Williams Parker shareholder Charlie Bailey participated as a speaker at the Urban Land Institute of Tampa Bay’s “Sarasota Hot Projects Tour” this past March 21. The event featured an insider’s tour of Sarasota’s downtown development projects, including the former site of the Sarasota Quay, which is being redeveloped by GreenPointe Holdings. Bailey, who represents GreenPointe, and Rick Harcrow, regional president of GreenPointe, discussed plans for the 14.7-acre property, which include the construction of 695 residential units, 175 hotel rooms, 38,972 square feet of office space and 189,050 square feet of commercial space. The tour also included stops at The Westin Hotel, VUE Sarasota Bay condominiums and The Mark sales center as well as an update on the Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 project. A land use attorney with Williams Parker, Bailey counsels developers and landowners on a variety of land use matters, including developments of regional impact, comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, special exceptions, conditional use approvals, site plan approvals, variances and development agreements addressing concurrency issues. In Sarasota, he handled the development of Whole Foods at University and Honore; represents national and local homebuilders, such as Taylor Morrison, Pulte/DiVosta Homes, DR Horton, Kolter Homes, WCI, Tivoli Homes, and John Cannon Homes, and multi-family community developer A.G. Spanos Companies; and has handled zoning and other permitting for projects like West Villages, Sarasota National, Palmer Ranch, the LT Ranch, and the Forest Lakes and Sunrise golf courses redevelopments.

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