Welch scraps Moffitt’s plans for St. Pete

Plans for a state-of-the-art cancer center and residential complex are now scrapped due to a lack of affordable housing units. 

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has rejected Moffitt Cancer Center (and partners') $5 million offer and proposal for the 4.59-acre site at 800 1st Ave. S. in downtown St. Pete. The proposal was for a 75,000-square-foot cancer center that would be three stories, alongside a 30-story residential tower with limited affordable housing units, a potential 14-story hotel and a parking garage. 

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St. Pete City Council shelves rent control

Emotions ran high for residents struggling to survive an affordable housing crisis and council members alike Thursday, with city leaders ultimately deciding not to pursue rent control this year or next.

Following five hours of passionate pleas from the public and ardent discourse from those on the dais, the city council voted 5-3 against a potential pathway to put rent control - or stabilization - on a ballot referendum in 2023.

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