St. Pete Cancels Municipal Marina Redevelopment Deal

St. Pete cancels municipal marina redevelopment deal

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- The deal for a company to redevelop and operate the St. Pete Municipal Marina fell through. Earlier this year, Mayor Ken Welch chose Safe Harbor Marinas to redevelop and operate the St. Pete Municipal Marina, a place Michelle Kosmitis has called "home" since 1999. Body camera video shows moments after shark attacks 9-year-old in Boca Grande News Channel 8 reporter Nicole Rogers asked her, "When you heard abou…

St. Petersburg terminates deal to privately redevelop downtown marina

The city said it will redevelop the marina itself.

St. Petersburg terminates municipal marina redevelopment deal

The mayoral administration has ended negotiations with the company selected to reimagine, repair and operate the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina. Long-awaited plans to breathe new life into the downtown waterfront facility hit a snag in April after Blackstone, a trillion-dollar investment firm, acquired the selected developer, Safe Harbor Marinas. Administrators hoped to salvage a previously proposed $48 million project.  City Development Admini…