Downtown Clearwater is busy getting gorgeous, and the city just sent its latest construction update. Here's the short, friendly version, so you know what's new before your next espresso on Cleveland Street ☕
🎉 Our new City Hall opens Nov. 16
Join the ribbon-cutting on Monday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. at 200 S. Myrtle Ave. The new 40,000-square-foot City Hall puts key city departments under one roof, with new City Council Chambers, meeting spaces and the William B. Horne II Plaza, an outdoor gathering spot.
📱 See the future downtown with your phone
Scan the QR code posters on the construction fences and see 3D models of what's coming, no app needed: the 10-story Ballad Hotel at 50 N. Osceola Ave. (158 rooms plus shops), a 28-story building at 150 S. Osceola Ave. with about 400 residences, and the new Osceola parking garage.
🚗 Parking garage milestone
The Osceola Avenue garage (Pierce St. and Osceola Ave.) has all its concrete panels in place. It will have 397 spaces plus ground-floor commercial space, and it's expected to be substantially complete in January 2027.
🎶 Reggae by the bay, Sunday Nov. 15
Reggae Sound Splash Fest with The Wailers, Third World, Inner Circle and Ska-Talites plays The BayCare Sound at 4 p.m. Tickets start at $25 at RuthEckerdHall.com or (727) 791-7400.
🅿️ Good to know
Expect traffic controls on Osceola Ave. from south of Drew St. to Cleveland St. The old City Hall lot (112 S. Osceola Ave.) and the lot at 301 Pierce St. are closed for construction. Free parking: Station Square, Garden Avenue and Municipal Services garages, weekdays after 6 p.m. and all day on weekends.
Questions for the city? Email Assistant City Manager Al Battle at askal@myclearwater.com.
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Thinking about living close to all this action? Call or text us at 727-488-4825 or write info@clearwaterpostulate.com. Join the family!