Dunedin outlines $25 million in infrastructure projects, Main Street Exchange and new affordable housing

City leaders used the State of the City address to highlight capital investments, downtown redevelopment and new housing projects intended to support resilience and the local economy.

City Manager Jennifer Bramley said the city launched or completed more than 14 capital projects in 2025 totaling roughly $25 million, covering drainage improvements, water-main replacements and an electrical upgrade at the wastewater plant. She said work on the marina reconstruction began last fall but experienced FEMA-related delays; the fishing pier design was approved by the commission in January 2026 and mobilization has begun.

The commission approved the Main Street Exchange redevelopment at Maine and Douglas, presented by Mazus Development. Bramley described the conceptual plan as an 89-room boutique hotel with marketplace and food-hall space, plus an on-site 137-space garage; a sister site will add a standalone 318-space garage expected to be completed in early 2027, bringing an estimated total of 455 new parking spaces to support downtown.

On housing, officials highlighted "Flats on Maine," a 78-unit attainable rental project that leverages a $30 million state tax credit award and $10 million in vouchers from the Pinellas County Housing Authority.

Other items included a new pocket park at the former city hall site (Grand Oak Park), recognition of the restored Needon Golf Course and progress on the Skinner Boulevard roundabouts project, whose roadway portion finished five months early with remaining landscaping and underground utility work planned for 2026.

Officials said they will work with businesses and residents to reduce construction impacts and keep the public informed as projects proceed.