Like many area neighborhoods, downtown Sarasota is going through rapid changes. And here comes more: a new 10-story hotel is in the works on Fruitville Road, between North Lemon and Orange avenues.

A shopping center on U.S. 41 close to downtown Sarasota could be in for a major redevelopment, with plans for a hotel, apartments and retail space. Midtown Associates LLP submitted plans to ...