Mayor Welch selects housing and arts-based Blake Investment Partners for Gas Plant District redevelopment 🏗️ Today, Welch announced that he selected the St. Pete-based Blake Investment Partners group and their “Burg Bid” to redevelop the nearly 90-acre Historic Gas Plant District site currently home to Tropicana Field and a whole lot of pavement. Which means, if Mayor Ken Welch has his way, the future of St. Pete is being built by local businesses, local artists, and local voices. The core of the BIP plan is to create a world-class arts destination as part of the redevelopment, alongside a record amount of affordable and workforce housing, a huge city park, and an indoor/outdoor event venue, among much else. Comment SUN for the full story + more renderings ☀️ #stpete #stpetersburg #dtsp #ilovetheburg #tropicanafield