{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/cindyfurtadorealtor-com\/2026\/09\/26\/sarasota-county-to-consider-controversial-plan-for-5700-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:00:00","slug":"sarasota-county-to-consider-controversial-plan-for-5700-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/sarasota-county-to-consider-controversial-plan-for-5700-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarasota County to consider controversial plan for 5,700 homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Big changes could be on the horizon for Sarasota County: there\u2019s a proposal on the table for up to 5,700 new homes across 2,351 acres east of I-75. The plan is ambitious\u20144,702 homes, a dedicated 200-acre conservation easement, and a town center featuring 1,000 additional homes, affordable housing options, commercial space, and public amenities. As someone who\u2019s spent 36 years helping folks find their place here, I can\u2019t help but consider how developments like this will shape our community and the daily lives of both long-time residents and newcomers. Whether you\u2019re thinking about investing, relocating, or simply curious about how Sarasota is evolving, it\u2019s worth watching how these plans unfold. I believe understanding these changes is essential for anyone looking to make Sarasota their home.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/soonerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/business\/real-estate\/2026\/09\/07\/sarasota-county-to-consider-controversial-plan-for-5700-homes\/91582152007\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big changes could be on the horizon for Sarasota County: there\u2019s a proposal on the table for up to 5,700 new homes across 2,351 acres east of I-75. The plan is ambitious\u20144,702 homes, a dedicated 200-acre conservation easement, and a town center featuring 1,000 additional homes, affordable housing options, commercial space, and public amenities. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}