ST. PETERSBURG — The Atlanta Braves spring training operations, along with a hotel and office buildings, are part of a development proposal to reclaim the former Toytown landfill.
SportsPark Partners LLC is one of three groups to submit plans to Pinellas County’s Economic Development Office to develop the sprawling 240 acres in the gateway area off of Interstate 275 near Roosevelt Boulevard.
The SportsPark group envisions a $662 million international professional and amateur sports complex that would include the Braves and possibly a second Major League Baseball team for spring training.
The group includes Echelon, the real estate development firm led by Darryl LeClair, who in 2012 proposed building a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in the Carillon area not far from Toytown.