Florida couple’s colorful Sarasota cottage village houses 17 small businesses; a 324-apartment plan threatened demolition, but owners canceled the sale and took the property off market
- Sarasota cottage village Screen grab from: ABC7 newsA cluster of colorful cottages along Fruitville Road in downtown Sarasota has been spared from demolition, at least for now.
- The Historic Downtown Village, home to 17 locally owned businesses, was under contract to be sold to a developer who planned to replace the bungalows with a 324-unit apartment complex.
- In early October, owners Alex and Marlene Lancaster told tenants the deal had fallen through and that they would continue owning and managing the property, taking it off the market entirely.
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- Sarasota cottage village Screen grab from: ABC7 newsA cluster of colorful cottages along Fruitville Road in downtown Sarasota has been spared from demolition, at least for now.
- The Historic Downtown Village, home to 17 locally owned businesses, was under contract to be sold to a developer who planned to replace the bungalows with a 324-unit apartment complex.
- In early October, owners Alex and Marlene Lancaster told tenants the deal had fallen through and that they would continue owning and managing the property, taking it off the market entirely.
Sources: Times of India