September 12, 2024

Local developer wins approval to convert historic Westminster Presbyterian Church property into residences

September 12, 2024/ Veronica Brezina

A local developer will restore and bring a new use to the deteriorating 98-year-old Westminster Presbyterian Church in St. Pete's Old Northeast neighborhood that has sat vacant for over a decade.

Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group, which has delivered multiple commercial and residential projects throughout St. Petersburg, plans to convert the former church and school at 126 11th Avenue Northeast into one single-family home and two townhomes.

The Westminster Presbyterian Church, designed in 1926 by well-known architect Archie Parrish, has been altered with expansions and different building elements over the years and is listed as a local historic landmark in the St. Petersburg Register of Historic Places.

March 25, 2024

Local developer plans to convert historic church in Old Northeast into residences

March 25, 2024/ Veronica Brezina

A local developer may convert the historic 98-year-old Westminster Presbyterian Church in St. Pete's Old Northeast neighborhood into residences.

Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group, which has delivered multiple commercial retail and residential projects throughout St. Petersburg, is proposing to convert the former old school and church at 126 11th Avenue Northeast into one single-family home and two townhomes.

The Westminster Presbyterian Church, designed in 1926 by well-known architect Archie Parrish, and has sat dormant for over a decade and is listed as a local historic landmark in the St. Petersburg Register of Historic Places.