Construction has commenced on a much-anticipated townhome community in an underserved area of South St. Petersburg.
The Pelican Place Townhomes will provide 40 new affordable homeownership opportunities to residents earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income. Another partnership between Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside and the City of St. Petersburg is bringing the estimated $15.6 million project at 2100 18th Ave. S. to fruition.
Mayor Ken Welch selected the nation’s second-most prolific Habitat affiliate to develop the vacant 2.2-acre site in July 2022. He noted that “this did not happen overnight” at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning…