18-story expansion planned for downtown’s Camden Pier District Apartments
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One of downtown St. Pete’s most popular apartment complexes, Camden Pier District, is planning an expansion that will add an 18-story 95-unit tower to the existing 357-unit community.
“We are excited to expand Camden Pier District to provide additional high-quality housing to the St. Pete market,” said Ric Campo CEO of Camden Property Trust. “St. Pete is a great place to live, work, and play and we are glad to be part of this growing great city.”
Last Tuesday, Camden Property Trust paid $2.1 million for a 0.23-acre property located at 201 4th Avenue South on the southeastern corner of the existing development. The lot is currently home to a medical office and a single-family house. Both buildings will be demolished to make way for the new tower.
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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.