Kahwa opens long-awaited Fourth Street coffee shop

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Kahwa opens long-awaited Fourth Street coffee shop

After a nearly four-year stretch, Kahwa Coffee has opened its newest drive-thru coffee shop at 6601 Fourth Street North in St. Petersburg. 

The shop, which is built from repurposed shipping containers, was initially expected to debut in 2020; however, there were reportedly permitting issues and other headwinds. 

The new Fourth Street drive-thru offers Kahwa's full menu of pastries and sandwiches. 

While there isn't any indoor seating, there is a walk-up ordering window and some outdoor seating. The drive-thru cafe is open every day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Collaborative art marketplace ASTRA debuts on MLK in downtown St. Pete

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Collaborative art marketplace ASTRA debuts on MLK in downtown St. Pete

Vintage furniture, thrift finds, tarot card decks, and handmade jewelry curated by St. Pete artists have found a home inside a new marketplace.

Cassie Mrotek, founder of ASTRA Aromatherapy, has opened ASTRA & Friends, an art consignment shop at 242 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North.

The storefront was previously occupied by Central Oak Barber Co., which relocated two doors down to vegan grocer Black Radish's old space.

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Reflection condo sales top $65 million as 18-story tower nears completion

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Reflection condo sales top $65 million as 18-story tower nears completion

Construction crews are wrapping up the interior buildout for the 18-story Reflection condominium building that overlooks Mirror Lake.

Reaching a height of 200 feet at 777 3rd Avenue North in downtown St. Petersburg, Reflection is the tallest building in the Mirror Lake neighborhood and will have 88 condos and 2,800 square feet of retail space at completion. 

Local developer HP Capital, formed by partners Fred Hemmer, Angelo Cappelli, Nick Hansen, and Chris Hemmer, recently announced that condo sales for the luxury tower reached $65 million, including $5 million sold in the past two weeks. KW Commercial is the exclusive broker marketing the condominiums.

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Done Deals: Art House eclipses $200m in sales, Developer buys land for affordable housing, St. Pete apartments sell

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Done Deals: Art House eclipses $200m in sales, Developer buys land for affordable housing, St. Pete apartments sell

Done Deals is a weekly column by St. Pete Rising spotlighting recent real estate market insight and significant deals happening in the Sunshine City and beyond. The following information is sourced from public records and trusted intel.

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Asian fusion restaurant Pin on Cafe finds a new home in the Grand Central District

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Asian fusion restaurant Pin on Cafe finds a new home in the Grand Central District

Husband and wife duo Som and Roger Rattanachane, who operate Pin on Cafe and Pin Wok & Bowl in downtown St. Pete, will soon bring their Asian fusion cuisines to the Grand Central District.

Pin on Cafe, which debuted in 2021 at 1100 Central Avenue in the EDGE District, has been forced to find a new home as the existing location will be razed later this year for phase two of the EDGE Collective mixed-use development.

Known for its delicious twists on traditional Thai and Japanese dishes, Pin on Cafe is expected to debut this August at 2458 Central Avenue, formerly home to Valhalla Bakery which recently consolidated operations into the neighboring Valkyrie Doughnuts space.

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