Sarasota Bowling Alley Townhomes Advance, Local Shock
What Is Planned for 2250 Fruitville Road? Plans would replace the permanently closed Sarasota Lanes bowling alley at 2250 Fruitville Road with a 46-unit townhome development called 2250 Fruitville Townhomes. The proposal covers about 1.94 acres a few blocks east of Main Street near downtown Sarasota. The site now contains a vacant 29,700-square-foot bowling alley building with Fruitville Road frontage and the Legacy Trail along its western edge. The townhomes would be arranged in eight buildings with four-story homes . Redevelopment Shift The plan calls for demolishing the former commercial building and redeveloping the parcel for residential use. It would subdivide the property into 46 lots for attached townhomes, changing the site's role in the area. Similar debates over redevelopment priorities have emerged in places facing an affordable housing shortage . The project also requires rezoning from Commercial General to Downtown Edge, plus adjustments to lot size and fencing rules....