1899 Fruitville Apartment Project Moves Forward in Sarasota

The project will replace existing small businesses and residences on a 3.44-acre site with a five-story, 324-unit apartment complex, potentially altering the density and traffic patterns of the downtown Sarasota area.

• •The project proposes 324 residential units across 22 parcels on a 3.44-acre site.
• •The development includes 36 affordable/attainable-priced units under the city's bonus density program.
• •The building design features four stories along Fourth Street and five stories facing Fruitville Road.
• •The project includes an internal parking structure with 439 spaces, which is 133 spaces above the city's minimum code requirement.
• •The developer is seeking three administrative adjustments to reduce first- and second-floor habitable space requirements.
• •The Fourth Street facade habitable space reduction request is 19.3% (from 341 feet, 9 inches to 277 feet, 6 inches).
• •The Fruitville Road first-floor habitable space reduction request is 17.5% (from 499 feet, 11 inches to 492 feet, 3 inches).
• •The Fruitville Road second-floor habitable space reduction request is 21.5%.
• •Approximately 70 feet of Fourth Street frontage is designated for loading, waste pick-up, and service access rather than habitable space.
• •The project received partial Development Review Committee sign-off on June 17.
• •The project must return to the full committee if a pending traffic study triggers additional review from city departments.
• •The site is currently zoned Downtown Edge and no rezoning is required for the project.