Residences at 400 Central in St. Petersburg will soon go vertical
By Breanne Williams
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: May 11, 2023

The Residences at 400 Central will hit a construction milestone Friday as more than 650 concrete trucks are scheduled to begin pouring the foundation for the tower.

The pour is estimated to last between 20 and 24 hours and will be the “largest-ever continuous pour of concrete for a non-government project in the city’s history,” according to Red Apple Real Estate, which is developing the 46-story tower. Once the concrete cures, construction will begin on the vertical structure.

The trucks will pour from approximately 9 p.m. Friday evening and continue into Saturday. The foundation will have more than 2 million pounds of concrete. The only other project in St. Pete that surpassed that pour was the construction of the St. Pete Pier; the foundation is reinforced with more than 5 million pounds of steel.

“This is an exciting step in the construction of this wonderful project,” John Catsimatidis Sr., founder of Red Apple Real Estate, said in a release. “We are grateful for the expert staff at the city of St. Petersburg who helped to coordinate the foundation pour. We are moving quickly to build this condominium and deliver homes to all of the current and future purchasers that are buying residences in this wonderful city.”

Suffolk Construction is the general contractor for the project. The team has overseen the drilling of more than 90 steel-reinforced pilings nearly 180 feet beneath the surface. The concrete pour will be a nonstop event. Four concrete plants across the region will fill hundreds of trucks for the event.

Red Apple worked with the city to schedule the process to “limit impact on traffic and special events,” according to the company. When complete in early 2025, the tower is expected to be the tallest residential condominium on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

“This pour is an important project milestone that required in-depth logistics planning, close collaboration, tight coordination, and flawless execution — our experienced team is leveraging state-of-the-art technologies and planning processes to deliver a pour that is efficient and seamless,” Chris Lewis, project executive for Suffolk, said in a release. “We look forward to continuing our work on this landmark project and help make Red Apple’s vision for this project a reality.”

The tower will have 301 luxury condominiums, more than 12,900 square feet of indoor and 23,100 square feet of outdoor private residential amenities, including a resort-style pool and a fitness and wellness center. The 46th floor will be an observation deck, offering views of downtown and Tampa Bay. It will also have 40,000 square feet of office space and commercial space for shops and restaurants.

The sales gallery is located across the street at 465 Central Ave. and was established by Red Apple and Michael Saunders & Co.