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More than two years after the project was first awarded, a planned 13-story affordable apartment tower moves forward in ...
17/11/2025

More than two years after the project was first awarded, a planned 13-story affordable apartment tower moves forward in downtown St. Pete 🏗️🏢🥳

A long-awaited residential redevelopment on the west side of Mirror Lake in downtown St. Pete is finally making progress, more than two years after the project was first awarded. Pinellas County Schools ’ 1.36-acre property, located at 296 Mirror Lake Drive and home to the 101-year-old Tomlinso

For the third time in five years, the city is seeking proposals from developers interested in redeveloping the 86-acre T...
14/11/2025

For the third time in five years, the city is seeking proposals from developers interested in redeveloping the 86-acre Tropicana Field site in downtown St. Pete. 🏗️🏢👷‍♂️ Third times a charm? 🤔

Starting in the new year, the City of St. Pete will officially restart the clock for developers to submit proposals to redevelop the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District in downtown St. Pete, marking the third time the city has sought bids for the site since 2020. Mayor Ken Welch had initially pla

A new $18 million operations and maintenance building will be built at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility near the...
14/11/2025

A new $18 million operations and maintenance building will be built at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility near the Eckerd College. 🏗️🏢⛈️ The current building is not hurricane-rated and sits below the level needed for staff to safely shelter in place during a storm. 😓⚡️☔️

The City of St. Pete is moving forward with more than $19 million in major infrastructure upgrades that will strengthen the city’s resilience to hurricanes and improve the reliability of core public works systems. City Council approved the investment during its November 6th meeting, advancing two ...

The former Hippie Shack and Sea Hags building is expected to be replaced by a new 370-seat outdoor restaurant that will ...
13/11/2025

The former Hippie Shack and Sea Hags building is expected to be replaced by a new 370-seat outdoor restaurant that will have multiple spots for live music, a turf gaming area, and a pool. 🤯🍹🏊

The restaurant building at Blind Pass Marina on St. Pete Beach is set to be demolished. The structure, most recently home to the short-lived Hippie Shack and Sea Hags before that, suffered significant storm damage during last year’s hurricanes and will be torn down to make way for a new outdoor

The 640-slip municipal marina on St. Pete’s downtown waterfront is in line for up to $148 million in upgrades! 🥳⛴️🌊 The ...
13/11/2025

The 640-slip municipal marina on St. Pete’s downtown waterfront is in line for up to $148 million in upgrades! 🥳⛴️🌊 The city plans to repair and redevelop the docks, including installing a new floating dock system for a significant portion of the marina, as well as building an updated ship store, modernized bathhouses, improved administrative offices, new dock houses, maintenance facilities, and more. ⚓️⛵️🐬

The City of St. Pete is once again seeking a contractor to repair and redevelop the aging St. Petersburg Municipal Marina along the downtown waterfront. Through a new Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the city is soliciting experienced design-build firms to oversee a modernization of the 640-slip f

Green Light Cinema, St. Pete’s only independent art house theater, is expanding by opening a restaurant and bar next doo...
12/11/2025

Green Light Cinema, St. Pete’s only independent art house theater, is expanding by opening a restaurant and bar next door! 😁🎉🎬 In addition to food and drink, the new space will also host live music, comedy, improv, and film talk-backs. 🍔🍺👨‍🎤

Green Light Cinema, St. Pete’s only independent art house theater, is expanding by opening a restaurant and bar next door. Owners Mike and Sue Hazlett are converting the neighboring space at 225 2nd Avenue North into Green Light Lounge and Kitchen, a 1,600-square-foot venue where guests can grab

The Postcard Inn has officially closed its doors for good. 😔🪦 The resort, which has remained vacant since last year’s ba...
11/11/2025

The Postcard Inn has officially closed its doors for good. 😔🪦 The resort, which has remained vacant since last year’s back-to-back hurricanes, will soon be renovated into The Luce, a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel scheduled to open next year 😊🍹🌴

After decades as a popular St. Pete Beach destination, the Postcard Inn has officially closed its doors for good. The hotel at 6300 Gulf Boulevard , which has remained vacant since last year’s back-to-back hurricanes, will soon be renovated into The Luce , a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel sc

Beef O'Bradys will take over the former Applebee’s in west St. Pete that closed abruptly in May, according to plans obta...
10/11/2025

Beef O'Bradys will take over the former Applebee’s in west St. Pete that closed abruptly in May, according to plans obtained by St. Pete Rising. 🏈🍔🍺

A new Beef O’Brady’s restaurant is coming to west St. Pete. The restaurant and sports bar will open at 2901 66th Street North , taking over the former Applebee’s building that closed abruptly in May, according to plans obtained by St. Pete Rising. The restaurant will accommodate 182 guests ind...

Construction is about to begin on a new boutique apartment building just north of downtown St. Pete 🏗️🏢👷‍♂️
10/11/2025

Construction is about to begin on a new boutique apartment building just north of downtown St. Pete 🏗️🏢👷‍♂️

Construction is about to begin on a new boutique apartment building just north of downtown St. Pete. Located at 1300 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North , Lofts on 1300 will bring nine new luxury apartments to the edge of the Euclid St. Pauls neighborhood. The 0.37-acre site, which was previo

The developer behind St. Petersburg’s tallest tower says 30 days isn’t enough time for developers to prepare proposals f...
10/11/2025

The developer behind St. Petersburg’s tallest tower says 30 days isn’t enough time for developers to prepare proposals for the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District in downtown St. Pete 🏗️🏢👷‍♂️

Red Apple Real Estate , the New York–based development firm behind the 46-story Residences at 400 Central in downtown St. Petersburg, has expressed interest in redeveloping the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District . But only if the city allows more time for proposals. In a letter sent November 7t

A new fragrance boutique is bringing something entirely new to downtown St. Pete! Super Memory will offer more than 60 r...
07/11/2025

A new fragrance boutique is bringing something entirely new to downtown St. Pete! Super Memory will offer more than 60 rare and independent scents you won’t find anywhere else in Tampa Bay! 🌿✨

A whiff of autumn air, the pages of an old book, a hint of amber and leather. Each scent tells a story. Soon, downtown St. Pete will have a new place to explore those stories when Super Memory, an intimate fragrance boutique, debuts on Saturday, November 22nd. The brainchild of Merryck Walker, Su

New renderings reveal what the future St. Petersburg Yacht Club could look like along the downtown St. Pete waterfront! ...
06/11/2025

New renderings reveal what the future St. Petersburg Yacht Club could look like along the downtown St. Pete waterfront! 🤩🏗️⛵️

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club , one of the city’s oldest and most storied institutions, is taking the next step in a multi-year effort to determine the future of its downtown clubhouse. At a town hall meeting on September 2nd, members were shown new conceptual designs that visualize how a rebuilt

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St. Pete Rising was created in May of 2013 with the goal of delivering the latest urban development news in Downtown St. Petersburg. By connecting you with the latest updates on real estate, retail, and restaurant developments, we hope you will spread the word about why Downtown St. Pete is the greatest place to be. As a city on the rise, we hope you enjoy watching Downtown St. Pete grow as much as we do.