The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

July 25, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Concrete Trench Prepping Underway at Peoples Bank

Steel mesh and rebar stubs installed for trench pour-back. — Mesh reinforcement and rebar being installed across the trench openings.

With the first-floor underground plumbing preparation now complete, crews have begun trenching for a concrete pour. The team has backfilled the piping with compacted dirt and installed a grid of mesh reinforcement and upright rebar stubs—key structural elements that will ensure the trench pours integrate cleanly with the surrounding slab. These steps mark the transition from subsurface work to visible rebuild efforts inside the historic Peoples Bank building.

Concrete trench prep underway on first floor of Peoples Bank. — View of the trench grid getting ready for concrete pour.

Rebar and mesh ready for concrete pour at trench joint. — Detail of rebar and mesh integration at trench edge.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the Peoples Bank.

MORE BLOGS ON PEOPLES BANK

October 29, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Window Delivery at the Peoples Bank Building

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East Stairwell Demolition and Framing Prep at the Peoples Bank Building

October 21, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Hallway and Office Space Ductwork Advancing at the Peoples Bank Building

October 19, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Window Openings Prepared for Installation at the Peoples Bank Building

October 16, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Air Systems Take Shape as Ductwork Installation Advances at the Peoples Bank Building

October 13, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Copper Piping Is Installed on the Second Floor of the Peoples Bank Building

October 11, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Door Frame Bucks Installed at the Peoples Bank building

October 8, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Electrical Wiring Installed to Prepare Electrical Routes at the Peoples Bank Building

October 4, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Metal Framing Is Completed at the Peoples Bank Building

October 2, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Rooftop HVAC Upgrades in Progress at the Peoples Bank Building

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Shellac Sealing Begins on Exposed Woodwork in the Telephone Building

Window Delivery at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Woolworth Building South Side Wall Stucco Applied

Drywall Removal Completes on the First Floor of the Brown Brothers Building

Electrical Removal Completed at 635 Cleveland Street

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An exciting new chapter of historic restoration begins for four unique properties on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater.

See the magnificent transformation now underway

FOR INFORMATION

Scott Dobbins
scott@hybridgecre.com