PERICO ISLAND – You’ll soon be able to waste away in Margaritaville in a new way at One Particular Harbour.
The first ever Compass hotel is coming to the newly opened marina at One Particular Harbour. Representatives from Floridays Development Company, Minto Communities, Margaritaville Holdings and Compass came together at the site March 15 for a groundbreaking ceremony complete with stilt walkers, a steel drum player and gold shovels. The six-story, 123-room hotel is planned to open in early 2020 and feature a free-standing Floridays Restaurant and Grill that will be open to the public.
A stilt walker and steel drum player welcome guests at the groundbreaking ceremony. – Kristin Swain | Sun
“This is a watershed day for us at Margaritaville, it really is. We couldn’t be more excited about launching the Compass brand. If you want to know what Margaritaville really all is about, all you have to do it turn around and look, so that’s a perfect place for our first Compass,” said John Cohlan, chief executive officer of Margaritaville Holdings.
Rooms are planned to feature modern, nature-inspired designs with Margaritaville’s signature bedding, oversized bathrooms with rainfall showers, smart television and luxury onsite amenities. While staying at the hotel, guests can enjoy a daily breakfast buffet, cocktail happy hour, high-speed wi-fi and an outdoor pool area overlooking the marina.
One Particular Harbour is a condominium development and deepwater marina located within the Harbour Isle development on the northwest side of Manatee Avenue on Perico Island. The development features waterfront homes overlooking Anna Maria Sound. For more information, visit the sales center located at the front of the development at 12300 Manatee Ave. W. or go online to Minto’s website.
The new marina at One Particular Harbour Margaritaville will have a grand opening on Saturday, Feb. 9 from noon to 4 p.m.
The opening of the deep-water marina will include a number of festivities, including live bands, aerial artists, a water ski show, hors d’oeuvres and stilt walkers. Attendees also will be invited to tour the marina, model homes and the Harbour Isle Beach Club. Boats from Cannons Marina, Erickson Marina, Galati Yacht Sales and MarineMax will be on display.
The new marina features a Ship’s Store, 55 wet slips for boats up to 45 feet and an enclosed dry dock facility capable of holding 128 vessels up to 42 feet. Additionally, the marina has a floating fuel dock, detailing services, dockside water and electricity, air-conditioned restrooms, showers and laundry facilities.
The marina is adjacent to the Harbour Isle residences and the residences at One Particular Harbour Margaritaville. A 131-room hotel and Floridays Restaurant and Grill are still in the development phase for the location.
One Particular Harbour is being developed as a joint venture between Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings.
BRADENTON – Changes are approved and a two-building hotel is coming to One Particular Harbour on Perico Island with construction planned to begin in early 2019.
Representatives from owner Minto Communities appeared before members of the Bradenton City Council on Aug. 8 to ask for approval to reduce retail space from 17,600 square feet to 1,520 square feet, the size of the ship’s store already under construction near the dry dock space, and reduce the number of restaurants planned for the site from two at 17,400 square feet to one at 7,500 square feet with 305 seats. The reason for these requested reductions is to convert the space to a hotel covering two buildings on the marina with a combined 131 rooms.
The building facing Manatee Avenue is planned as the primary building with 101 rooms over five stories. The secondary building, located directly in front of the marina, will have 30 rooms over three stories. With the updated site plan receiving unanimous support from both the Bradenton Planning Commission and City Council, Minto plans to break ground in early 2019 on the first COMPASS by Margaritaville Hotels and Resorts.
A rendering shows what the marina side of the proposed Floridays restaurant will look like once built. The restaurant is planned to face Manatee Avenue with the other side overlooking the One Particular Harbour marina. – Submitted | Minto
COMPASS is a new brand underneath the Margaritaville umbrella. It’s being developed by Sarasota-based Floridays Development Company and is planned as an “upscale boutique select-service hotel brand” according to an Aug. 8 press release.
