A decade after first conceptualized by the late Harvey Vengroff, Sarasota Station has taken its first official steps toward realization with two City Commission approvals related to the residential project in the Park East neighborhood.
During its May 5 meeting, commissioners unanimously approved two measures to pave the way for 69 market-rate for-sale townhomes next to where Vengroff’s legacy company, One Stop Housing, plans to build 202 affordable housing apartments.
In separate votes following combined public hearings, commissioners approved to vacate a right of way for street, drainage and utility purposes necessary for the development; to vacate a utility easement; and a subdivision plat plan for the townhomes, which is technically Phase 3 of a three-phase project but to be developed before Phase 1 and 2…