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City Releases RFP for Tangerine Plaza Development Site
As the City continues to invest in South St. Petersburg, a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Tangerine Plaza development site was formally released to the public yesterday, April 30.
The city invites developers, end-users and interested parties to submit proposals to lease and develop the city-owned property at 1794 22nd Street South, located within the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA).
“I am pleased we are moving ahead with the next steps for Tangerine Plaza, and I look forward to the responses we get from this Request for Proposals,” says Mayor Rick Kriseman. “I hope anyone interested in this important parcel of land will submit a proposal for our review. I want to thank my economic development and urban affairs teams for their work in getting this done.”
Proposals must be delivered not later than 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018 to City of St. Petersburg, Real Estate and Property Management, Municipal Services Center, One Fourth St. N. – Ninth Floor, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701. Proposals received after the specified time and date for any reason will NOT be considered.
For parties interested in responding to the RFP, a Walk-Through of a portion of the Tangerine Plaza premises will be held on site on Wednesday, May 9, at 10 a.m.
Additional information is included in the Request For Proposal document which can be obtained by visiting stpete.org/realestate and following the appropriate link under “Requests for Proposals / Solicitations.”
Directed Capital Expands at Downtown St. Petersburg’s Morgan Stanley Tower
Directed Capital, a private equity firm specializing in acquiring and originating special situation commercial mortgage debt and investing in commercial real estate, will move its headquarters into 13,460 square feet at Morgan Stanley Tower in downtown St. Petersburg. The firm will double the size of its current headquarters footprint in St. Petersburg.
“The St Petersburg office market is robust. Our three St Pete office buildings are now over 99% occupied,” said Mike DiBlasi, Feldmand Equities Executive Vice President for Leasing and Marketing.
Please join the City of St. Petersburg celebrate National Small Business Week!
From April 29 – May 5, the outstanding small business owners and entrepreneurs will be recognized as those who make this city special, and encourage residents and visitors to shop and support small business.
Throughout the week, the Greenhouse will have special programming for small businesses and entrepreneurs:
Travel Channel Recognizes St. Pete as One of the World’s Most Underrated Destinations
St. Petersburg is #4 out of 10 on Travel Channel’s list of Most Underrated Destinations, “With 35 miles of white-sand beaches, St. Petersburg is the most blissed-out vacation spot you didn’t think to book. It’s sunny 361 days of the year here (yes, really), but there’s plenty else to do besides work on your tan. Check any of the 30 craft breweries in town, art-centric museums and emerging food scene, or opt for out-there activities like nighttime paddle boarding on glow-in-the-dark boards and swimming with horses.”
Forward Pinellas to hold first Open House for the Gateway Master Plan
Please join Forward Pinellas, Agency Partners and their consultant team, led by WRT, for the first public Open House to launch the Gateway Master Planning process.
In terms that matter to residents’ daily lives, the Gateway Master Plan is about creating a vibrant, livable area that continues to attract jobs and includes multiple options to get to work and other destinations safely and conveniently.
Beyond Downtown: St. Pete’s Newest Emerging Neighborhoods
83DegreesMedia recently covered an editorial on St. Petersburg’s re-branded Innovation District. “Clustered around St. Petersburg’s Bayboro Harbor waterfront is one of the largest concentrations of marine research and regulatory organizations in the country”
Rick Scott Recommends Trop Site and Surrounding Areas as Low Tax Opportunity Zones
A new federal economic development incentive could help draw investors who want to redevelop the Tropicana Field site in St. Petersburg. Governor Rick Scott announced his recommendation to designate 427 communities across every Florida county as Low Tax Opportunity Zones. Low Tax Opportunity Zones, as established in the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, encourage long-term investment and job creation in targeted communities by reducing taxes for many job creators.
The Greenhouse hosts 1 Million Cups every Wednesday, 9:00 am to 10:00 am, for local entrepreneurs to meet and present their startups to the thriving peer network of founders in St. Petersburg. Can’t make it in person? It steams live here!
