SHS construction & Hatton Street 2024-2026.
A major renovation of some buildings at Sarasota High. To start, they will be moving classrooms into the portable classrooms, probably by January, in batches; doing it in six phases; expected to take 2+ years. As regards Hatton Street, they are fencing off that shell lot west of Shade (across from the batting cage), plus the grass field east of Shade, to use for staging materials & equipment, worker parking, and other construction needs, for the duration of the project. That is county-owned land, and No, nothing's being "built" there, just construction staging. |
Players Theater at Payne Park Auditorium
Next step: DRC (development review committee) meeting Dec 20, 2023, 9am, City Hall. Later steps usually include City Commission meeting. Be aware that DRC meetings are public, but public comments are not accepted at DRC. December 2023 update: The now-more-developed plan differs rather significantly from concept presented at the Sept 2023 workshop, with planned building size increasing from existing 8100sf to 24,349sf.
For more info, and to view the newly proposed plan graphic, see Players Stage at Payne Park |
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BAHIA VISTA APARTMENTS Starting construction now: new apartment building at Tuttle & Bahia Vista intersection. See Bahia Vista Apartments for more info. |
Payne Park Townhomes
A new 50-unit rental development in planning next to Payne Park. See PPT page for details. |
PARK DISTRICT A major mixed-use development called "Park District" is being proposed for nearby Alta Vista, north of Payne Park, up over between Main St. & Fruitville. The property of 8.5 acres, to be developed in phases, covers land between Main St & Fruitville, from Washington Blvd all the way to Audubon Place (just west of School Ave).
Phase I: a mixed-use project with 331 multifamily apartments and 7,772 square feet of retail, between Fletcher and East Avenue. Existing 62,000sqft office building to remain. Park District (22-ASP-13) ...Downtown Core (DTC) zone. The applicant will be required to provide 10% of the total units to be attainable. See also DRC (development review meetings) 11/16/22 and 8/2/23. Staff contact: Alison Christie, Alison.Christie@sarasotafl.gov. 941-263-6516 |
ARTIST'S COURT
-Artist’s Court (22-ASP-09) 200 South Washington Blvd. (nearby Alta Vista, just across Washington Blvd from the Terrace Building) A 9-story, 139-unit multifamily apartment building, townhomes & parking, on 1.39-acre site, zone Downtown Core (DTC). No attainable housing planned. See also DRC meetings 10/5/22,12/21/22, 2/15/23. Waiting for final plan set submittal. Staff contact: Amy Pintus, Amy.Pintus@sarasotafl.gov. 941-263-6489. |
I PREDICT
that this parcel, between Payne Park Village and the Health Center parking lot, between School Ave and Legacy Trail/ Lyra, currently a vacant lot, will be developed at some future time. (And no, that little road, previously called Shopping Way, is NOT a public street; it is under same private ownership.) What do you think will be built there? Condos? Hotel? Tallest building in Sarasota? Affordable housing (yeah, right!)? Oh, don't ya wonder? |