Lakewood Ranch Main Street Taking Shape
Main Street taking shape at Lakewood Ranch
LISA MARIE LENTZ
Herald Staff Writer
LAKEWOOD RANCH - The palette of sample colors painted on the side of one of the newly-constructed buildings hinted that Main Street will be the jewel that developers predicted it would be.
A retail and office vision rising from the grassy banks of Lake Uihlein, Main Street is a 20-acre, roughly $20 million project that will feature 120,000 square feet of retail space, including both stores and restaurants, and 46,000 square feet of office space.
During a hard-hat tour of the construction site Wednesday, stripes of moss and sage green, goldenrod and canary yellow, and peach and terra-cotta could be seen on the south side of the development.
The buildings will not be striped, of course, but eventually, the ubiquitous grays of cement, steel and sand will be replaced with vibrant color and the streets will be filled with shoppers, diners and moviegoers from around Manatee, Sarasota and counties beyond.
So say developers. Main Street is a joint venture between Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc. and Casto Southeast.
"I think it's going to be the best-looking project we have," said Casto Southeast president Brett Hutchens, who answered tour questions from off-site.
Main Street will also feature two residential components: The Lofts On Main, which will be built above retail space; and Lakeside Towers, a lakefront condominium complex along the western edge of Lake Uihlein.
The rest of the article can be read here:
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/business/12021191.htm
LISA MARIE LENTZ
Herald Staff Writer
LAKEWOOD RANCH - The palette of sample colors painted on the side of one of the newly-constructed buildings hinted that Main Street will be the jewel that developers predicted it would be.
A retail and office vision rising from the grassy banks of Lake Uihlein, Main Street is a 20-acre, roughly $20 million project that will feature 120,000 square feet of retail space, including both stores and restaurants, and 46,000 square feet of office space.
During a hard-hat tour of the construction site Wednesday, stripes of moss and sage green, goldenrod and canary yellow, and peach and terra-cotta could be seen on the south side of the development.
The buildings will not be striped, of course, but eventually, the ubiquitous grays of cement, steel and sand will be replaced with vibrant color and the streets will be filled with shoppers, diners and moviegoers from around Manatee, Sarasota and counties beyond.
So say developers. Main Street is a joint venture between Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc. and Casto Southeast.
"I think it's going to be the best-looking project we have," said Casto Southeast president Brett Hutchens, who answered tour questions from off-site.
Main Street will also feature two residential components: The Lofts On Main, which will be built above retail space; and Lakeside Towers, a lakefront condominium complex along the western edge of Lake Uihlein.
The rest of the article can be read here:
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/business/12021191.htm
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