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Bliss breaks ground in downtown St. Pete

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Developers for the controversial Bliss Condo tower in downtown St. Pete officially turned dirt on the project Wednesday afternoon. ā€œWhat you see in front of you is an example of a community thatā€™s coming together and creating the most admirable community in the world,ā€ said St. Pete Chamber of Commerce President Chris Steinocher. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 19-story luxury condo plaza comes following months of contention. Developer Brian Taub faced a long path as a neighboring condo owner, Michael…

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Tavern set to open on Beach Drive; downtown apartment complex hits the market

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Two pieces of good news for downtown St. Pete are coming down today. The space formerly occupied by Bruce Waters Jewelers on Beach Drive will be the home of Stillwaters Tavern as soon as June 20. The Tampa Bay Times reports owners 2B Hospitality announced its culinary team for the ā€œmodern American tavernā€ bar and restaurant. Executive chef Jeffrey Jew heads the team up. Heā€™s a former Top Chef contestant and a Washington, D.C., native. Joshua Breen and Christopher Kent…

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Alvin’s Lounge in downtown St. Pete facing eviction after only five months of business

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A new drinking hub in downtown St. Pete that just opened in January is already facing closure. Alvinā€™s Lounge on First Avenue North near Beach Drive reportedly hasnā€™t been paying its rent. Its landlord has filed paperwork in Pinellas County Court seeking to have the owners evicted. The suit goes back to 2013 when the company Starlife Foods signed a five-year lease with STP Development for its business, DeLucia Italian Bakery CafĆ©. That eatery closed and in November of last…

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Second grocery store planned for downtown St. Pete

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Downtown St. Pete will soon have a second grocery store. According to Fox 13, a developer has filed plans with the city to build a 32,000 square-foot grocery store with another 18,000 square-feet of planned retail space. Itā€™s not yet clear what chain is planned for the space, but renderings filed show the word ā€œgrocerā€ in Publixā€™s token green. The store will be developed on the 700 block of Central Avenue with the entrance facing First Avenue South. That entrance…

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St. Pete acquires new corporate HQ

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St. Pete has successfully wrangled a new corporation to base itself in downtown. TwinLab Consolidation Corp. has entered into a lease with First Central Tower that begins May 1. According to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, TwinLab has signed a 12-year, nearly $4.5 million lease to occupy more than 30,000 square feet spanning two floors in the Central Ave. business tower located in the 300 block. Twinlab will create 80 jobs in the area; however the…

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Bliss condo proposal clears another City Council hurdle

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Developers for the proposed 19-story condo in downtown St. Pete are celebrating another win. City Council voted Thursday to uphold its decision to approve a building plan for the high-end condos known as Bliss. A resident of Parkshore condominiums located behind where the new tower would be erected challenged the building plan, arguing the public was not notified of the hearing. The building plan had already been approved by City Council, but the developers were making a change byĀ moving an…

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Luxury condo planned for downtown St. Pete answers lawsuit with another lawsuit

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There are now three lawsuits plaguing development of an 18-story luxury condo overlooking Tampa Bay and Beach Drive in downtown St. Pete. The latest lawsuit filed by the developer alleges one of the other two suits is hindering his ability to secure funding for the project. Brain Taubā€™s Taub Entities-St. Pete is suing Michael Levy for threatening his funding for the proposed Bliss Condominium project through First Florida Integrity Bank. According to the lawsuit, Taubā€™s funding is ā€œcontingent on the…

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