As Downtown Sarasota expands, restaurateurs are taking advantage of Sarasota’s stunning views to open more rooftop bars. For a time, the city did not have any rooftop bars after Ceviche on First Street closed in 2013. Now, Downtown Sarasota has The Roof Bar and Eats atop the Westin Hotel as well as Perspective, located on … Continue reading Rooftop Bars Making Comeback In Sarasota

If you’ve been keeping up with the City of Sarasota Development Reports released by the Sarasota Office of Economic Development, such as the Winter 2018 report we shared last week, you may have noticed a $14.5 million residential project located at 1659 2nd Street off of Fruitville Road called “BOLD Lofts”. This is BOLD Lofts … Continue reading BOLD Developing Affordable Live-Work-Play Apartments on Fruitville

Here’s this week’s Briefs From Barwin. This week’s topic includes some roadwork on US 41, an upcoming Climate Change Symposium, festivities for Earth Day, and more. You can read the full report here.

Massey & Massey continues to close deals! Christopher Danielak has purchased Suite 102 of the office building located at 2750 Stickney Point Road from Julia Butera for $77,500. Mr. Danielak plans to use the 1,058 SF suite as his personal office. Eric Massey of Michael Saunders & Company represented the Buyer.

This Tuesday, the Sarasota County Commission voted in favor of approving plans for the Trulieve marijuana dispensary located in the Venice Pines Shopping Plaza to open for business with a 4-1 vote. Ever since the passing of the 2016 election’s Florida Amendment 2, which legalizes the use medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating … Continue reading Sarasota County Approves Opening Of Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Massey & Massey continues to close deals! Dan Davidson and Bilha Davidson have purchased the plot of vacant land located at 1923 5th Street from Gillespie 432 LLC for $160,000. This 10,500 SF plot is zoned DTE and is appropriate for residential and multi-family development. Eric Massey of Michael Saunders & Company handled the transaction.

Wawa, Inc. has submitted building plans to construct a Wawa gas station and convenience store on Fruitville Road, between Lime Avenue and 3rd Street. The Sarasota Development Review Committee has asked representatives from Wawa to make some adjustments to their plans, which will be submitted again at a later date. There is not currently a … Continue reading Wawa Coming To Sarasota

Back in October 2017, we learned that up to three new roundabouts were being planned for Sarasota by 2020, all along Tamiami Trail. Construction has already begun on two of the roundabouts – one on the intersection of Tamiami Trail and 10th Street and another on the intersection of Tamiami Trail and 14th Street. The … Continue reading Sarasota City Commission Paves Way for Fruitville Rd./US-41 Roundabout

Here is the Winter 2018 edition of the City of Sarasota Development Report, courtesy of the Sarasota Office of Economic Development. This 24-page report outlines details on all 85 of the major developments currently planned in Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Downtown Sarasota, as well as the Lido Key and St. Armands areas. Be sure to … Continue reading Winter 2018 City of Sarasota Development Report

Sarasota may be experiencing an increasing population, an economic boom, and an ambitious revitalization of its downtown area, but here’s one area the city needs to improve in: attracting millennial homebuyers. According to a study conducted by LendingTree, Sarasota ranks 100 out of the 100 largest US metropolitan areas in terms of loan requests submitted … Continue reading Sarasota Ranks 100 out of 100 for Millennial Homebuyers