The Central - St. Petersburg, Florida

Designed as a vibrant mixed-use development, The Central (formerly Orange Station) transforms downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, with a 6-story, 190,000-square-foot precast concrete parking garage, a 7-story, 55,000-square-foot workforce housing apartment building, and a freestanding 2,500-square-foot café.

TRC Worldwide Engineering provided structural engineering services to support the development’s diverse building components. The parking garage, centrally located within the block, is constructed with precast double tees, spandrel panels, and columns. The 32,000-square-foot rooftop amenity deck features pedestal pavers, soil planters, and a glass-encased dinosaur exhibit, creating a unique public space.

The apartment building features a cast-in-place mild reinforced concrete slab, supported by structural steel columns and masonry walls, ensuring long-term durability and stability. The café building, designed for a modern aesthetic, utilizes structural steel framing with steel bar joists. A cast-in-place concrete stormwater detention vault at the lower level of the garage supports the entire site’s water management system.

TRC collaborated closely with the project’s geotechnical engineers to develop an optimized foundation system, incorporating soil-improved shallow foundations to enhance structural integrity across all buildings.

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