The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

June 2, 2025 • Peoples Bank

New Elevator Shaft Construction Underway at Peoples Bank

Crew pours concrete into hollow concrete blocks during the phased elevator shaft construction. — Masons fill concrete block cells in stages to ensure strength and stability.

Crews have started constructing a new elevator shaft inside the historical Peoples Bank. The original shaft was removed earlier in the renovation because it didn’t meet current codes, so a new elevator pit was dug and poured to create a strong concrete foundation.

Masons are erecting the new shaft using concrete blocks and filling each section to ensure structural integrity. This process sets the stage for a fully modern elevator system within the building’s historical envelope.

Workers prepare vertical steel rebar supports to reinforce the next level of the new elevator shaft. — Crew members align steel rebar rods before the next concrete pour inside the elevator shaft.

Worker constructs elevator shaft walls inside the Peoples Bank. — New concrete block walls rise from the elevator pit.

Construction worker fills hollow concrete blocks with poured concrete to reinforce the elevator shaft structure. — A worker pours concrete into stacked blocks for the new elevator shaft.

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

MORE BLOGS ON PEOPLES BANK

July 16, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Second-Floor Decking Repaired at the Peoples Bank Building

July 12, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Window Buck Installation Begins at Peoples Bank

July 8, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Exterior Walls at the Peoples Bank Building Are Prepared for New Stucco Application

July 4, 2025 • Peoples Bank

A Concrete Slab is Poured Around New Grease Traps at Peoples Bank

June 30, 2025 • Peoples Bank

West Wall Rebuilt at the Peoples Bank Building

June 25, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Structural Steel Installed at the Peoples Bank Building

June 20, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Grease Traps Installed at Peoples Bank Ahead of Planned Restaurant Use

June 15, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Elevator Shaft is Completely Rebuilt at the Peoples Bank

June 13, 2025 • Peoples Bank

East Wall Completed at Peoples Bank Building

June 7, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Roof Slope Correction Underway at the Peoples Bank Building

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Rubber Stair Tread Installation Completed at the Telephone Building

Second-Floor Decking Repaired at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Framing Underway for New Storefront Soffits at the Woolworth Building

Interior Wall Removal Continues at the Brown Brothers Building

Insulation Removed from 639 Cleveland Street Ahead of Sustainable Retrofit

SEE ALL UPDATES

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