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A permanent ferry dock at the St. Pete Pier moved closer to reality Friday, as the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority celebrated $850,000 in newly secured federal funding for the future Tampa Bay Ferry terminal.
PSTA leaders joined U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, and representatives from Hubbard’s Marina at the Pier to announce the funding, which will help support a new dock near the St. Petersburg Museum of History.
The permanent facility is planned to include a security gate, ticket booth, and ADA-compliant access. It is expected to accommodate two ferry vessels at once, according to Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard’s Marina.
“This is a key piece in the puzzle,” PSTA CEO Brad Miller said during the event.
The federal funding, secured by Castor through the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill, comes as PSTA prepares to relaunch passenger ferry service between downtown St. Pete and Tampa later this year.