Myra Schwarz, the city’s Planning and Development Coordinator, said the site plan amendment was found compatible with the Bradenton Comprehensive Plan and is compatible with the surrounding area. The project was approved July 18 in a unanimous vote by city planning commissioners. Schwarz said the reduction in retail space and addition of the two hotel buildings increases the floor area ratio of the project by more than 20 percent, requiring it to come before city council members for approval. The floor area is increasing from about 64,000 square feet to 122,120 square feet. She said the demand on city services, such as water and sewer, will more than double with the updated project plan, however, she also said the city is able to meet the demand.
Planner Darenda Marvin, representing Minto, said that while the floor area of the commercial segment of the project is increasing, the plan isn’t to increase the footprint of the planned buildings much but to build up instead. Marvin said that after retail and restaurant tenants for the site didn’t come to fruition, Minto and Margaritaville decided to go in a slightly different direction with the project.
This map shows where the marina, restaurant and two hotel buildings, along with a ship store are planned for placement at the One Particular Harbour site. – Submitted | Minto
“This is the kind of project I like to see in the city,” Bradenton City Councilman Bemis Smith said, adding that it’s “innovative.” Smith did question if a hotel is allowed in the marina’s Planned Development Project zoning and if a hotel could be placed at the site if the marina was not there.
Under the city’s definition for a marina, it allows for lodging for vessel owners, crews and guests. Marvin said she expects the primary visitors to the hotel to be boat owners and guests to the marina.
Once constructed, the hotel at One Particular Harbour will be one of only two full-service hotels west of downtown Bradenton. The other is the Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club hotel on Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach.
In approving the project, council members also approved a reduction in side setbacks allowed for each of the hotel buildings, though it does not affect the setbacks from Manatee Avenue. For the primary hotel building, Marvin said the planned setback from Manatee Avenue is 150 feet from the right of way. All of the commercial buildings are located at least 300 feet away from any of the development’s residential buildings.
“That’s a beautiful view going over that bridge and seeing that development,” Councilman Gene Gallo said, adding that he doesn’t see the proposed changes to One Particular Harbour as an issue visually or for the traffic traveling along Manatee Avenue.
“The traffic on Manatee Avenue is by far not the fault of that development,” he said.
Smith said he thinks the Minto marina is a better fit for the area than the old one that was at the Perico Island site along with a 7/11 store and a Leverocks restaurant.
“I think this is a step up,” he said. “I think it’s a great move.”
PERICO ISLAND – A new addition is on its way to the One Particular Harbour development – construction is slated to begin on a hotel and freestanding restaurant in early 2019.
In an April 17 press release, representatives from Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings made the joint announcement revealing a partnership with Sarasota-based Floridays Development Company. The planned 130-room hotel will be the first select-service hotel by Margaritaville. The hotel is set to be located adjacent to the marina and dry dock facilities, currently under construction and slated to open in summer 2018. Additional details on the hotel and its amenities are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
“We are thrilled to be partnered with Minto Communities and Margaritaville to create what we are certain will be a landmark destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast,” Angus Rogers said in the press release. Rogers serves as the chief executive officer of Floridays Development Company.
The freestanding restaurant, a LandShark Bar and Grill, also will be the first on Florida’s Gulf Coast. LandShark is a Margaritaville brand.
“We are excited to welcome the award-winning development team at Floridays to the Margaritaville family and expand our presence in one of the most desirable Gulf Coast settings,” Jim Wiseman said in the press release. Wiseman is the president of Margaritaville Development.
The hotel and restaurant will join an already planned retail and restaurant space located adjacent to the property’s marina. The deep-water marina is planned to include 128 dry boat slips, 55 wet slips, a ships store and live entertainment along with retail spaces.
The 220-acre private community has several residential neighborhoods with Margaritaville being just one of them. The Margaritaville segment, located closest to the marina site, features 132 two and three-bedroom units with a Margaritaville-inspired design inspired by the songs and lifestyle of Jimmy Buffett.
