St. Pete Selects Developers with Affordable Housing Plans for Historic Gas Plant District Redevelopment
The selected plan includes more than 3,600 affordable and workforce housing units and will still need city approvals before contracts are finalized.
- On Thursday, Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch announced the city selected The Burg Bid, led by Blake Investment Partners, to redevelop the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District surrounding Tropicana Field.
- The Historic Gas Plant District was once a thriving Black community before residents were displaced during urban renewal for Tropicana Field, prompting Welch to pledge economic redevelopment to fulfill promises made four decades ago.
- Anchored by approximately $8 billion in development, The Burg Bid proposal includes more than 3,600 affordable and workforce housing units designed to help displaced residents return to the neighborhood.
- Separately, Pinellas County Housing Authority Executive Director Neil Brickfield will lead a complementary project at 1659 3rd Avenue South, featuring 94 affordable senior housing units with rents around $600 monthly.
- Before presenting proposals to the City Council, officials must negotiate final development agreements and conduct a review through the Community Benefits Advisory Council Project Committee to gather public feedback.
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St. Pete selects developers with affordable housing plans for Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch announced Thursday that the city has selected two local developer partnerships to move forward with the long-awaited redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District, calling the decision the beginning of a new chapter after decades of waiting.
St. Petersburg mayor to announce developer selection for Historic Gas Plant District
The future of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District could become clearer Thursday morning as Mayor Ken Welch is expected to announce his selection for a developer to lead the redevelopment of the 86-acre site.
Ken Welch expected to select The Burg Bid for Tropicana Field redevelopment
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is expected to move forward with The Burg Bid for the 86-acre redevelopment site surrounding Tropicana Field, known as the Historic Gas Plant District. The city has not publicly confirmed the selection, but Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics first reported that Welch has chosen The Burg Bid, led by Blake Investment Partners and developer Thompson Whitney Blake. Colleen Wright of the Tampa Bay Times later confirmed …
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