The Brief
- The five-story food hall is opening in stages and currently offers two of its seven planned food concepts.
- The project’s name serves as a dual tribute to its location on Central Avenue and New York City’s iconic park where the founders used to live.
- Construction faced setbacks over several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes and structural integrity issues with the 100-year-old building.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – There’s a lot of weight in a name, and Central Park Food Hall has some duality.
“The name Central Park comes from being on Central Avenue, but also a tip of the hat to Central Park in New York,” Natalia Levey, Founder of Hi Hospitality Group that’s behind the project, said.
Levey and her husband used to live near Central Park in New York City.
“Central Park has always felt like it is the heartbeat of the city,” she said. “It is where people come, where they make memories they come together. There are sports and food and all kinds of events and music, and it just feels like that’s where people come to make memories or rest or get away and connect,” Levey said.…