New Art Ovation Hotel Plays to Sarasota’s Rich Cultural Legacy
- By Doug Parks
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Downtown Sarasota
Another Addition to Rosemary District
- By Doug Parks
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The building boom in the Rosemary District shows no sign of slowing down. The developer of Citrus Square is back with a second mixed-use project on Orange Avenue called Courtyard at Citrus Square. Mark Pierce plans 10 condominiums and 4,200 square feet of commercial on land just north of Citrus Square. Construction on the new $5 [...]
Packing Downtown Sarasota with More People
- By Doug Parks
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It's no surprise immense growth is coming to downtown Sarasota, but the comprehensive picture of new hotel and residential development entails staggering increases headed to the heart of the city in coming years. City economic and planning leaders [...]
City Commission OKs Effort to Activate Five Points Park
- By Doug Parks
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In addition to bringing back some form of seating to Five Points, city staff will experiment with other opportunities to increase activity at the popular downtown park. If you want a place to sit down in Selby Five Points Park, you’ll be in luck soon — although there’s still no set plan for what exactly the new seating will look like. [...]
Signs of Life for Sarasota Quay Development
- By Doug Parks
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The owner of the former Sarasota Quay property is taking initial steps toward development.
GreenPointe Communities, which paid $27 million for the 14-acre bayfront site last December, expects to submit a formal development plan to the city of Sarasota early 2016.
The project, called "Sarasota Bayside," will - for now - retain the scope of the development that was approved eight years ago, GreenPointe regional president Rick Harcrow said [...]
Boom Time for Downtown Sarasota Condos
- By Doug Parks
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The condominium booms of the late 1960s, early 1980s and mid-2000s are being mirrored by the current market for luxury high rises in downtown Sarasota. From big projects like Vue Sarasota Bay to smaller but more upscale buildings such as The Jewel and One88, condominium developers are benefiting from an influx of affluent baby boomers and [...]
Center for Architecture Sarasota
- By Doug Parks
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An ambitious transformation of the mid-century modern Scott Building, in downtown Sarasota, into the Center for Architecture Sarasota and a hub for architectural studies opens with a focus to advance education, engage and celebrate architecture.
With the restoration of the original exterior lighting "the building will glow at night like a jewel [...]
