St. Petersburg picks developers for Historic Gas Plant redevelopment

Rendering of the proposed Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment in downtown St. Petersburg, featuring housing, parks, cultural spaces and public infrastructure.

Mayor Kenneth Welch has chosen two development teams to lead the next phase of the Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment, advancing the city’s effort to redevelop the 86-acre site after the collapse of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium agreement. Welch announced Thursday that the Pinellas County Housing Authority will develop an 80-unit affordable senior housing … Read more

Tampa sees one of nation’s biggest gains in rental affordability

Canopy at West River affordable housing building along Main Street in Tampa

The Tampa rental market is starting to give renters a little more room. The share of rental listings affordable to a median-income household in the Tampa metro area rose to 61.4% in May, up from 51.6% a year earlier, according to a Zillow analysis released Thursday. That was one of the largest gains among major … Read more