Units are available for purchase from the high $400,000s, some with views of Anna Maria Island Sound. Each neighborhood has its own pool and amenities with access available for residents to the Harbor Sound clubhouse and beach.
Model units are available for viewing during sales center hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The development is located at 12300 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
BRADENTON — On a sunny Thursday morning, Minto Communities President Michael Belmont arrives at the Harbour Isles sales center to survey the work being done to bring one of the company’s latest ventures, One Particular Harbour, to life.
“This is a very special place,” he said during a June 15 discussion with The Sun.
One Particular Harbour, a marina slated to have two restaurants along with retail space overlooking Anna Maria Sound on the northwestern tip of Perico Island, is only a portion of the planned development. In conjunction with Margaritaville Holdings, Minto is bringing a bit of island escapism to the area with the planned commercial space and island-themed residences in the Marina Walk neighborhood of Harbour Isles.
Construction on the residences and marina is occurring simultaneously with some residences already available for move-in. Recently completed is the Marina Walk clubhouse with a lounge area, pool, grill area and playground. The two- and three-bedroom condominiums have either community or waterfront views. They also have one perk owners can’t get anywhere else in the Harbour Isle community — they can be rented weekly. Belmont said the short-term rental option was designed to help defray the cost of unit ownership, allowing more people to be able to buy their own slice of paradise.
Construction on additional residences in the Margaritaville-themed neighborhood is expected to continue through the end of the year.
Belmont said the marina construction also is expected to continue through the end of 2017 with an opening tentatively scheduled for spring 2018.
Marina construction is the company’s first priority, he said, followed by the restaurant and retail space. While no commercial tenants have been confirmed, Belmont said Minto is in discussions with several possible candidates, including the addition of a Margaritaville restaurant.
“We’re very proud of the community and happy to be doing this with Margaritaville,” he said, adding that the Jimmy Buffet-inspired company is a “well-established brand with a very loyal following.”
Belmont said there is a lot of synergy between the two companies and he’s hopeful the partnership will continue beyond the three projects already in the works.
In addition to One Particular Harbour and Marina Walk, Minto and Margaritaville also are partnering on two other projects, Latitude Daytona Beach, an age-restricted community, and Latitude Hilton Head. Both communities are currently under construction.
For the Perico Island version of Margaritaville, Belmont said he had a vision of creating a community with a tropical island feel that would attract both locals and property investors looking for a bit of an island escape.
BRADENTON — For everyone who’s ever thought of visiting Margaritaville, the dream’s about to come true at Harbour Isle on Perico Island.
Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings are partnering on a neighborhood in the 220-acre Harbour Isle community on the western end of Perico Island overlooking Anna Maria Sound.
The neighborhood, dubbed One Particular Harbour, will feature 132 luxury residences, 30,000 square feet of commercial space for restaurants, retail and entertainment establishments and a marina with 55 wet slips and 128 dry slips.
Construction on the marina has already begun and is expected to be completed in 2018.
The new neighborhood is touted to bring the Margaritaville relaxed vibe to the private island community. Homes in the neighborhood will be within walking distance of the marina and commercial space, sharing amenities including the Beach Club at Harbour Isle with the other community neighborhoods.
Homes in the One Particular Harbour neighborhood are planned to start in the high $400,000s with two- and three-bedroom floor plans available. Units range in size from 1,483 to 1,650 square feet under air. The residences will be located in the Marina Walk section of the neighborhood.
“The Marina Walk residences on One Particular Harbour will provide owners with walkable access to boating, dining and entertainment on Florida’s last private island in one of the most iconic Gulf Coast settings,” said William Bullock, senior vice president of Minto Communities in a June 7 press release. “There is no other place like it.”
Residences in the Marina Walk section of the neighborhood are already available for purchase.
One Particular Harbour marks the third partnership between Margaritaville and Minto. Two other developments are planned in Hilton Head and Daytona Beach.
Harbour Isle is at 12300 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. For more information, visit www.OPHMintoUSA.com or call 888-827-3061.
