Sarasota mall redevelopment, including 848 apartments, inches forward

The city's planning board granted an approval that marks one step toward revitalizing the former Southgate Mall site.

Redevelopment may lie ahead for the Crossings at Siesta Key Mall, formerly known as Southgate.
Redevelopment may lie ahead for the Crossings at Siesta Key Mall, formerly known as Southgate.
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  • Manatee-Sarasota
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A mall in Sarasota is on its way to becoming a walkable neighborhood, with shops, after developers received one of several required approvals to add residential development to the site.

The Sarasota Planning Board, at a May 8 meeting, OK'd residential development at the former Southgate Mall, now known as Crossings at Siesta Key, by voting 4-1 to approve a change in the city’s comprehensive plan.

 

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