Project to turn Sarasota mall into apartments moves ahead

Benderson Development plans to redevelop the site, now called Crossings at Siesta Key, into a mixed-use town center.

According to a preliminary conceptual drawing, the residential component of the redeveloped Crossings at Siesta Key would built along South School Avenue.
According to a preliminary conceptual drawing, the residential component of the redeveloped Crossings at Siesta Key would built along South School Avenue.
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Benderson Development has taken one more step toward redevelopment of The Crossings at Siesta Key in Sarasota — formerly named Westfield Southgate Plaza and, before that, Southgate Mall. 

The largely vacant, nearly 34-acre property at 3501 S. Tamiami Trail is commercial property desert among a future land use designation of Urban Mixed Use stretching from Hillview Street to the southern city limits.

 

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