New six-story apartment building planned for St. Pete’s Gateway area
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A grassy lot in north St. Petersburg is slated to become the site of the latest multifamily development in the Gateway area. On August 4th the Development Review Commission (DRC) will held a public hearing for a proposed site plan modification of the 22-acre Ibis Walk development which is located between Dr. MLK Jr. Street and Roosevelt Boulevard just north of Gandy Boulevard. The approval paves the way for a new six-story, 127-unit apartment building.
Ibis Walk is a mixed-use development that began construction in 2009 and was expected to have multifamily units, 77,000 square feet of retail space, and 150,000 square feet of office space. A portion of the retail space was completed in 2011 and later a 401-unit, four-story rental community, Ibis Walk Apartments, was completed in 2014. Current retail tenants in the retail space include Tijuana Flats, Freshii, 9Round Fitness, Smoothie King, Dollar General, and Yaya’s Flame Broiled Chicken.
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Red Mesa Mercado’s west St. Pete location is permanently closing less than a year after opening.
The Red Mesa team announced on social media earlier today that its Cali-Mex restaurant at 6001 Central Avenue will close August 16th.
Red Mesa Mercado’s original location in the EDGE District at 1100 1st Avenue North, along with Red Mesa Restaurant at 4912 4th Street North, will remain open.
The 150-seat restaurant opened in October 2025 in the former Two Graces and Reading Room space.
It was Red Mesa Mercado’s second location and featured a full-liquor bar, table service, and a more sit-down-focused experience than the original Mercado’s window-service model.
Red Mesa first announced plans for the west St. Pete location in late 2022, and the restaurant took about three years to open.