Done Deals: Sports center breaks ground in Pinellas Park, $80MM project nears completion in Largo, New restaurants open
/A rendering of the sprowls horizon sports park underway in Pinellas Park | Park & Eleazer Construction
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New tattoo studio opens on Central
White Fox tattoo studio has opened a new location at 2220 Central avenue | St Pete Rising
White Fox Tattoo Studio, a tattoo parlor founded in Ybor City that also specializes in permanent makeup, has expanded with a new shop in the Grand Central District.
Owner and tattoo artist Allison Way opened the shop earlier this month at 2220 Central Avenue.
The space was previously occupied by Greenacre Properties Inc.
Erica Delgado of Vector Commercial Real Estate Services represented White Fox in the lease.
With the debut of White Fox Tattoo Studio, there are now seven tattoo establishments in the Grand Central District.
Most recently, the largest privately owned tattoo company, Atomic Tattoos, announced it will open a new shop at 2434 Central Avenue later this year.
Construction commences for youth sports center in Pinellas Park
The construction team and city of Pinellas park leaders celebrate the groundbreaking of the new sports center and park | Park & Eleazer Construction
An aging Pinellas Park youth sports park will be replaced by a new 39-acre center aimed to help develop aspiring athletes.
This week, city officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Sprowls Horizon Sports Park at 4100 66th Avenue North.
The park currently consists of three natural grass baseball fields, a tennis court, a roller hockey rink, visitor seating, a disc golf course, and parking.
The envisioned park, named after Florida’s former Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls, will house up to six baseball and softball fields designed to mirror the Major League Spring Training fields.
There will also be a full-sized artificial turf soccer field for competitive matches and events, a community plaza, and the replacement of the outdoor hockey rink provided through the Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hockey Foundation.
The existing disc golf course will be disassembled by September 4th.
The Sprowls Horizon Sports Park, estimated to cost between $25 and $30 million, is expected to open in summer 2025.
In 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved $13.5 million in funding for the new sports center as it will serve the underserved youth of Pinellas Park and the nearby Lealman community.
Infrastructure sales tax and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars are also covering the costs of the new center.
The new park complex will remain a city property and be managed in partnership with the Clearwater-based Sports Facilities Companies.
Park & Eleazer Construction is serving as the general contractor.
$80 million Horizon West Bay project progresses
The current construction progress of the Horizon West Bay project and rendering for comparison | biltmore construction
Construction of the long-planned $80 million mixed-use Horizon West Bay project in Largo is inching closer to full completion.
The Horizon West Bay is a mixed-used project by the City of Largo that will contain a new city hall, 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and a 300-space parking garage at 400 West Bay Drive.
The new complex sets a vision to attract new restaurants, cafes, and retailers to Downtown Largo.
This week, general contractor Biltmore Construction shared the current progress of the new mixed-use project, showing vertical construction completion and the ongoing buildout.
Construction is expected to wrap up in early 2025.
The project team includes Osborn Engineering, Kimley-Horn Associates, and Tampa-based Associated Space Design Inc., doing business as ASD | SKY.
More restaurants open in Pinellas
The owners of Tiki Bagel celebrate the opening in St. Pete beach | instagram
Tiki Bagel: Residents and snowbirds can get a taste of Brooklyn-style bagels at the beach. Tiki Bagel, which serves bagels made by wholesaler Noshman’s Bagel of New York City, has opened a new location at 455 75th Avenue in St. Pete Beach. The restaurant has a variety of breakfast sandwiches and coffee provided by Tampa-based Elevation Coffee.
Dick's Last Resort: The restaurant chain known for its intentionally comedic "rude" service hosted a grand opening celebration this week for its newest location at 111 Boardwalk Place West at John's Pass Village on Madeira Beach. In addition to serving sass, Dick’s Last resort serves Southern comfort food such as chicken wings, cheeseburgers, BBQ pork, crab cakes, catfish po-boy sandwiches, and alcoholic drinks.
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