Blake outlines office execution plan in Gas Plant bid

Blake Investment Partners details its office delivery plan for the Historic Gas Plant District.

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Conceptual rendering of a mixed-use office development proposed for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg.
Hotel ORA is approaching a new pricing phase

Hotel ORA is nearing a pricing inflection point as financing milestones shift leverage from sales velocity to long-term control in downtown Tampa.

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Luxury hotel suite rendering at Hotel ORA with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown Tampa at dusk.
Hillsborough College board unanimously backs Rays talks

Hillsborough College trustees voted unanimously to begin formal Rays stadium negotiations.

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Conceptual rendering of Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus showing a proposed mixed-use development as stadium negotiations begin
Hillsborough County to vote on $358.5M Lightning arena renovation

Commissioners vote Jan. 21 on raising the arena renovation cap to $358.5M.

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Aerial view of Benchmark International Arena in downtown Tampa ahead of a Hillsborough County vote on expanded public funding for renovations.
Greystar backs Blake’s Gas Plant District proposal

Greystar’s endorsement adds institutional weight to Blake’s Gas Plant District redevelopment bid.

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Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods
Mirasol hotel rezoning denied by City Council

City Council denied a rezoning request to convert the historic Mirasol into a boutique hotel.

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The Mirasol building on Davis Islands, a historic waterfront apartment complex proposed for boutique hotel conversion, photographed at dusk.
Rays stadium future heads to a vote

A Jan. 20 board vote could open formal talks tied to a proposed Rays stadium and mixed-use development.

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Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa ahead of a board vote on a nonbinding memorandum tied to a proposed Rays stadium development.
One developer advances three Tampa Bay projects

Three coordinated housing projects move forward across Tampa Bay in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Lithia.

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Aerial view of mangroves and open water along Tampa Bay near north St. Petersburg.
Rays CEO Ken Babby commits to April 2029 ballpark opening

Babby commits to an April 2029 Rays ballpark and a mixed-use development plan.

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Tampa Bay Rays executives pose together at a team event announcing a new ballpark timeline.
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park renovation seeks $5.5M CRA funding

Tampa’s CRA will consider a $5.5M request to fund infrastructure upgrades at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

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Playground and event lawn at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa, proposed for infrastructure upgrades under a $5.5M CRA funding request.
Plans filed for two-story medical building in South Tampa

Plans show a two-story medical surgery center proposed along Henderson Boulevard in South Tampa.

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The cleared site at 4040 Henderson Blvd. in South Tampa where plans have been filed for a two-story medical surgery center.
Blake Investment Partners pledges affordable housing at Gas Plant

Blake Investment Partners links affordable housing delivery to the future of St. Petersburg’s Gas Plant District.

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Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods