PAYNE PARK TOWNHOMES

PTM Partners, an investment/developer group in Ft.Lauderdale, recently purchased what I call "the Gratitude Block," that block of older buildings between Payne Park & Washington Blvd, between Oak and Laurel Streets, which contains Gratitude House, various small businesses, one residence, Barbie's Boutique, et.al.   All buildings and trees will be razed.  One building, the Waldman Building, a 1957/58 Victor Lundy design, is on Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation's 2023 "Six to Save" list. 

In initial planning stages (24-ASP-03), plans are for a very urban-style 50-apartment development of 2-3br rental townhomes, of 3 or 4 stories, with 2nd flr balconies &/or roofdecks, each with 2-car garage under; central courtyard with pool & amenities; plus ~8,000 square feet retail on ground floor (with units above) along Washington Blvd. No affordable / attainable rentals are planned.

If you aren't familiar with "urban-style" high density residential projects, some similar-concept recent local projects you might check out are Q Townhomes over on Ringling, or pretty much everything over in the Rosemary District.

They plan for 2024 construction, expected completion fall 2025.

Note that this zoning falls under Administrative Review, hence will NOT undergo "the usual process" of public meetings for public input; if project meets all City codes, it automatically gets approved.  DRC (Development Review Committee) meeting Dec 6, application to be resubmitted following staff comments.

Below are a footprint plan of project, renderings of the view from the Payne Park side, and the (to be razed) Waldman Building.

But of course you might want to view for yourself the entire (large) application packet, which includes all the various construction drawings, pretty architecural view pictures, and landscaping graphics.  Here's how:  go to edocs.sarasotagov.com/publicaccess/edocs/search/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery (just click on this link), and do a search:  Search Type = Land Development Applications - Keyword, and Application Number = *24-ASP-03*