City’s CRA to review plans for 15-story building near Tropicana Field

This week, the St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Agency will review a developer’s plans to build a 15-story building near Tropicana Field. 

The proposed $65.4 million development – dubbed the Tuxedo Court – will house 260 residential units and 2,700 square feet of ground-floor retail/restaurant space. 

The site for the development at 720 Charles Court South is bordered by Tropicana Field to the west and downtown St. Pete to the east.  Plans for the tower were filed by Tuxedo Court LLC, which is linked to White/Peterman Properties Inc. There are currently 10 residences on the 1.15-acre property that are slated to be demolished for the project. 

The plans for the project were approved by the Development Review Commission in November. Therefore, the plans must then be approved by the CRA, which is scheduled to review the plans Thursday. 

The proposed building will have an 11-story, u-shaped tower sitting on top of a five-story parking garage. 

A rendering of the planned 15-story Tuxedo Court tower. All renderings: City of St. Petersburg documents. The architect on record is Kansas-based LK Architecture and Engineering. 

Here’s the breakdown of the 15 stories inside the building: 

• The second floor (ground level) will include the residential lobby, commercial space, five residential units and 
  the parking garage.
• The third and fourth floors will include vehicular parking and eight residential units.
• The fifth floor will have 20 residential units, fitness and club rooms, an outdoor pool and an amenity deck.
• The sixth floor will have 20 residential units, an outdoor dog walking area and a roof deck.
• The seventh through 14th floors of the building will have 20 residential units.
• The 15th floor will have 19 residential units and a club room.

The residential units on the ground floor will have a private courtyard that will have direct access to 4th Avenue South. 

The units will have one- and two-bedroom apartments and lofts in various layouts.

Residents can access the parking garage from Charles Court South and Grey Eagle Court South. Pedestrians can access the residential lobby along 8th Street South and 4th Avenue South. 

A timeline of the project was not disclosed.