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Neighbors, buyers get sneak peak at downtown development

Michael Saunders and Kolter Urban host a block party at site of The Mark Sarasota, a proposed condominium community.


  • By Anna Brugmann
  • | 6:12 p.m. March 24, 2017
  • Sarasota
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Even from blocks away, downtown pedestrians could tell there was a party   on State Street March 24. 

The sound of smooth jazz and the smell of food wafted through downtown as potential buyers and neighbors got a closer look at The Mark Sarasota, a downtown condominium community proposed for 1400 State St. 

 

Potential buyers and neighbors got a closer look at The Mark Sarasota, a downtown condominium community proposed for 1400 State St.
Potential buyers and neighbors got a closer look at The Mark Sarasota, a downtown condominium community proposed for 1400 State St.
Lauri Beranek and Lorrie Giannetti
Lauri Beranek and Lorrie Giannetti
Robert Inman and Lisa Morreale
Robert Inman and Lisa Morreale
Kitty and Charlotte Galica
Kitty and Charlotte Galica
Deedee Burke, Linda Thompson and Bobbie Banan
Deedee Burke, Linda Thompson and Bobbie Banan
Nancy Arbuckle, David Arent and Lindsay Leffler
Nancy Arbuckle, David Arent and Lindsay Leffler
Jim Kyle and Bonnie Allen
Jim Kyle and Bonnie Allen
Ed Jahn,  senior vice president of Kolter Urban, and company president Bob Vail
Ed Jahn, senior vice president of Kolter Urban, and company president Bob Vail
Danny Williams and Lucy Albert
Danny Williams and Lucy Albert
Michael Saunders & Company CEO Michael Saunders, Darla and Bill Furst
Michael Saunders & Company CEO Michael Saunders, Darla and Bill Furst
Bert and Elaine Herman
Bert and Elaine Herman
Elizabeth Van Riper and Oliver Giesser
Elizabeth Van Riper and Oliver Giesser
Craig and Ellen Gesell
Craig and Ellen Gesell
Potential buyers and neighbors got a closer look at The Mark Sarasota, a downtown condominium community proposed for 1400 State St.
Potential buyers and neighbors got a closer look at The Mark Sarasota, a downtown condominium community proposed for 1400 State St.

 

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