12-story apartment complex, hotel proposed near Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium

PENSACOLA, Fla. ( WKRG ) — The Dawson Company, doing business as Inspired Communities of Florida, wants to make Maritime Park a true destination with a new mixed-use development.

That development was proposed during a Monday city council meeting.

Developers shared the following information about the $150 million development that would have a 12-story apartment building and a hotel built near the Blue Wahoos Stadium:

• Two main parts: a 12-story apartment complex overlooking the bay and a hotel overlooking the stadium
• Built by Gensler Architects, a company officials say has completed comparable projects
• Planned to utilize the Live Local Act “to increase density”

Apartment

• Planned to sit on a three-story parking podium
• 240-280 units
• Mixed-income development with 40% residential units for those in the 80-120% Average Median Income. (Pricing: A single at 120% would be $1,890, and a two-bedroom at 120% would be $2,400)
• Amenities: water views, preserved park
• Built using mass timber to lower carbon footprint

Hotel

• Lifestyle, entertainment-focused
• 125-150 keys
• Six stories above the parking podium
• Rooftop amenity overlooking the gameday experience
• Features a sweeping form that connects to the stadium and captures the excitement of game day

“We view it as a regionally impactful and significant development,” developers said. “We envision a very vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood that is able to complement the other developments in Pensacola.”

“Pensacola deserves to have a development that competes with or exceeds that of other waterfront locations in Florida and within the region.”

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