22-story residential building approved for 3rd Avenue South in downtown St. Pete
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The City of St. Petersburg’s Community Redevelopment Agency has approved a 22-story residential building proposed for 511 3rd Avenue South, currently home to an office building, a surface parking lot, and undeveloped land.
The property is owned by a subsidiary of EquiAlt LLC, a financial management company headquartered in Tampa.
In 2020, the company was accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of perpetuating a $170 million Ponzi scheme and misappropriating investors’ money. That case, Securities and Exchange Commission v. EquiAlt LLC. et al., is a civil action that resulted in EquiAlt going through a receivership process to return investors’ funds.
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A new spot for açaí bowls, poke, and coffee is coming to Treasure Island this fall.
Kaia Bowls will open in October at 111 107th Avenue, Unit A, in the same plaza as Gigi’s Italian Restaurant and Lana’s Lounge. The space was previously occupied by Vine and Grind, which relocated to 7230 Central Avenue and rebranded as Brick Road Olive Oil Company.
The 1,300-square-foot café will be Kaia Bowls’ seventh Tampa Bay location, joining existing shops in downtown St. Pete, Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, Madeira Beach, Safety Harbor and Ybor City. The company also operates one location in Illinois, with additional outposts planned for Gainesville and Miami.
Kaia Bowls offers sweet and savory bowls made with health-conscious ingredients. Its savory menu includes poke bowls with tuna, salmon, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, along with toppings such as avocado, rice, edamame, cucumbers, and seaweed salad.
Sweet selections include açaí, pitaya, chia pudding, coconut, and oatmeal bowls topped with fruit, granola, almonds, honey, peanut butter, coconut flakes, hemp seeds, and raw cacao nibs.
The menu also includes avocado toast, juices, and smoothies.