The city of St. Petersburg is making plans to purchase a plot of land from St. Pete College to turn into affordable townhomes, prompting concerns for long-time residents in the area. The plot of land is St. Petersburg College's former Gibbs Wellness Center. Community Planning and Preservation has already approved a zone change for the area. Neighbors said this area is their escape from the bustling, growing town. “It's actually a very nice, little hidden pocket,” Colleen Owens said. Owens’ family has lived in the neighborhood for decades. “My great-grandmother lived in this neighborhood and then my grandparents used it as a summer home and then about 12 years ago I purchased the home and I have lived here for 12 years,” Owens said. She's concerned along with her next-door neighbor Alan Lamphere that the area could be changing soon. “It's a very safe, quiet neighborhood now and this project can affect it greatly,” Lamphere said. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pete-college-affordable-housing/67-bf258be9-65e3-4ce9-aaf1-e895e2647efd ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay