The Kolter Group has officially begun construction of the Ritz-Carlton Residences condominium tower in downtown Sarasota, which its backers contend will be the “pinnacle of Sarasota living.” The 73-unit waterfront tower, adjacent to the 18-story Ritz-Carlton Sarasota hotel and condos and part of the 15-acre Quay Sarasota mixed-use [...]

Preconstruction on the luxury condominiums and cabanas known as Oceane Siesta Key began Friday, February 24th, with site work and seawall expansion. Workers are adding 2 feet in height to the seawall and 152-linear-feet of seawall will be increased with the new cap. This phase is scheduled to be completed by March 2. The superlatives for [...]

A little past the initial projected start of July, construction is under way on The Mark Sarasota, a 12-level, 157-residence, mixed-use project in downtown Sarasota. Developer, The Kolter Group, held a ceremonial groundbreaking event Wednesday, August 8th at the construction site at State Street and Pineapple Avenue. The $50 million project [...]

Sarasota Quay developer GreenPointe Communities has ambitious plans for its 15-acre, waterfront tract on the edge of the city’s downtown, but its roughly $1 billion plan will likely hinge on its retail offerings. The Jacksonville-based developer, during an Urban Land Institute tour of key Sarasota projects earlier this month, says it [...]

If you need any more evidence that downtown Sarasota has pent up demand for luxury condos, consider this: A local developer plans to buy out all 14 owners in a bayfront complex, and pay to knock it down — just to build a new Condo building. Seaward Development plans to redevelop [...]

A year of design and permitting work on the infrastructure and initial phases of the project will begin after the New Year.

The massive mixed-use Quay Sarasota development received final city approval Monday night after years of planning. The potential $1 billion project will combine commercial, residential and office buildings on the [...]

The building boom north of downtown Sarasota is continuing, as the city’s development review committee this week will consider plans for a new five-story development in the Rosemary District. Rosemary-based architecture firm Halflants + Pichette has designed a 62-unit, mixed-use building at the intersection of Fourth Street and Cocoanut [...]

Despite concerns from neighborhood residents and the state transportation agency, a Manatee County developer is marching ahead with plans for a mixed-use Siesta Promenade project at the busy U.S. 41-Stickney Point Road intersection. Benderson Development Co. filed a formal application Aug. 26 to rezone a former mobile home park to allow [...]

Boomer Fuel Housing Boom - Paced by relentless retiree demand, housing starts in Southwest Florida have roared to their fastest rate in nearly 10 years. Construction started on 1,492 single-family units in the region during the second-quarter, a nearly 18 percent gain over the year, according to a new report by data supplier Metrostudy. [...]