The Warehouse Arts District sits between three of St. Petersburg’s most active neighborhoods: Grand Central, the Deuces Live corridor, and downtown. Yet for decades, industrial-only zoning left much of the area vacant or underutilized, limiting connections between them.

Place Projects assembled 7.5 acres along 22nd Street South in 2019 and began working with neighborhood stakeholders, property owners, the arts community, and City leadership to shape a shared vision for the district. Over the next several years, Place Projects led a community and consensus-building effort around a new mixed-use framework designed to support thoughtful growth while reinforcing the district’s creative and employment base.

That work culminated in September 2024, when the St. Petersburg City Council unanimously adopted the SunRunner Target Employment Center overlay across 58 acres. A 2025 vision plan developed with Lake|Flato builds on that framework, envisioning more than 1.6 million square feet of mixed-use development organized around the Pinellas Trail, a new trail park, and stronger pedestrian connections. With the planning framework in place, Place Projects is now advancing development of its sites within the district.