Benderson Development Co. plans Hanna Plaza expansion

Siesta Key Village could have more than 8,000 square feet of new retail space if Sarasota County approves a building addition to Hanna Plaza at 5221 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key.

Benderson Development Co. Inc., which has owned the property since 2011, plans to add an 8,000-square-foot addition to the north parcel, which sits next to Beach Bazaar, and a 400-square-foot patio on the opposite side of the plaza.

The addition would stretch to the sidewalk and overtake 14 parking spaces, according to the concept site plan.

The firm has invested roughly $2.7 million in Village properties since the beginning of 2011.

The last major renovation in the Village was in September, to prepare the former site of Total Tennis on Avenida Madera, for the restaurant Eat Here.

Hanna Plaza was built in the early 1990s, according to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser website.

“We want to give the buildings more of a Village feel,” says Todd Mathes, Benderson's director of development.

— reporting by Alex Mahadevan, correspondent