Parkshore Plaza is a 29-story skyscraper located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.[5] Before the Parkshore Plaza announcement, another tower called The Villas One was going to be constructed in the same lot. Original construction of the Villas was going to begin in 2002, however was cancelled in late 2002. After the cancellation of the first tower, the Parkshore Plaza was announced in early 2003.[6] Construction of the tower began in 2004, and was completed by the summer of 2006.[5] At 108.2 m (355 ft), it was the tallest condominium tower in St. Petersburg until 2009, following the constriction of two new condominium towers Ovation and Signature Place. The Parkshore Plaza contains 117 total units, 96 of which are located in the tower itself and 21 are city-homes.[7]
| Parkshore Plaza | |
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 Parkshore Plaza at night | |
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| Alternative names | (North) Opus Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential Condominium |
| Architectural style | Post Modernism |
| Location | North Downtown |
| Address | 300 Beach Drive Northeast |
| Town or city | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 27°46′31″N 82°38′05″W / 27.7753°N 82.6347°W |
| Construction started | 2004 |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Cost | US$85 million – 100 million |
| Height | 108.2 m (355 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | 379,988 sq ft (35,302.0 m2)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | SB Architects |
| Developer | Opus South Corporation |
| Structural engineer | DeSimone Consulting Engineers |
| Services engineer | Hufsey Nicolaides Garcia Suarez Associates Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 117 |
| References | |
| [2][3][4] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ParkShore Plaza". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "ParkShore Plaza - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Parkshore Plaza, St. Petersburg". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Economic Development Department statistical market data update" (PDF). www.stpete.org. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ a b "Parkshore Plaza Condos For Sale In Downtown St. Petersburg | Condos". www.channelside.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ "St. Petersburg may add to skyline". www.sptimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ^ "The Florida Communities of Excellence Awards » Parkshore Plaza Condominium". communitiesofexcellence.net. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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