In the year 2000, Alta Vista neighborhood (just within the green border) had under 700 residential units.
(But remember, before THAT, there were another 700+ homes in the Sarasota Mobile Home Park in Payne Park.)
How to look up information about developments: several ways
City Records Search Portal a new way to look things up online, many, many things, including development applications, meetings and agendas, ordinances and codes, et.al.; LOTS of INFO. City Records Portal webpage.
A simple way is to view backup documents from the agenda page for every public meeting, at Meetings Agendas Videos | City of Sarasota: find your meeting (past or upcoming), click on Agenda, then click on appropriate backup document(s).
Also, the City has a map showing all City of Sarasota Applications Under Development Review
Development Application Status: a handy summary report, updated weekly, of all development applications in the pipeline. Unfortunately, this isn't posted online, but can be found in Public Access Emails posts.
For full backup info on a project, open City's online records portal webpage edocs.sarasotagov.com/publicaccess/edocs/search/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery, then do a search: Search Type = Development Applications - Keyword, then enter *Application Number* or official name of project.
Review Processes are complex, but in summary, some projects go thru approval sequence Public Workshop, Development Review Committee (technical aspects), Planning Board, City Commission. EXCEPT, for some zones (Downtown zones) there's ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL, meaning no public input -- if it meets codes, it gets approved.
The Reserve at Bahia Vista
(BAHIA VISTA APARTMENTS)
Tuttle & Bahia Vista intersection.
Open for occupancy July 2026.
See Bahia Vista Apartments for more info.
Payne Park Townhomes =
"Serēn Sarasota"
UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2026
A 50-unit "luxury" rental development next to Payne Park. See PPT page for details.
Midtown Plaza Redevelopment
At this shopping plaza. currently home to a Starbucks, Michaels On East, and various other popular shops and services, an application is underway to replace the "old WinnDixie" side (south portion) of Midtown Plaza with 91 apartments,145-room hotel, retail and garage. For more details see See also Midtown Plaza page.
ARTIST'S COURT
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Artist Court 2 (24-ASP-05, 24-ADS-03) 200 South Washington Blvd. (nearby Alta Vista, just across Washington Blvd from the Terrace Building).
A 10-story, 242-unit rental apartment building, zone Downtown Core (DTC). including attainable housing.
More details, see Artist's Court page.
ON THE PARK
295 S. School Ave, a 49-unit apartment complex, across School Av from Payne Park. See On The Park page. Retail on first floor, apartments (studios, 1 & 2br) above. 26-PRE-10 (preapplication conference) DRC 9/16/26.
East @ Ringling Blvd (where Checkers used to be). A single 6-story mixed-use building: restaurant and retail on ground floor; upper floors 22 residential units (2 attainable). Downtown Core = Administrative Review. 25-ASP-05, 25-ADS-04
2250 Fruitville Townhomes (where the bowling alley was)
Just north of Alta Vista neighborhood, develop purple bowling alley (now closed) property, over on Fruitville, into 46-unit fee-simple townhome development. Sole car entrance off East Main St just west of Lime Av (kinda behind Shamrock Pub).
Development App/Site Plan, Zoning Change to Downtown Edge, Adjustments: 26-SP-08, 26-RE-01, 26-ADP-03, 26-ADS-07. Administrative Review.
DRC (technical review) meeting was April 1, 2026
Sep 2026 Demo of old purple bowling alley has begun.
A major mixed-use development nearby Alta Vista, north of Payne Park, on 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).
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 11/16/22 and 8/2/23.
Staff contact: Alison Christie, Alison.Christie@sarasotafl.gov.
941-263-6516
Housing affordability as of 2026 continues to be at crisis level in Sarasota; see more at City website about affordable housing initiatives.
