Daily Archives: June 11, 2014

The Challenges of Developing in Downtown Largo

LARGO — Urban Edge Development specializes in the hard-to-do. The company builds condos and apartments in challenging neighborhoods where other developers might stay away. It has done this successfully in Tampa and St. Petersburg. But downtown Largo is proving to be a tough nut to crack. “I enjoy going into neighborhoods that I believe are…

City Moves Forward with Residential-Retail Project for Prospect Lake Park Area

CLEARWATER — After a year of planning, a multifamily residential and retail complex in the Prospect Lake Park area is moving closer to becoming reality.  The city council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, approved the project Monday. The plan by Longwood-based Prospect Park Development LLC calls for 257 units of market-rate apartments above shops along…