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BUSINESS OBSERVER | SEPTEMBER 5 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
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SARASOTA-MANATEE
7. Siesta Beach Park Improvements SITE: 948 Beach Road, Sarasota ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $17 million START DATE: January ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: December 2015 OWNER AND CITY OF HEADQUARTERS: Sarasota County, Sarasota
GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND CITY OF HEADQUARTERS: Jon F. Swift Inc., Sarasota
DETAILS: Sarasota County hired Jon F. Swift Inc. to make a number of improvements to Siesta Beach Park. The goal of the project is to increase and improve parking and pedestrian access, upgrade and expand recreational
opportunities and facilities there and restore the historic pavilion, which was originally built in the 1950s. The firm will be expanding and renovating the parking lot, modernizing and expanding the Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible restrooms and improving the elevated concession area. The project
calls for constructing picnic shelters, buildings for the sheriff, lifeguards, county staff, and maintenance and a 15-foot pedestrian esplanade across the park. The project will use native plant materials and energyefficient, turtle-friendly lighting. Sweet Sparkman Architects of Sarasota designed the project.
JKL Designs coordinated the design of the development,
and Arcticstar Design Inc. of Bradenton was the architect.
8. Q Townhomes SITE: 91750 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $16.5 million START DATE: October 2013 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: September (first units completed) April 2015 (total project) OWNER AND CITY OF HEADQUARTERS: Jebco Ventures Inc., Sarasota GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND CITY OF HEADQUARTERS: Storie Construction Group Inc., Sarasota
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DETAILS: The Q is being developed in downtown Sarasota as a 40-unit townhome project featuring two- and three-story units. The project will feature seven buildings with more than 105,000 square feet. All of its buildings are being constructed at the same time with the first delivery of homes scheduled for September. The project will also include one-, two- and three-car garages. Homes in the development are