{"id":44448,"date":"2025-11-12T23:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/44448\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T23:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:34:15","slug":"deadline-extended-for-historic-gas-plant-district-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/44448\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline extended for Historic Gas Plant District proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"City City calls for Gas Plant development proposals<\/a> <\/p>\n

PREVIOUS STORY: It’s back to the drawing board for the City of St. Petersburg. They are now calling on developers to submit their proposals for the Gas Plant District. Genevieve Curtis reports.<\/p>\n

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Developers and investors now have more time to create their proposals for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg. Mayor Ken Welch wrote in a memo that he extended the deadline for the submissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

The city asked developers in October to submit their proposals after local investors \u2018Ark Ellison Horus\u2019 sent the city their plan, unsolicited.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ark Ellison Horus plan includes housing and an African American History Museum, along with an amphitheater with additional retail and hotel space.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Courtesy: Ark Ellison Horus, LLC <\/p>\n

On Thursday, city council is expected to talk about the mayor’s intention to consider alternative proposals in addition to that one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The mayor wrote that the Ark-Ellison-Horus proposal was not the first unsolicited proposal they received; they had one in March.<\/p>\n

He also wrote, “Our unified work to include the Tampa Bay Rays in the long-term vision of the Historic Gas Plant and their subsequent abdication have provided more clarity for the future of our City and the property.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Future of the Rays:<\/p>\n

In October, a new ownership group took over the Tampa Bay Rays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Owner Patrick Zalupski insists on 100 acres suitable for building a stadium, stores, restaurants and potentially a hotel, which is similar to the Atlanta Braves Battery District.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, it’s still unclear if the owners will choose to be in Hillsborough or Pinellas County.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Related: New Rays ownership pledges commitment to Tampa Bay area<\/a><\/p>\n

In the memo, the mayor wrote, “The only material change from those principles is that the inclusion of a new stadium for the \u00a0Tampa Bay Rays in partnership with Pinellas County is no longer instrumental in planning the redevelopment.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He said their focus is now on repairing Tropicana Field and agrees with city council to realign money to fund other needed infrastructure and city facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the new owners want to build a new stadium in St. Petersburg, the mayor said development would need other funding sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

Developers and investors now have until February 3 to send the proposals.<\/p>\n

Related: St. Pete will soon accept proposals for developing Gas Plant District after Rays deal falls through<\/a><\/p>\n

That gives them 105 days since the October 21 announcement for developers to submit their proposals.<\/p>\n

The city is expected to talk about the memo and plan on Thursday, November 13 during the city council meeting.<\/p>\n

The Source: FOX 13 gathered this information from a memo sent by the St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch to city councilors and prior reporting about the Gas Plant District.<\/p>\n

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