Shipping container homes coming to downtown St. Pete
A new developer has taken over a project first proposed in 2021 — and the shipping container homes could be one solution to St. Pete's affordable housing crisis.Original Article
Archive for month: March, 2022
Historic Pass-a-Grille apartments, once slated for redevelopment, sold to new owner
A historic Pass-a-Grille Beach apartment building — which a developer once proposed knocking down to build a controversial hotel — has been sold to a new owner who is planning minor renovations to the property. The nine-unit apartment building on Eighth Avenue, once considered for the development of a project known as Holloway Hotel, has sold to 102 8th Avenue LLC for $4.4 million, according to Pinellas County property records. It was built in 1925, and the sale price breaks down to approximately…Original Article
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Who’s Who in Residential Real Estate
The honorees will be featured in the May 20th edition of the Tampa Bay Business Journal.Original Article
Red Apple Real Estate to restore historic 98-year-old pedestal clock at The Residences at 400 Central
The clock was first installed on the downtown St. Petersburg site in 1924 and has been sitting on the corner of Central Avenue and Fifth Street since 1978.Original Article
Pinellas County alters rental assistance program to help St. Pete residents
St. Petersburg received more than $14 million in rental assistance funding but is nearly out of funds.Original Article
Affordable housing developers vie for South St. Pete property
Three groups are aiming to get the chance to develop a city-owned lot in South St. Petersburg.Original Article
Editor’s notebook: This is what growth looks like now in Wesley Chapel and East Pasco
It's just a fraction of the development happening on the east side of Pasco County. Join us for a visual tour.Original Article
Regulations inspired by Surfside disaster get Senate nod; head back to House
The 98 fatalities in the Surfside condo disaster has the Legislature under pressure to update condo regs, some of which haven't changed in decades.Original Article
State seeks receivership for another insurer
For the second time in little more than a week, the state is seeking to be appointed as a receiver for a property-insurance company that it described as “insolvent.”Original Article
Tampa’s rental assistance program sees unprecedented demand, needs more money
Applications for the the city of Tampa's Rental and Move-in Assistance Program closed within days.Original Article