86-unit affordable housing development proposed for Disston Heights in St. Pete
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Palm Lake Christian Church, located at 5401 22nd Avenue North, wants to help answer the prayers of St. Petersburg residents who need affordable housing.
The church has submitted a proposal to the city that, if approved, would result in the construction of 86 new affordable housing units. The project consists of a three-story, concrete-and-block building that would contain 66 one-bedroom apartments and six two-bedroom units, as well as seven one-story, free-standing villas with each one containing two three-bedroom residences.
The 86 residential units would be built to LEED energy-efficiency standards, and the development’s amenities would include a community garden, electric vehicle charging stations, native landscaping, and 64 paved parking spaces.
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More than six years after the Wagon Wheel Flea Market closed its doors, plans are taking shape to redevelop the sprawling property that was once home to one of Pinellas County's most popular weekend shopping destinations.
Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group is under contract to purchase approximately 156 acres at 7801 Park Boulevard North, where the Wagon Wheel and Mustang flea markets operated for more than five decades before closing in 2020.
Christian Yepes, owner of Belleair Development Group alongside his father, Carlos Yepes, confirmed the company is exploring options for a mixed-use development that could bring residential and commercial uses to the largely vacant property.
“We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to develop such a landmark in Pinellas County. We are currently in the midst of due diligence and are exploring mixed-use development options at the site,” Yepes said in a conversation with St. Pete Rising.
The property is currently owned by the family of Hardy Huntley, who founded the Wagon Wheel Flea Market with his wife, Janet, in the 1960s.