A vacant property in the South St. Pete CRA could become the site of new affordable housing – giving financially struggling families a chance of homeownership.
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties has submitted a proposal to acquire the city-owned land at 1805 18th Ave. South to build an affordable townhome development.
This is the second offer Habitat has made to the city for obtaining a South St. Pete site. The group recently submitted a proposal to acquire 2100 18th Ave. South, across from the vacant Tangerine Plaza.
Habitat made the proposal to the city for the other site after the St. Pete-based development group Namasté Homes LLC submitted an unsolicited proposal to the city several weeks ago to acquire it.
Due to Namasté’s unsolicited proposal, the city invited any alternative proposals from private developers interested in undertaking the lease, purchase or development of the site.
The deadline for proposals was today (March 9) at 10 a.m. Habitat for Humanity was the only additional proposer, according to the city’s records.
