St. Petersburg Approves $1.3B Tampa Bay Rays Stadium Amid Broader Urban Revitalization

The project, set to transform the historic Gas Plant area, promises economic uplift and includes a new museum and housing.

City Council to review detailed plans for the stadium and surrounding development, aiming for a 2028 opening.
The $6.5 billion project to include 1,500 homes, a hotel, and the Woodson African American Museum of Florida.
Funding includes significant public investment, with no new taxes planned; county to use bed tax revenues.
Local leaders and community groups back the project, seeing it as a chance to rectify past displacements.
Critics argue the financial plan favors the Rays too heavily, urging fairer land pricing and revenue sharing.