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  1. This rendering shows 334, a new residential tower scheduled for construction at 334 Second Ave. S in St. Petersburg.
  2. Realtor Carol Hasbrouck poses for a photo at a home she recently sold in the Allendale neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 in St. Petersburg. The house went under contract less than three days after she formally listed it, a quick turnaround that has become typical in today's market.
  3. Realtor Philippa Main poses Wednesday outside a property she represents. Main's humorous listing for the home went viral. "Here it is, literally the worst house on the street!" she wrote.
  4. St. Petersburg officials chose a partnership between Third Lake Partners and Echelon to purchase and redevelop the existing Municipal Services Center on Central Avenue and Fourth Street and build a new one several blocks away.
  5. Fred Akers, 63, in front of his Tampa rental home. His home is one of many rental homes in the area that is owned by a real estate investment company that counts several heirs to the French luxury goods company Hermès among its investors.
  6. More than 300 families were relocated from Tampa Park Apartments ahead of its sale to Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw, who put up more than $800,000 to help residents pay moving costs and expenses. The housing complex was one of the last places close to downtown Tampa with rents low enough for low-income families, seniors and people on disability benefits.
  7. St. Petersburg is looking to hire a consultant to help it negotiate with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  8. Pasco County opened up the applications for rental assistance, funded by the federal government, on Wednesday.
  9. President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
  10. A few pedestrians walk near Tampa City Hall. The city is one of several local governments that is receiving millions in federal funding for rent relief during the coronavirus pandemic.
  11. The bungalows of Jordan Park ,the remaining original section of St. Petersburg's first Black housing complex, will be demolished by the St. Petersburg Housing Authority as part of a $72 million redevelopment . Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday approved moving ahead with a $38.8 million bond issue to help finance the project.
  12. The Tampa Edition hotel and residences (center, with a 'Water Street' banner on the front side) have topped out at 26 stories and are expected to open in late 2021.
  13. Businesses and homes are pictured on State Road 674 on  Aug. 27, 2020, in Wimauma. Thursday night, Hillsborough Commissioners delayed proposed changes to growth-guiding  land plans for Wimauma and Balm following criticism at two public hearings.
  14. Clockwise from top left: Kenan Thompson, John Cena, Sara Blakely, Dave Bautista, and Tom Cruise. All live around Tampa Bay.
  15. Jared Higginbotham and J-Ryan Stewart, co-owners of short-term rental management company Teal Door Hosting, pose for a portrait outside a renovated Airstream rental property in Tampa on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Stewart said that within 72 hours after the Super Bowl teams were announced about 90 percent of their Tampa properties were booked.
  16. Aerial photo of homes and new construction in the Southfork Lakes subdivision in Riverview. Wednesday, Hillsborough commissioners voted to end a program that shifted a greater share of water and sewer connection costs from developers to homebuyers.
  17. Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman is shown during Nov. 16, 2020, commission meeting. On Wednesday, she proposed a renter's bill of rights for Hillsborough County residents.
  18. Clockwise from top left: Kenan Thompson, John Cena, Sara Blakely, Dave Bautista, and Tom Cruise. All live around Tampa Bay.
  19. An exterior look at the home owned by Derek Jeter at 58 Bahama Circle on Davis Islands on April 3, 2020 in Tampa. Bucs quarterback Tom Brady has rented it from Jeter.
  20. In this Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 file photo, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, speaks during an event in Wilmington, Del., to announce President-elect Joe Biden's health care team. Walensky, 51, an infectious-diseases specialist formerly at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, became CDC director on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
  21. St. Petersburg businessman Bill Edwards placed two neighboring homes on Snell Island up for sale for a combined nearly $20 million in 2020. He recently sold the smaller of the two, pictured right.
  22. This rendering shows an apartment complex that served as the centerpiece of a bid to redevelop St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field site by developers Silver Hills Development and Edwards Communities Development Company. The bid was rejected because its limited scope did not meet the city's strict criteria for proposals.
  23. The Tampa Bay Times production facility is located at 1301 34th St. in St. Petersburg. The 350,000-square-foot complex on 27 acres will be sold after operating for 61 years. The company has signed a three-year agreement with Gannett to print the newspaper in Lakeland.
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