Construction begins on 26-unit townhome project in St. Pete’s Innovation District
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A new townhome community is planned for St. Pete’s Innovation District, which is home to major employers like Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Named Innovation Townhomes, the 26-unit community is being planned by The Davis Companies which also developed Uptown Kenwood, a 69-unit townhome community in the North Kenwood neighborhood of St. Pete. Uptown Kenwood sold out earlier this year.
The development is located on a 0.9-acre lot at the northeast corner of Dr. MLK Jr. Street and 6th Avenue South and consists of four buildings. A nine-unit building will front Dr. MLK Jr. Street, a six-unit building will front 6th Avenue South, and the remaining 11 units will be situated on the interior of the project.
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A 31-acre office property along McCann Lake has received preliminary approval for what would become the largest apartment community in Pinellas Park, with 552 units, including at least 221 affordable apartments.
City staff approved the preliminary site plan on September 30th for 10222 MCI Drive in the Gateway Centre Business Park.
The two-phase development would replace an office campus with nine four-story apartment buildings, two clubhouses, pickleball courts, and 847 parking spaces.
The apartment proposal relies on Florida’s Live Local Act, which allows residential development on the industrially zoned property, provided that at least 40% of the apartments, or at least 221 units, are reserved for households earning at or below 120% of the area median income for a minimum of 30 years.
The remaining 331 apartments would be leased at market rates.
Plans call for apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom units. All nine residential buildings would rise four stories, with a maximum height of 50 feet.