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Pre‑application for 333 Coconut Avenue proposes 11‑story mixed‑use tower; city issues technical requirements and will send letter of understanding

5707969 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

An 11‑story mixed‑use development proposed for 333 Coconut Avenue will require an administrative site-plan application, frontage/height calculations, public-parking agreements and several street and utility improvements before formal submittal; city staff will issue a letter of understanding.

A pre-application conference Aug. 3 covered an 11-story mixed-use proposal at 333 Coconut Avenue in downtown Sarasota. The development team presented plans for 18 residential units, 1,500 square feet of ground-floor retail and two levels of structured parking concealed behind a 21-foot-high liner building, and city staff provided extensive technical comments.

Why it matters: The proposal seeks downtown height incentives tied to providing public parking and must meet downtown frontage, setback, glazing and pedestrian standards before formal approval.

Rebecca Webster, the certified planner, confirmed the project will require an administrative site-plan submittal and asked the applicant for a host of clarifications: a site data table with required and proposed development standards; a boundary/topographic survey dated within six months; a roof plan labeling and dimensioning roof structures; and calculations supporting the height incentive tied to providing dedicated on-site public…

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