Community Benefits
The Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership has committed $50 million to intentional equity initiatives in association with the South St. Petersburg community.
Housing: $15 million is dedicated to existing City of St. Petersburg programs that support housing opportunities at a wide range of affordability levels.
Small Business: $13 million is dedicated to support business incubation, ownership, and placement opportunities on the site, with a focus on minority/women-owned businesses and current South St. Petersburg residents and businesses.
Employment: $3.75 million is committed to internships and mentorship/apprentice programs leading to job placement during the construction phase, and small business ownership and employment opportunities during the ongoing operation of the site.
Education: $17.5 million is dedicated to financial investments in support of currently operating educational programs in South St. Petersburg, from daycare and early learning through postsecondary, vocational, technical and STEM programs. As part of the project¡¯s commitment to education, youth development and the arts, the proposed Booker Music Hall venue will be realized. The investment also integrates community, cultural and civic uses including the construction of the new Woodson African American Museum.
Outreach: $750,000 will fund outreach that brings the community together through a thoughtful, inclusive process including online tools, public town halls, community and youth steering committees. A welcome center will also be erected on the site to serve as a resource for local residents and businesses to connect to opportunities.
The Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership will also honor the legacy of the Historic Gas Plant Site by working with the community to name components of the project to incorporate historic mementos, art and design features including new connections and enhancements to the African American Heritage Trail.
- Supplier Diversity: $500 million is committed to diverse hiring and supplier contracts for the construction of this project, with an overall goal of 30% for the entire term of the project.
Podcast Series
Here To Stay Podcast Series:
Join us for our new weekly ¡®Here to Stay¡¯ podcast series, where guests closest to the Historic Gas Plant District development project share their insight and information. Follow along and explore how we got here and what the future holds for the Rays, the city of St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Bay area as a whole.
- Here to Stay Ep. 1: Ms. Gwendolyn Reese
- Here to Stay Ep. 2: Tim Nickens
- Here to Stay Ep. 3: Mayor Kenneth T. Welch
- Here to Stay Ep. 4: Anddrikk Frazier
- Here to Stay Ep. 5: Everald Colas
- Here to Stay Ep. 6: Michael Harrison
- Here to Stay Ep. 7: Zach Allee
- Here to Stay Ep. 8: Arminda Mata
- Here to Stay Ep. 9: Matt Silverman & Brian Auld
- Here to Stay Ep. 10: Terry Marks
- Here to Stay Ep. 11: Alex Schapira
- Here to Stay Ep. 12: Freddy Williams
- Here to Stay Ep. 13: Thomas Mantz
- Here to Stay Ep. 14: Roger Curlin
- Here to Stay Ep. 15: Rev. JC Pritchett
- Here to Stay Ep. 16: Vicki Sokolik
- Here to Stay Ep. 17: Bemetra Simmons
- Here to Stay Ep. 18: Rev. Clarence Williams
- Here to Stay Ep. 19: Paul Stewart
- Here to Stay Ep. 20: Peter Clark
- Here to Stay Ep. 21: Esther Matthews
- Here to Stay Ep. 22: Sandra Braham
- Here to Stay Ep. 23: Clayton Brody
- Here to Stay Ep. 24: Jason Spears
- Here to Stay Ep. 25: Brian Auld and Matt Silverman
Letters of Support
Letters of Support
Are you interested in what the Historic Gas Plant District development means to the surrounding community? Don¡¯t just take our word for it - read letters of support for the project submitted by the individuals and organizations that will be impacted the most.
- Academy Prep
- Allana Pinkerton
- American Stage
- Annette & Jerome Baesel
- ARK Invest
- Arts Conservatory for Teens
- Bank of Tampa Pinellas County
- Bayprint
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Black Sports Professionals of Tampa Bay
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast
- Calvin Quinn
- CASA
- Cask Construction
- Central Florida Behavioral Health Network
- Chicken Salad Chick
- Children's Dream Fund
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- Colony Grill
- Community Leaders
- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- David P. Feaster
- Davon Miller
- Duke Energy
- EDGE Business District
- Ellison Development
- Feeding Tampa Bay
- Ferg's
- Fletcher Fisher Pollack PL
- Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council
- Foundation for a Healthy St. Pete
- Girls on the Run
- Handcock Whitney Bank
- Harvey's 4th Street Grill
- I Love The Burg
- JAPOSID Cleaning Services, Inc.
- Jeff Vinik
- Johnson Pope
- Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay
- Knox Sports
- Little Greek
- Metro Inclusive Health
- ML Michalak
- Modiphy
- Mortenson Beck Envision
- NAACP
- Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital
- Parc 70
- Pastor Clarence Williams
- Paul Carder
- People Empowering and Restoring
- Power Design
- Poynter Institute
- Race Without Ism
- Republic Bank
- RKM Development Corp.
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Ryan Adelberg
- Social Victories
- SPCA
- St. Anthony's Hospital
- St. Pete Arts Alliance
- St. Petersburg Area EDC
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Starting Right, Now
- Steve Culkar
- Tampa Bay Partnership
- Tampa Bay Wave
- Tampa International Airport
- The Woodson
- University of South Florida
- US Representative Kathy Castor
- USF Alumni Association
- Valley Bank
- Volt Air
- Ya La'ford
Pillars for Progress
*All numbers are estimates based on current market trends.