ST. PETERSBURG — The frontiers of condominium development in downtown St. Petersburg continue to push farther south and westward. With Beach Drive condos in short supply and extremely pricey, the proposed eight-story, 20-unit Vela near Fourth Avenue S and Seventh Street will bill itself as a more affordable, if less central, alternative. “There’s not a…
TAMPA — Strategic Property Partners went out to bid Friday for a contractor to do up to $35 million worth of work on roads, utilities and amenities for its $2 billion downtown redevelopment project. “To get the master infrastructure in place” is “going to be the first tangible sign of major progress that you’re going…
ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Rick Kriseman is confident that his tentative deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to allow them to look for a new home outside of St. Petersburg will eventually persuade the team to stay. And with City Council chairwoman Amy Foster, a key swing vote, announcing Friday that she supports the deal,…
