An apartment building that includes affordable housing units planned to replace an iconic stretch of Fruitville Road has begun its journey through the city of Sarasota’s administrative approval process.
Dubbed 1899 Fruitville Road, a five-story, 324-unit residential project on March 18 had its first appearance before the Development Review Committee. Should it successfully navigate the city’s staff approval gauntlet, it will replace the entire block of Fruitville Road and Fourth Street between Gillespie Avenue and North Osprey Avenue.
That covers 3.44 acres and 22 parcels that developer Bristol Development Group of Franklin, Tennessee, would purchase and demolish all structures to make way for the redevelopment. That includes one residential and multiple commercial buildings, most notably the rainbow row of former residences-turned-businesses along Fruitville Road, including The Breakfast House and German restaurant Siegfried’s…