LONGBOAT KEY, FLA. — Unicorp National Developments Inc. has completed the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort & Residences, a 1.1 million-square-foot project located on a barrier island near the southwestern Florida beach city of Sarasota. The project carried a total price tag of $376 million.
The 18-acre resort and residential complex consists of five six-story buildings. The hotel houses 168 guestrooms, including 26 luxury oceanfront suites that offer one- to four-bedroom options. Each suite features separate living rooms, private terraces and butler service. Additionally, the property includes 69 for-sale condo residences.
Resort amenities include an 800-foot private beach and 42 water features, including a winding river and a 500,000-gallon saltwater lagoon where guests can swim with tropical fish and interact with the resident giant tortoises. The St. Regis Spa spans 20,000 square feet and features a eucalyptus steam room, a snow shower and hot and cold plunge pools.
Additional amenities include a fitness center and a children’s club. The St. Regis also offers 10 indoor and outdoor meeting/event spaces totaling 36,285 square feet, with one ballroom capable of accommodating up to 600 people in a theater-style setting. The food-and-beverage component entails seven different bar and restaurant concepts.
Moss Construction served as general contractor for the project, construction of which lasted about 28 months and centered on redeveloping the site of the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. At the peak of construction activity, more than 800 workers were onsite, according to Moss.
The design team included 10SB (formerly SB Architects), Enea Landscape Architecture, RSM Design, Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA Miami) and Marc-Michaels Interior Design. Michael Saunders & Co. is representing the developer in marketing and selling the condos, which range in size from 1,553 to 5,895 square feet.
— Taylor Williams