The improvements also allow for additional outdoor seating for the 4,936 square feet of ground-floor retail at Art House.
The broader vision would extend these improvements east toward 2nd Street on both sides of Central Avenue.
In total, about 35 on-street parking spaces would be removed.
The plan also includes traffic-calming features like a mid-block crosswalk, an elevated speed table, and upgraded crosswalks at both the 2nd and 3rd Street intersections.
Funding for the project is expected to come from a mix of private fundraising by property owners and contributions from the City of St. Petersburg and the Intown Community Redevelopment Area.
While there’s no timeline yet for phases two and three, the completed Art House streetscape offers a glimpse of how this stretch of Central Avenue could continue to evolve as part of a broader shift toward streets designed for people, not just cars.