The Brief
- St. Petersburg City Council will vote Thursday on whether to give a developer a one-year extension to keep its Tangerine Plaza redevelopment plan alive.
- The mostly vacant, city-owned retail center sits in South St. Petersburg’s historic Deuces Live district, an area long without a full-service grocery store.
- Many neighbors argue the community has waited too long for progress.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Pete City Council is set to decide Thursday afternoon whether to give the Sugar Hill Group another year to meet the conditions needed to redevelop Tangerine Plaza.
The vote could reshape the future of one of South St. Petersburg’s most significant neighborhoods.
The backstory:
Tangerine Plaza, located at 1794 22nd Street South, is a city-owned retail center that has sat largely vacant since the last grocery store closed in 2017. The Sugar Hill Group was selected to redevelop the site into a mixed-use project featuring affordable housing, retail, and a grocery store.
City documents show the developer still has not met key requirements, including:
- Securing full financing for construction
- Providing a commitment letter from a grocery store
- Addressing remaining site-plan comments
- The group is requesting a one-year extension, citing delays in the site-plan approval process. City staff recommends approving the extension.
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