The 5,000-acre development plan looked like a done deal, but last week, it hit a roadblock.
Original Air Date: August 27, 2026
Host: A year and a half ago, the Sarasota County Commission approved the 5,000-home Lakewood Ranch Southeast expansion. In principle. Now, the developer found that the devil is in the details. Noah Bookstein reports.
Lakewood Ranch is a sprawling, comprehensive development built by the Schroeder Manatee Ranch Company, or SMR, under CEO Rex Jensen…