Downtown Developments

Salty Nun is now open at 2501 Central Ave

By Brian Zucker, Owner of St. Pete Rising

It seems like each time we take a stroll through downtown there are new restaurants and galleries opening and more apartment complexes and condo towers being built. We realize it’s difficult to keep track of everything. Luckily, we’ve done the research, so you don’t have to. Each month we will feature a few of the most exciting new downtown developments that are on the horizon for the Sunshine City.

Salty Nun is now open at 2501 Central Avenue in the Grand Central District. Two of Gulfport’s most popular businesses have partnered to open Salty Nun, featuring Stella’s southern-style breakfast and Salty’s incredible bar. Visit Salty Nun’s beautiful outdoor, pet-friendly patio for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a drink. Who’s ready to have some fun at the Nun?

The Sketchbook Project is coming soon to The Factory at 2622 Fairfield Avenue South in the Warehouse Arts District. After spending over a decade in Brooklyn, the world’s largest collection of artist sketchbooks is moving to St. Pete. The collection boasts an impressive 55,000 sketchbooks (and growing!) from over 100 different countries. The pages of these books are filled with rough sketches, paintings, portraits, and comics using mediums like graphite, charcoal, chalk, watercolor, and ink. They tell stories of love, comedy, guilt, tragedy, and politics.

The Sketchbook Project is coming soon to The Factory

Delmar 745 is now open at 745 Delmar Terrace S

Delmar 745, an affordable apartment community, is now open at 745 Delmar Terrace South in downtown St. Pete. The 12-story, 65-unit apartment community, which is located just five blocks from Central Avenue, caters to families making 30% to 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Rents range from as low as $200 per month for one-bedroom units to as much as $600 for two-bedroom units. Amenities include private and secure parking, secure bicycle storage, energy-efficient appliances, laundry room, fitness center, and computer room with free internet.

La Segunda Central Bakery is now open at 2436 4th St N

La Segunda Central Bakery is now open at 2436 4th Street North. The bakery serves the same fresh-pressed Cubans, guava and cheese turnovers, and Italian cookies as the Ybor and South Tampa locations. Best of all, their famous cuban bread will be baked on-site every morning in St. Pete instead of being trucked in from Tampa. La Segunda Bakery is the largest producer of Cuban bread in the world, pumping out a staggering 18,000 loaves every day.

Renovations to Williams Park bandshell could be coming soon in downtown St. Pete. The first bandshell was constructed in 1895 after a fence was built to keep wandering livestock from entering to graze. Today’s bandshell was designed in 1954 by local architect William Harvard and is the site for Localtopia and the beloved Saturday Morning Market in the summer months. A recent study identified $780,000 in needed repairs to the bandshell and just over $500,000 in upgrade opportunities. Proposed upgrades include providing collapsible staging platforms and noise control features to accommodate larger events, upgrading and enlarging the existing back-of-house space, and improving handicap accessibility across the property.

Renovations to Williams Park bandshell could be coming soon Renovations to Williams Park could be coming soon

Domus Urbana is located at 644 3rd Ave S

Domus Urbana has topped out at 644 3rd Avenue South in downtown St. Pete. As of this week, the roof has been installed and the building is expected to be dried in by the beginning of April. The five-story building will feature four floors of residential space on top of ground floor vehicular parking, bike parking, lobby, and fitness center. The community will also include a dog park. Domus Urbana is completely sold out and is on track for completion by this fall.

St. Pete Rising is an urban development blog covering future retail, restaurants, and real estate in Downtown St. Petersburg, FL. Stay up-todate, visit StPeteRising.com.