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"We wanted it keeping with the neighborhood."

- Perry Corneau, The DeMarcay
 

[Real Estate]  DeMarcay Demonstrates Continued Demand
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

A final site plan still needs approval from the City of Sarasota, but interest in condo units downtown is so strong that 10 units have already been reserved at The DeMarcay at 33 South Palm Avenue. “The excitement surrounding this building, plus its ideal location in the heart of Palm Avenue, is bringing out several different buyer segments, including young professionals, families with children, empty nesters and retirees,” says Michelle Burke-Phillips, managing broker at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

The project should bring 39 luxury condo units in total to downtown in an 18-story building. With floor plans ranging from 1,144 to 3,106 square feet and prices ranging from $500,000 to upward of $3 million, XAC Developers expects to start construction in early 2016 and open in Spring 2017. Perry Corneau, lead sales associate for The Demarcay, says the project also includes a space suitable for a restaurant that will get leased out, though no tenant has been announced. The amenities make the project a standout, Corneau said, including what will be the highest rooftop pool in Sarasota. The building will have a historic architecture to blend in with its Palm Avenue surroundings. “We wanted it in keeping with the neighborhood,” Corneau said. To reserve a unit requires a $10,000 refundable deposit.

On a broader scale, the development is just the most recent announcing news on sales for new condos in the region. Projects like Sansara downtown, Aqua to the south, Infinity on Longboat Key and Waterfront at Main Street in Lakewood Ranch reflect an intensity in demand and evidence of a positive short in the local housing market. 

[Good Bite]  Eat Your Veggies
Kaye Warr

My mom and I like to steal away to Baker and Wife for lunch at least once a week. We’ve taken to sharing a selection of salads, which ensure a healthy vegetarian lunch that still manages to be a tasty highpoint of the week. This is the progression I recommend: order the Slow Roasted Yellow Beets Salad, the Roasted Cauliflower and Tomato Salad, and any salad that contains watermelon (on our last sojourn it was Burrata, Watermelon, and Mint), then eat them in that order. The beet salad features cold slices of sweet yellow beet coated in a homemade basil pesto with toasted pine nut, shaved parmesan and goat cheese. This is a nutty, crunchy, creamy, sweet and salty treat. The Roasted Cauliflower and Tomato Salad is warm and hearty and the peppery arugula and salty capers complement the dill dressing artfully. Finish with the watermelon salad and you’ll feel as though you’ve enjoyed a three course meal, including dessert. You’ll be satisfied and energetic for the rest of the day. 

Baker and Wife, 2157 Siesta Drive, 941-960-1765

[Exec Moves]  Hoffman Joins Re/Max

Realtor Ryan Hoffman has joined the downtown Sarasota office of RE/MAX Platinum Realty. Previously with Coldwell Banker, he specializes in single-family homes, condominiums and property management.Raised in Sarasota and Holmes Beach, Florida, Hoffman previously worked six years in construction management. 

RE/MAX Platinum Realty

[Exec Moves]  Meshberger Appointed to CYD Board

Lindsey A. Meshberger has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Community Youth Development. Meshberger has been an attorney with Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen and Ginsburgsince 2007 and concentrates her practice in the area of marital and family law. She attended law school at the University of Miami and is a member of The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Sarasota County Bar Association and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. 

Icard Merrill

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