St. Pete Pier is slowly taking shape, now with a 2020 completion date

Crews still have a long way to go on until the new St. Petersburg Pier is complete, but they’ve come a long way. The concrete pier deck is now complete, which was a nine-month project by itself. 

Renderings and name unveiled for St. Pete Pier's signature art piece

After months of waiting, debate, and concerns over funding, we are finally getting a glimpse into what the signature art piece on St. Pete’s pier will look like.

Pier to get tram; city says project remains on track

If everything goes as planned, St. Pete’s new pier will be finished and open by this time next year.

St. Pete City Council sends artist back to drawing board on pier installation

The St. Pete City Council sent an artist back to the drawing board after residents voiced opposition to a giant piece of art that would have accompanied the new pier.

Private donors step up for St. Pete Pier sculpture

The city of St. Petersburg is hoping to bring in a world-renowned artist to create a sculpture to make the new pier pop.

New St. Petersburg Pier to add covered solar parking

St. Petersburg is making some major progress on the construction of its new pier. Kristin Brett, who overseas communications for the new pier, says crews are on schedule to have the 26-acre project complete by summer of 2019.

St. Pete Pier artwork costs an estimated $3 million

It will cost St. Petersburg nearly $3-million to install a mesh-like sculpture by world-renowned artist, Janet Echelman, at Spa Beach.  The Tampa native revealed her preliminary design for the artwork to local leaders last week. 

St. Pete taps Bay Area artist for major pier project

Construction starts in days on the new St. Petersburg Pier and the city is considering a major addition to the plan.

Study: New pier could bring $80 million to St. Pete

An economic impact study on the new St. Petersburg Pier predicts the attraction will draw $80 million to the city in its first year of operation.

Pier construction costs jump by $14 million

The cost to build a new pier in St. Petersburg could be much more than originally thought.

New St. Pete Pier designs being 'refined'

Construction to rebuild St. Petersburg’s iconic Pier is about to get underway. Officials say they’re hoping for work to begin in March or April.

St. Pete borrows $33 million to complete Pier

The St. Petersburg City Council Thursday approved borrowing tens of millions of dollars to build a new St. Pete Pier, and millions more to upgrade the acreage leading out to the Pier and for other waterfront improvements. 

New vision for St. Pete Pier unveiled

St. Petersburg City Council members got a look at some updated renderings of the new St. Pete Pier.

New vision for St. Pete Pier Approach revealed

The St. Pete Pier is beginning to taking shape and Tuesday, members of the community gathered for a Pier workshop to give input on the Pier Approach.

St. Pete plans Pier District on downtown waterfront

St. Petersburg residents will soon learn more about a pair of downtown waterfront projects that will in total cost them more than $60 million. 

What's next for the St. Pete Pier?

The disappearance of downtown St. Petersburg's well-known inverted pyramid perplexes people not up to speed on local developments.

Photos: Last days of St. Pete's pier

The inverted pyramid is no more: Demolition of St. Petersburg's iconic pier structure is complete after several weeks of work.

St. Pete Pier comes down piece by piece

Work continues on the St. Petersburg pier and photos now show the work being done to disassemble the inverted pyramid.