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Council approves 12‑month extension for Tangerine Plaza redevelopment option amid funding questions
Summary
The City Council voted to grant a 12‑month extension to the Sugar Hill Group's option on Tangerine Plaza, a redevelopment that would add affordable housing and a grocery anchor. Supporters cited long community advocacy and grocery commitments; some council members and others warned that city/county funding and firm commitments remain incomplete.
The Saint Petersburg City Council on Thursday approved a 12‑month extension of the Sugar Hill Group's option agreement for the Tangerine Plaza site, allowing the developer more time to secure financing, finalize site plans and confirm a grocery operator for a planned mixed‑use development.
The extension, which the council approved after extended debate, keeps in place the option that Sugar Hill needs to move toward a lease and development agreement for the site. Proponents — including Derek Cooper of the Saint Petersburg NAACP and Esther Soni, NAACP president — urged the council to give the community‑led team more time to deliver affordable housing and a grocery store to the Midtown/Deuces corridor. "This extension isn't just a technical ask. It's a litmus test for whether Saint Petersburg will honor its commitments to equitable economic development," Cooper said.
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