ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — More redevelopment could be coming to St. Pete Beach.

The owners of the Postcard Inn are considering expanding the beachside hotel, located in the 6000 block of Gulf Boulevard.

The Postcard Inn has gone through a few renovations themselves over the years, making upgrades to their pool area and rooms.

However, the Postcard Inn’s plans are not as large as the hundreds of new hotel rooms, retail space, and restaurants planned for the TradeWinds.

The plan would be to get rid of this parking lot next door and add a two-story parking structure that would only be available to people staying at the Postcard Inn. On top of the parking structure would be three floors of hotel space that would consist of about 90 rooms.

General Manager Jeremy Dasilva led a community meeting about the plan Wednesday evening, and while there was support from residents, there was also some criticism. One resident spoke out about the proposed design.

“We’re obviously going to be talking about that one for a while,” said Dasilva. “But we really thought we checked a lot of boxes.”

It seemed to check boxes for BJ Lawson, who moved to St. Pete Beach a couple of years ago.

“What they’re doing is of an appropriate scale for our beach,” he said. “It’s not taking us down the path of turning into Fort Lauderdale or Clearwater.”

For residents like Lawson, expansion done with the community’s thoughts and concerns considered keeps the essence of St. Pete Beach intact.

“If we’re not careful, we’re at risk of losing what makes St. Pete special,” he said

Dasilva says the owners also plan to retire the Postcard Inn name sometime around the end of the year — and says if everything goes according to plan, the project would be done in about three years.

Just last month, St. Pete Beach City Commissioners approved expansion plans for the TradeWinds Resort and back in February approved the Sirata Resort’s plans to expand.