St. Pete offers residents a year-round lifestyle that balances hard work with easy days off.
We’re serious about our out of office time here, and it’s easy to see why. St. Pete has some of the best beaches in the country, a thriving arts and culture scene, and a lineup of winning sports teams—when it comes to having fun, we mean business.
And while the city offers plenty of recreation—it’s important to know that you can make a home here. There are a variety of neighborhoods and housing options, great schools at every level, and a health and wellness network that provides everything from daily yoga to cutting-edge medical treatments. Whether relocating your entire team, or looking to build something new, you can find a balanced lifestyle in St. Pete.
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The weather here is the stuff of vacations. With 361 days of sunshine and a forecast that hardly ever calls for more than shorts and a tee shirt, it’s easy to feel at home here.
Home to museums, galleries, theaters, and a thriving community of artists—creativity thrives in St. Pete. And where it intersects with business, innovation flourishes.
Balanced people make better employees, and St. Pete has a lot to offer outside of the office. We have more than 150 parks, a huge downtown waterfront park system, trails, beaches, sports leagues, and tons of recreation centers. And it’s all accessible all year long.
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The St. Pete EDC is located at 111 2nd Ave NE, Ste. 610, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Parking is available in the Plaza LAZ lot located next to the building; use GPS for 221 1st St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, which is near the entrance located on 1st Street N. between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Parking is $5/hour for the first 3 hours and $20 thereafter; it is a card payment facility only (no cash). Visitor parking is on the 1st and 4th floors; please note there is no handicapped access from the parking garage above the first floor.
There is also surrounding street parking; pay with ParkMobile or in the Sundial Garage located 2 blocks away.
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