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Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreJust 400 steps from Beach Drive is a new project named Quattro Beach Drive. Quattro, meaning four in Italian, is a development of 4 two-story town homes located in the Old Northeast neighborhood but within walking distance to Downtown St.Pete. Each town home will be around 3300 square feet and will feature a private courtyard separating the main home from the guest house.
Read MorePocket parks are small parks that are accessible to the public, but they are usually very tiny in comparison to larger parks (think Central Park). However, despite their size, they can create a network of green space to help enhance neighborhoods and communities. I see smaller real estate developments the same way. These so-called "pocket projects" can enhance urban corridors and revitalize neighborhoods. Because many pocket projects lack the size and scale of larger developments they usually receive less publicity, but I think they are just as important. While there's no definition of what makes a development a "pocket project" I'm going to share a few local developments I would consider pocket projects that you may not have heard about.
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