Plans for the Sarasota Housing Authority's McCown North development at 1300 Boulevard of the Arts reached another milestone on October 7, when the proposed project was reviewed by the City's Development Review Committee (DRC).

The project includes 96 affordable senior apartments, approximately 5,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, and a proposed public parking component with 160 parking spaces intended to serve the growing Rosemary District.

The development is proceeding through the administrative review process under Florida's Live Local Act. Consideration of the proposed public parking component, including potential City participation, is expected to come before the City Commission in the near future.

The project also adjoins the City's planned Boulevard of the Arts Complete Street improvements, part of a larger transportation initiative supported by a $12 million federal grant and a planned $3 million City contribution.

Coordination between the apartment development and the street improvement project will be among the matters to be addressed as planning and review continue.