St. Petersburg’s Development Review Commission approved the site plan for a 21-story, 200-unit apartment building proposed for 699 1st Avenue North, on the southwest edge of the Mirror Lake neighborhood in downtown St. Pete.

The developer, Gravel Road Partners, also plans for the building to have 10,843 square feet of commercial space and a 264-space parking garage.

First reported by St. Pete Rising in December, the development encompasses 685 1st Avenue North and 694 Arlington Avenue North and is currently occupied by a vacant office building, a vacant triplex, and surface parking lot.  

A 21-story building with 200 apartments, 10,843 square feet of commercial space, and a 264-space parking garage has been proposed for 699 1st Avenue North, on the southwest edge of the Mirror Lake neighborhood in downtown St. Petersburg.

According to a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) application filed by SPGRP II LLC, a limited liability company controlled by real estate investment and development company Gravel Road Partners, the project will also include open public space and possibly a covered plaza with an art installation on its northeast side, providing a buffer between it and the Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg at 100 Mirror Lake Drive.

“The resulting setback provides an even further separation between the project and the church than the existing approximately 30 feet which is provided by Arlington Avenue North, and significantly exceeds what is required by code,” as stated in the CRA application.