While construction officially wrapped up at the end of June, residents began moving in earlier this year as portions of the building were completed.
“Our first move-ins were in March,” said AJ Broome, Senior Leasing Agent, during a recent tour with St. Pete Rising. “At that point, we were still under heavy construction. One wing was finished, but that was about it.”
Broome noted that the size of the project contributed to the extended construction timeline.
“The interior buildout just took a long time,” he said. “It’s a 985,000-square-foot building, so everything takes longer.”
Construction was also impacted by evolving hurricane and floodplain regulations.
The building is elevated, with no residential units on the ground floor, and Broome said the garage remained free of water intrusion during last year’s back-to-back hurricanes.