{"id":115727,"date":"2026-01-13T00:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/115727\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:02:41","slug":"local-partners-line-up-behind-6-8-billion-gas-plant-district-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/115727\/","title":{"rendered":"Local partners line up behind $6.8 billion Gas Plant District redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 National companies and local organizations are joining forces to push forward ARK Ellison Horus\u2019 $6.8 billion vision to transform St. Petersburg\u2019s Historic Gas Plant District into a hub of innovation, culture and community.<\/p>\n<p>Watch report from Wendy Ryan<\/p>\n<p>Support for Gas Plant District plan<\/p>\n<p>The locally led development team, formed by ARK Investment Management, Ellison Development and Horus Construction, has secured letters of interest from industry leaders, including Moss, Jacobs, Kimley-Horn, the Pinellas County Housing Authority, St. Petersburg Housing Authority and Evara Health. The proposed 95.5-acre redevelopment seeks to deliver thousands of new housing units, cultural institutions, green space and a robust innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis level of interest reinforces the strength of the proposal and the seriousness of our commitment to getting this right,\u201d said Casey Ellison, CEO of Ellison Development. \u201cFrom day one, our focus has been on assembling the very best partners to help bring the full Gas Plant District vision to life. These are well-known, trusted companies with deep experience delivering complex, transformative projects. Each brings unique and extraordinary value, and their interest strengthens the original plan and our ability to deliver lasting impact for St. Petersburg residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposal builds on a commitment to restorative justice and economic inclusion, aiming to fulfill promises made decades ago following the displacement of the original Gas Plant community. Engagement with city officials, community leaders and potential partners will continue as the proposal undergoes review by St. Petersburg leaders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ANNETTE.GUTIERREZ.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Family mourns Brandon High School student killed by train<\/p>\n<p>Jewell McMillan, Jamar&#8217;s mother, tells Tampa Bay 28 reporter Annette Gutierrez she didn&#8217;t realize Wednesday night would be the last time she&#8217;d see her son alive<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m really heartbroken&#8217;: Family mourns Brandon High School student killed by train<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 National companies and local organizations are joining forces to push forward ARK Ellison Horus\u2019&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[58441,205,31740,53910,596,202,204,203,199,201,200,3670,208],"class_list":["post-115727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-6-8-billion","tag-abc-action-news","tag-gas-plant-district","tag-gas-plant-district-redevelopment","tag-pinellas-county","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news","tag-tampa-bay-local-news","tag-wfts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}