Longboat Key Club Expansion
October 14, 2009 by Perry Corneau · Leave a Comment
The Longboat Ke CLub in currently in the final stages of planning and approval of a proposed $400,000,000 expansion of the resort and club. The expansion will bring a new hotel additional resort amenities, condos and jobs and tourism to Longboat Key.
hh gregg Sarasota
October 5, 2009 by Perry Corneau · Leave a Comment
The electronics super store, hh gregg has opened a new location at the corner of Fruitville Road and Honore Avenue. The new store which is similar to Best Buy and the now out of business, Circuit City will be open soon. Also opening soon in the Sarasota Crossings Plaza is an Office Depot.
Good Earth Natural Foods Lakewood Ranch
October 3, 2009 by Perry Corneau · Leave a Comment
The Good Earth Natural Foods Grocery is now open on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch. Local residents are please to have the new grocery store in the location previously occupied by Morton’s Market. Prior to Good Earth Natural Foods opening the space had been leased to Ada’s Natural & Organic Foods but the [...]
New Publix on Bee Ridge Road Update
February 6, 2009 by Perry Corneau · 3 Comments
Back in July I wrote of the new 28,000 square foot Publix grocery store and 19,000 square feet of retail to be developed on Bee Ridge Road. This new shopping enter which will also include a Suntrust Bank will make life much more convenient for those living in communities such as;
Laurel Lakes
Laurel Meadows
The Hammocks
Bent Tree Golf & Country Club
Laurel Oaks [...]
Bank Owned Developments
February 3, 2009 by Perry Corneau · 1 Comment
The current economic climate is creating many wonderful opportunities. Currently there are many available bank owned properties suitable for future housing development. These properties consist of multiple housing lots that are available in partially developed neighborhoods. With the credit crunch banks have refused to renew short term loans that had been given [...]
New Mall on University Parkway
November 4, 2008 by Perry Corneau · 3 Comments
Recently the Benderson Group and it’s partners have received final approval to pull permits on the construction of their new mall on University Parkway. The mall to be called the University Town Center will be modeled after the Mall at Millenia in Orlando. The developers expect that at least 70% of the retailers in the [...]
Ada's, Lakewood Ranch
September 15, 2008 by Perry Corneau · Leave a Comment
The Main Street Lakewood Ranch location that was once occupied by Mortons Market will soon be the new home of Ada’s Natural Foods. The new organic market will open in January 2009. Ada’s specializes in natural and organic foods, beauty aids, vitamins, herbs, sports nutrition supplements, protein powders, pet supplies and cleaning products. Ada‘s Natural Foods has been voted, [...]
Sarasota Commercial Real Estate Sales
December 29, 2007 by Perry Corneau · 1 Comment
The Palmer Crossing retail center on Clark road just sold for $57,000,000. It was the largest commercial sale in Southwest Florida since the Gateway Office Park near Fruitville Road and Interstate 75 sold for $55 million back in the summer of 2006. The Gatway property sold for $224 per square foot.
The Palmer Crossing property consists of 147,000 square feet [...]
University Town Center, Approved
January 24, 2007 by Perry Corneau · 1 Comment
Yesterday, the Sarasota County Commissioners unanimously approved Benderson Development’s plans for what will be called University Town Center. The new project will be the largest mall in our region and will feature high end retailers like Nordstroms and other retailers, many of which are not currenlty in Sarasota. The new Town Center, which is slated [...]
University Town Center
December 22, 2006 by Perry Corneau · Leave a Comment
Having had their earlier plans for a new town center on University Parkway voted down by the county commissioners, Benderson Development has resubmitted a revised plan for it’s “University Town Center. The new plan will slightly reduce the size of commercial space and considerably rework the design and feel of the proposed project which now [...]
