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Sarasota News Leader December 6, 2013 Page 13 Edge. Lastly, the company wants the city to downtown, the Roy's/Fleming's restaurant improve the sidewalks around the property. building at the corner of U.S. 41 and Siesta Drive, the Hollywood 20 theaters, Links Plaza If the selection committee gives the green and Park (where Eat Here is located on Main light to the proposal, the city would then begin Street) and the Florida Cancer Center, among negotiations to reach a deal. Meanwhile, the proposal to create a higher-density overlay others. district could be done by summer. That might Architect Jonathan Parks has worked on the allow Rosemary Square to ask for higher den- Palm Avenue Parking Garage, the Sarasota sity as well. School of Arts and Sciences, the Palm Avenue One source close to the negotiations said the hotel project (Floridays) and downtown's final deal might give Kauffman and his part- Ivory Lounge. ners the ability to bump up density. But the source indicated the proposal now on the table is already structured to ensure profitability, so the increased density is not required to achieve financial feasibility. Other team members are Mindy Kauffman as leasing agent and property manager; Michael Beaumier as construction manager; and Brenda Patten as legal advisor. Patten has served as counsel for development of the RitzThe Kauffman team is a who's who of local Carlton, Pineapple Square, the downtown development. Dr. Mark Kauffman has been Whole Foods grocery and the headquarters involved in developing P.F. Chang's near of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. % The Rosemary Square proposal includes a concept drawing for retail space. Image courtesy City of Sarasota