Third time lucky at the Sundial?
The fountain has been switched off, and the new owners of the shopping, entertainment and rendezvous plaza in downtown St. Pete are set to remove the massive sundial sculpture and attendant dolphins. The site that was intended to lure high-end retailers and restauranteurs has surely been jinxed since it first opened as the BayWalk in 2000. Ownership changes led to the site being reconstructed and reopened as Sundial St. Pete in 2014, when the sculpture and fountain were installed, but that rebrand did not generate a profitable footfall. Occupancy rate has fallen to below 50% and further changes are promised. The plaza will retain the Sundial name, but will it yet become the go-to place for St. Pete residents and visitors?
Third time lucky at the Sundial?
The fountain has been switched off, and the new owners of the shopping, entertainment and rendezvous plaza in downtown St. Pete are set to remove the massive sundial sculpture and attendant dolphins. The site that was intended to lure high-end retailers and restauranteurs has surely been jinxed since it first opened as the BayWalk in 2000. Ownership changes led to the site being reconstructed and reopened as Sundial St. Pete in 2014, when the sculpture and fountain were installed, but that rebrand did not generate a profitable footfall. Occupancy rate has fallen to below 50% and further changes are promised. The plaza will retain the Sundial name, but will it yet become the go-to place for St. Pete residents and visitors?