Full-court press: Stymied entrepreneurs continue to pursue redevelopment project

After a several iterations, a plan for a revamped Sarasota Bath and Racquet Fitness Club remains in limbo. The property owners are giving it one more go.

Courtesy. Canadian developers Mark Lucas and Mark Kehr have revised plans for a redevelopment of the Sarasota Bath and Racquet Club.
Courtesy. Canadian developers Mark Lucas and Mark Kehr have revised plans for a redevelopment of the Sarasota Bath and Racquet Club.
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In tennis terms, Mark Lucas and Mark Kehr are facing match point with their long, arduous and expensive plan to redevelop a prime spot in Sarasota — the Bath and Racquet Fitness Club.

 

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