Is the hotel/condo trend coming to Sarasota?

Two projects working through the city approval process would combine condominium and hotel uses, signaling a possible shift in the Sarasota condo market.

The Well Sarasota would include 28 condominiums and 72 hotel/condo units.
Mike and Julie Paige, and Amber and Lenny Larson, pose by an "SRQ Wine" sign.
  • March 22, 2026
Festival pours wines from around the world, all at Selby Five Points Park
Sarasota Crew's championship-winning Women's U16 Eight boat races past opponents at Nathan Benderson Park in June 2025. The USRowing Youth National Championships are one of the biggest events on the local sports calendar for 2026.
  • March 20, 2026
Watersports events line up at Benderson Park in April
Storytelling is one of the events planned at the Enchanted Gardens Family Festival at Historic Spanish Point.
  • March 19, 2026
Selby Gardens sets dates for Enchanted Garden Festival
Mike Hutchinson repairs a laptop.
  • March 19, 2026
Local nonprofit repairs over 25,000 laptops to help community members in need

Business

The Wahlberg brothers -- Donnie, Paul and Mark.
  • March 11, 2026
Wahlburgers opens in SRQ's B Concourse
Austin Venhaus and Aaron Rutsky
  • March 11, 2026
Walls go up as Sarasota's first climbing gym nears opening
Saks' parent company, Saks Global, filed for bankruptcy in January.
  • March 7, 2026
Bankrupt Saks Fifth Avenue to close Sarasota-UTC store
Insomnia Cookies is now open at 2264 Gulf Gate Drive.
  • February 26, 2026
Late-night cookie chain opens its first store in Sarasota
Mike and Julie Paige, and Amber and Lenny Larson, pose by an "SRQ Wine" sign.
  • March 22, 2026
Festival pours wines from around the world, all at Selby Five Points Park
Cathy and Dennis Kennedy
  • March 17, 2026
Revelers head to Shamrock Pub to uphold their St. Patrick's Day tradition
Fourth grader Ava O'Mahoney of 4-H and her mother Megan O'Mahoney spend time with Clover.
  • March 15, 2026
Kids showcase agricultural skills amid carnival fun at Sarasota County Fair
A restored 1920 Craftsman residence set on a corner double lot has entered the market in Sarasota’s West of Trail neighborhood for $4.19 million.
  • March 12, 2026
Treehouse adds whimsy to restored West of Trail home in Sarasota
The home at 1356 Harbor Drive was built in 2017 and has five bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 6,752 square feet of living area.
  • March 12, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 23-27 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis
Kiana Nahale, 3, meets a hawksbill turtle.
  • March 7, 2026
Attendees discover the 'wonders of water' at Bay Fest
Magnolia Riner, 10, displays a design she created.
  • March 1, 2026
Church of the Redeemer volunteers work together to build beds for kids in need
Gideon Demetrious, 6, Hani Demetrious and Jude Demetrious, 10, look through a series of prints.
  • February 28, 2026
Sarasota Festival of the Arts serves up variety for attendees to browse
The winners of an essay contest had the chance to read out their essays during the event, and they included fourth grader Lorelei Martin, second grader Olivia Batista, kindergartener Logan Hernandez, third grader Petronius Boles, first grader Jade Rivers and fifth grader Amara Berry, pictured here with Assistant Principal Jennifer Kahler.
  • February 22, 2026
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus celebrates centennial anniversary
Ryley Hoaglin, 10, looks at birds from the gazebo.
  • February 22, 2026
Sarasota Audubon welcomes the public to its nature center with Fly Wild
Fourth grader A’Nylah Johnson and third grader Dariana Mills head down the slide.
  • February 17, 2026
A snow day comes to the Star Lab school in Newtown