Mayor Ken Welch toured a building Wednesday that he said symbolizes St. Petersburg’s evolution into a city with the nation’s “most vibrant downtown.”
Welch was referring to the 46-story Residences at 400 Central, St. Petersburg’s tallest tower. The city has granted the Red Apple Group a temporary certificate of occupancy for the building’s first 25 floors, and the development firm expects to begin welcoming residents by the end of the year.
John Catsimatidis Sr., founder of New York-based Red Apple Group, led attendees to his penthouse, nearly 515 above Tampa Bay. The mixed-use development occupies a city block and features 301 luxury condominiums, 60,000 square feet of street-level commercial space, 45,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 46th-floor Sky Observatory…