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170 homes to be built in Pinellas ParkBy SHARON L. BOND, Neighborhood Times Business Editor© St. Petersburg Times published May 29, 2002 PINELLAS PARK -- Two housing developments totaling 170 homes have been approved by the Pinellas Park City Council: One for single-family homes and the other for townhomes. The first involves construction on the final plat of Oak Park subdivision, a 10-acre tract south of 78th Avenue N between 74th and 77th streets. Oak Park Partners of Pinellas LLC plans 56 lots for single-family dwellings. The second development will consist of 114 townhomes to be built on the old Metropolitan General Hospital site at the northwest corner of 78th Avenue and 66th Street N. Roger Broderick, Hospital J.V. Inc. owns the property where Townhomes of Pinellas Gardens will be built. Gioia Deli to move downtownST. PETERSBURG -- Gioia Deli is moving from its more western location of 15 years to downtown. The Italian deli will open in the Bayview Tower at 100 First Ave. S on June 4. "We are very excited about what is happening in downtown St. Petersburg," said owner Jerry Boucher. "I think everybody in the food business has looked down there at one time or another." The new deli will be smaller than the one at 860 49th St. N. In addition to its stock of deli items, Gioia will feature frozen dinners for workers to take home and some grocery items. Eventually produce will be added, Boucher said, making it look more like a market. He said he will be the only food service in the Bayview Tower, which was the William C. Cramer Federal Building until the federal government sold it in 1999 to a private developer who turned it into an office building. Project completed at Don CeSarST. PETE BEACH -- The Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa just completed a $2.6-million renovation of its poolside area. The 1928 hotel added a children's play area and whirlpool and expanded its Beachcomber Bar & Grill to have three times more seating. Beautification under way at VerizonST. PETERSBURG -- The Verizon building on First Avenue N between Eighth and Dr. M.L. King (Ninth) streets is undergoing some exterior beautification, such as refinishing of some of the surfaces, said spokesman Bob Elek. "There is nothing critical to address other than age and trying to make it better," Elek said of the work, which has been going on for several months. He said there should not be drastic changes to the exterior.
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