Tropicana Field

A coalition of housing, labor and faith-based groups gathered on the steps of City Hall to call on St. Petersburg officials to safeguard the public ownership of the 86-acre site on which Tropicana Field sits.

Welch announced his decision during his State of the City, saying he's "confident that this decision is the best path forward."

St. Petersburg community members and housing experts weigh in on redevelopment proposals for the site of Tropicana Field ahead of an expected decision on Monday.

The four finalists to redevelop the 86-acre Tropicana Field site for when the Tampa Bay Rays' lease expires in 2027 gave their presentations to the public Wednesday night at the Coliseum.

Community input can be given in person or online through Jan. 23 and will be considered by Mayor Ken Welch when he selects the winning bid to develop the 86-acre Tropicana Field site.

She says renderings of the proposals to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District — and the site of Tropicana Field — will not resemble the actual project in 20 years.

Here are the details from the four firms that have submitted plans to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District.

Four companies presented their proposals to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District by Friday's deadline. Mayor Ken Welch has made affordable housing a focus of the plans.

Sugar Hill Community Partners says it is working with the city's Housing Authority, Blue Sky Communities and Property Markets Group Affordable as it finalizes a Request for Proposal, which is due by Dec. 2.

The city is asking developers to include accommodations for affordable housing and a new baseball stadium, and would like them to find ways to honor the history and legacy of the African-American Gas Plant community.

Mayor Ken Welch will hold a series of "Community Conversations" ahead of establishing a new "request for proposal" in August.

After St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch's announcement to scrap plans to redevelop Tropicana Field and start over, here's a look at how we got here over the last two years.