Unicorp owner Chuck Whittall hopes to terminate once and for all the Association of Unit Owners and compel the sale of the remaining units.

Demolition contractors are set to demolish the final building — the mid-rise — as it was known at the site of the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

Town Commission voted unanimously Monday to have town staff work on possible changes to the code to allow the
temporary sales structure for the St. Regis. Condominiums.

The 1974 Versailles building was toppled to make room for EPOCH, a boutique condominium community of 22 residences to be located between South Palm and Gulfstream Avenues in Downtown.

Part of the contention, especially for Longboat Key residents, is the specter of a roundabout that is not only planned, but already funded.

Contractors ripped off a few dilapidated wooden balconies mainly as a symbolic gesture for the crowd of reporters and interested onlookers. On Tuesday, Unicorp did consolidate final ownership of the outstanding commercial interests at the Colony.

Three Longboat Key properties were featured on a July 16 episode of HGTV’s House Hunters, and the hit show offered millions of viewers a glimpse of Longboat Key life. For those unfamiliar, the show’s format consists of presenting three properties to a couple who tour the properties during the show and inevitably make a decision […]

The Master Plan to redevelop 53 Bay front acres in downtown Sarasota to reach Commission in the fall.

  STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Yet another hurdle has been cleared by Unicorp President Chuck Whittall on Longboat Key. Whittall plans to build a 166 room St. Regis Hotel and 78 condominiums on the 17.3-acres that what once home to the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. On Friday, Whittall bought all of the interests owned by […]

In 1987, the island as we know it today was about one-half built out, with several signature buildings including Sanctuary and L’Ambiance still to come.