Region's tallest construction tower gets record-setting amount of concrete

A parade of trucks descended upon downtown St. Petersburg on May 12 with a solid and unified goal: to deliver an unprecedented amount of concrete for construction of The Residence at 400 Central. 

Projected to be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast when complete in early 2025, The Residences at 400 Central plans call for 301 luxury condos, in addition to Class A office space, ground-level restaurants, shops and cafes. Units in the 46-story tower will have panoramic views from Tampa Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, according to a statement.

The convoy of concrete, with some 650 trucks, was expected to last 20-24 hours, and the event, the release states, will “rank as the largest-ever continuous pour of concrete for a non-government project in the city’s history, delivering more than two million pounds of concrete, second only to construction of the expansive new pier on the downtown waterfront.”