​Demolition of the site of the old St. Petersburg Police Department headquarters on Central Avenue began Tuesday afternoon, paving the way for the upcoming Orange Station at the EDGE mixed-use development.

The commission approved the site plan and variances for the 16-story building during a meeting on Wednesday. Edge Central Development Partners, a joint venture group involving St. Petersburg-based J Square, Tampa-based DDA Development, and others are behind the Orange Station at the Edge project development that will be at the site of the old St. Petersburg Police headquarters. ​

The development group behind the planned mixed-use Orange Station development in the EDGE District is revising the vision plan. 
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Edge Central Development Partners, a joint venture group involving St. Petersburg-based J Square, Tampa-based DDA Development and others, plans to now add four stories of office space to the Orange Station at the Edge project, which is the site of the old St. Petersburg Police headquarters.