sparked strong pushback<\/a> from residents last year is back on the table.<\/p>\nThe developer has submitted a revised plan they say addresses community concerns while still modernizing the aging marina.<\/p>\n
The updated proposal reduces the size and height of the project compared to the plan residents saw last fall, but it would still significantly expand dry boat storage at the marina. The developer says that expansion is needed as boating continues to grow in Pinellas County.<\/p>\n
After pulling its original proposal last fall amid community backlash, Greenleaf Capital has submitted a new application to redevelop the 40-year-old Tierra Verde Marina.<\/p>\n
The revised plan focuses on modernizing the marina and expanding dry boat storage, but at a smaller scale than what was previously proposed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we heard consistently from the residents was please bring the height down within the code,\u201d said Rick Kriseman, spokesman for Greenleaf Capital.<\/p>\n
Under the new proposal, two additional dry-rack buildings would bring the marina\u2019s total dry storage capacity to about 500 boats, down from the more than 700 spaces proposed in the previous version.<\/p>\n
The maximum building height would also drop from 90 feet to 72 feet, and the project would move forward as one phase instead of two.<\/p>\n
Greenleaf says those changes came directly from community feedback.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took that information and pulled the application off the table and reworked it in a way that still is within the code and listened to the residents but also makes the project still make operational sense,\u201d Kriseman said.<\/p>\n
The plan also includes public-facing features, including retail space and a three-story \u201cHarbor House\u201d with a restaurant and bar overlooking the water.<\/p>\n
Developers say expanding dry storage addresses growing demand from boat owners in Pinellas County.<\/p>\n
Kriseman said the developer has not yet met with community groups about the latest proposal but plans to do so.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no point in meeting with anyone until we\u2019d made some decisions. We knew what their concerns were because we\u2019d had a number of meetings,\u201d Kriseman said.<\/p>\n
Kriseman also said the project is fully within the city\u2019s code and the developer plans to move forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see them withdrawing it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Members of the residents group Tierra Verde NEXT, which opposed the last plan, said they have not yet had a chance to review the new proposal in depth. In a statement, the group said they have concerns and that \u201cmany statements appear misleading or materially inconsistent with documented facts.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group said it plans to have a more in-depth response Thursday.<\/p>\n
The project is scheduled to go before St. Petersburg\u2019s Development Review Commission on May 6. If approved, permitting could take six to nine months, with construction expected to take at least a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A scaled-back proposal to redevelop the Tierra Verde Marina has been submitted to the city of St. Petersburg…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-187716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187716","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=187716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}