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Cultural Coast
SARASOTA, LAKEWOOD RANCH, BRADENTON, OSPREY, VENICE,
NORTH PORT, PUNTA GORDA, PORT CHARLOTTE
CULTURAL COAST
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Sarasota Golf Club was recently
purchased by D.R. Horton Inc for
$7 million from Civix Sarasota GC
LLC. Sarasota Golf Club is a 172-acre
public golf course with a wonderful clubhouse, which was
also acquired. The course is 50 years old and is located east
of Interstate 75 near Palmer Boulevard. Possible development
plans are pending. D.R. Horton is based out of Fort Worth,
Texas and is one the country's largest homebuilders.
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Modern contemporary architecture
will grace Golden Gate Point, with
a boutique type of development,
One88, according to Vandyk vice
president Dominic Zita. There will
only be two units per floor for a
total of eight luxury residences to be
built on the site.
Aloft Sarasota Hotel, which will
be owned by Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, will be built in
Sarasota on One Palm Avenue by
August 2015. The hotel will offer 139
spacious loft-like rooms, an outdoor
splash pool, a tropical bar and 24-
hour fitness center.
Sarasota-based company Voalte
recently received $36 million in
funding from Bedford, which is
a tech-focused private equity
firm, to expand their engineering
team and support services.
Voalte develops smartphone
communication alternatives.
Detlev Von Kessel
