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 [...]

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 [...]

The Mark The developer of a new downtown condominium gives the impression that he hasn't spent too many sleepless nights fretting over whether to make another big investment in Sarasota. Bob Vail, president of The Kolter Group's Kolter Urban division based in West Palm Beach, said this week that cities like Sarasota are in short supply for [...]

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 [...]

SARASOTA - Construction is underway on the Rosemary Square mixed-use project, the latest new development in the long-blighted Rosemary District north of downtown. The $20 million project, 1440 Boulevard of the Arts, will include 50 condominium units and 30,000 square feet of retail and office space in four buildings, city documents show. [...]

While inventories of existing homes and condominiums remain unusually tight in our much-in-demand market, buyers who fancy new construction currently have several superior options.  From luxury condominiums on the Gulf and bay to exciting new infill neighborhoods near downtown Sarasota and Bradenton, [...]

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 [...]

A long-dormant area, sitting in the shadow of downtown, is headed for a turnaround thanks to the outward expansion of growth from the heart of the city. Right now, that’s the Rosemary District east of downtown Sarasota, where density increases and a handful of big-ticket projects have the city and investors confident that the area is [...]

Sarasota Tourism - More people are coming to the Sarasota area on vacation than ever before.

In 2014, Sarasota County topped a 70 percent hotel occupancy rate for the first time in history, said Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota, the county’s tourism [...]