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15-Story, 4-Star Hotel ‘The Central’ Breaks Ground At 1301 Central Avenue In Downtown St. Petersburg

8:00 am on March 1, 2024 By Oscar Nunez

Developers Ellison Development, J Square Developers, DDA Development, and Backstreets Capital, LLC, recently broke ground on The Central, a transformative 2.1-acre project at 1301 Central Avenue, the site of the former St. Petersburg Police Department. This significant development introduces the first 4-star hotel in downtown St. Petersburg since The Vinoy, marking a notable addition to the city’s infrastructure. Alongside the hotel, The Central will feature the city’s first new Class A office space in decades, over 500 public parking spaces, workforce housing, retail space, and a monument by nationally recognized artist Ya La’ford, honoring the Courageous 12.

New Interior Renderings Released For Residences At Orange Station In St. Petersburg’s EDGE District

8:00 am on February 8, 2022 By Oscar Nunez

New renderings reveal interior spaces of the residential amenity offerings at Orange Station, a planned large-scale mixed-use development addressed as 1301 1st Avenue North located in St. Petersburg’s EDGE District. Designed by Tim Clemmons of Place Architecture and developed by Edge Central Development Partners, a joint venture between DDA Development, J Square Developers and Backstreets Capital, LLC, the development is projected to yield five buildings including 103 residential units with workforce housing, approximately 106,000 square feet of office space, 21,400 square of retail space, a pubic plaza and a private-public use parking garage fit for 600 vehicles.

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