Downtown St. Petersburg Archives - Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

St. Pete advances $18M port lease referendum for tech hub expansion Rendering of proposed Maritime and Defense Technology Hub expansion at Port of St. Petersburg showing multi-story waterfront building with glass façade.

Chuck Merlis March 3, 2026

Voter approval would unlock federal funding and long-term financing for port expansion.

Volta releases first renderings for 400 Central Rendering of Volta Wine + Market interior at 400 Central in downtown St. Petersburg

Chuck Merlis March 3, 2026

New renderings preview Volta’s 400 Central wine shop ahead of groundbreaking.

Roche Bobois penthouse sets Tampa Bay condo record at $13.2M Rendering of the Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower planned for downtown St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 26, 2026

$13.2M pre-sale sets new Tampa Bay condo pricing benchmark.

$59M Bernie McCabe Courthouse opens for 2nd District Court of Appeal Interior ceremonial courtroom at the $59 million Bernie McCabe Courthouse, home of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 25, 2026

New St. Petersburg courthouse becomes permanent home for Second DCA.

Ryan Serhant to lead sales for Roche Bobois tower in St. Pete Rendering of the Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower planned for downtown St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 18, 2026

Sales launch for the $200M, 164-unit Roche Bobois tower in downtown St. Pete.

Pink-painted buildings mark next step for Roche Bobois tower Side-by-side image shows bright pink apartment buildings slated for demolition and a rendering of the proposed Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 17, 2026

Downtown St. Pete apartments are set for demolition as a $200M condo tower advances.

Gasworx developer joins Gas Plant redevelopment bid A bird’s-eye rendering highlights the full scale of the Gas Plant District proposal, spanning nearly 100 acres with housing, office, retail and open green space.

Chuck Merlis February 5, 2026

Gasworx developer KETTLER has joined ARK Ellison Horus’ redevelopment bid for St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District.

Volta bets downtown St. Pete is ready for gourmet grocery Rendering of Volta Wine + Market interior at 400 Central in downtown St. Petersburg

Chuck Merlis March 2, 2026

Volta Wine + Market is betting downtown St. Pete wants a great vibe and a gourmet grocer...

ARK Ellison Horus names delivery team for Gas Plant District Rendering of the proposed Gas Plant District showing Innovation Hall and surrounding development in St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis January 26, 2026

ARK Ellison Horus has named construction, capital and design partners for the Gas Plant District.

Blake outlines office execution plan in Gas Plant bid Conceptual rendering of a mixed-use office development proposed for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg.