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Sarasota News Leader December 20, 2013 Wednesday. The Hotel Sarasota is a 10-story project planned for the northeast corner of Palm Avenue and Coconut Avenue, next to the Palm Avenue parking garage. After developer Angus Rogers and his team made a pre-application presentation to the DRC, they heard staff comments designed to smooth the way for a formal presentation later. Page 27 proposed construction, get feedback and then move forward with their formal applications. The Hotel Sarasota was formerly referred to as the Floridays project and was proposed as an eight-story building. Architect Jonathan Parks said he considers the structure "more important than the Ritz, which stands by itself. This one is downtown, with its front The DRC is composed of senior city staffers door on Cocoanut." involved in development, representing the offices for planning and zoning, neighbor- The facility plans to use the adjacent Palm hoods, construction, landscaping, utilities, Avenue garage for parking, and it will feature the Police Department and the county Fire an outdoor café on the Palm Avenue side. Department. The aim is to create a one-stop Rogers purchased the land from the city on shop for developers to unveil early glimpses of Oct. 12, 2012, for $2.5 million. Attorney Bill Merrill displays the first visual of a proposed high-density residential project in the Rosemary District. He is seeking to triple the number of units per acre allowed. Photo by Stan Zimmerman