Parkshore Plaza

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Parkshore Plaza
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Alternative names(North) Opus Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential Condominium
Architectural stylePost Modernism
LocationNorth Downtown
Address300 Beach Drive Northeast
Town or city St. Petersburg, Florida
Country United States
Coordinates 27°46′31″N82°38′05″W / 27.7753°N 82.6347°W / 27.7753; -82.6347
Construction started2004
Completed2006
Cost US$85 million –
100 million
Height108.2 m (355 ft)
Technical details
Floor count29
Floor area379,988 sq ft (35,302.0 m2) [1]
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
Architecture firmSB Architects
DeveloperOpus South Corporation
Structural engineerDeSimone Consulting Engineers
Services engineerHufsey Nicolaides Garcia Suarez Associates Inc.
Other information
Number of rooms117
References
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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]

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