Pinellas County Commissioners have approved funding requests and contracts to enable the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) to begin a $110 million terminal expansion. Located at 14700 Terminal Boulevard in north St. Pete, the airport served 2.5 million passengers last year and offers non-stop routes to over 60 cities through Allegiant Air.
Ground has officially broken on New Trail Plaza, an affordable housing development in Sarasota, FL. The project, led by Blue Sky Communities and Community Assisted and Supported Living Inc., will yield 96 units.
Sports & Social, a new two-level sports bar, is scheduled to open this fall at Pointe Orlando as part of the expansive 73,000-square-foot Live! At Pointe Orlando complex. Spanning 12,930 square feet, the venue will offer approximately 200 seats, although this figure may change as construction progresses. The renovation of the space, formerly occupied by B.B. King’s Blues Club, is being handled by Good News Construction following its closure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A new residential development is headed for Downtown Doral. Meet Sevilla, a seven-story apartment building offering 412 homes.
ELLE Residences Miami will bear the ELLE name as part of a licensing agreement signed with Lagardère Médias News, owner of the ELLE brand. Designed by Behar, Font & Partners and developed by Urban Network Capital Group (UNCG) and Vertical Developments, the 25-story condo will feature 180 units, with short-term rentals permitted. Through affiliate Residences at 5th Avenue LLC, the developers filed plans earlier this year for the 19,292-square-foot site at 445 and 455 Northeast 36th Street and 3618 and 3630 Northeast Fifth Ave in Edgewater. The site was acquired for $13.5 million in 2023.
