Civil Engineering, Land Development, Water Resources in Sarasota, Florida
WRA is working with Benderson Development to design and execute a rowing facility at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. On Tuesday, officials from the World Rowing Championship viewed the proposal for the facility and toured the grounds in an effort to decide whether or not to hold the 2017 Rowing Championship there. The 17-day championship event could have a $24 …
The new 880,000 square foot Mall at University Town Center opened its doors on Oct. 16th. The $315 million mall features more than 100 stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Dillards, with the goal of reaching 120 by Thanksgiving. WRA was the civil engineering firm responsible for the design and permitting of the mall, located at the corner of …
Sarasota county has recently changed their rules for occupying newly constructed commercial retail space. A new business retailer cannot open under a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO). The full CO must be received from the building department before the subject retailer can obtain their business license to operate. Previously a retailer was allowed to get their business license with just …
The new 880,000 square foot Mall at University Town Center opened its doors on Oct. 16th. The $315 million mall features more than 100 stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Dillards, with the goal of reaching 120 by Thanksgiving. WRA was the civil engineering firm responsible for the design and permitting of the mall, located at the corner of …
It was announced this week that two more well known chains are adding their name to the University Town Center roster; Zales and Mandarin Express. Zales is looking to join Omega, Swarovski and Edward Benier, along with anchors Macy’s, Dillard’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Apple. They just submitted an application to the Mall, and are waiting for complete confirmation. Mandarin Express …
Sarasota’s own Benderson Rowing Facility was the host of this past weekend’s Florida Scholastic Rowing Association’s Sweep Championships. Hundreds of high school students competed in the 2-day championship all here from various parts of the state. Students from Manatee County, Sarasota, and Hillsborough County, as well as students from Miami, Jacksonville and Gainesville all competed. There were over 42 clubs and …
Construction on The Mall at University Town Center is moving according to schedule! Benderson Development just released updated aerials for the project, and you can tell that they are very close to having a completed mall! Pictures can be viewed by following the link below to WRA’s Facebook page. The mall is scheduled to open in October of 2014! …
Benderson Development has released a video of what they anticipate the Mall at UTC to look like. The video starts you off outside of the mall, so you get a good aerial view of the project. They then zoom into the model and take you on a virtual tour of the inside of the mall itself. It really helps put …
With the influx of winter storms and crazy cold weather, the Harvard men’s rowing team has found a new practice location here in Sarasota. Since many of the rivers in Boston are currently frozen, the team was given 10 days in sunny Sarasota to do some practicing and training. They split their time between the Nathan Benderson Park, and Fort …
Nathan Benderson Park has been chosen to co-host the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Rowing Championship with the University of Central Florida. This is another one of many high profile sporting events being drawn to the Sarasota/Bradenton area thanks to the park. This event will draw in about 3,000 athletes and fans over the course of 3 days in May of …
