Private dining club backed by sports celebrities expands to Sarasota

By Andrew Warfield
| 3:05 p.m. October 29, 2024
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1000 NORTH will be located in the BLVD Sarasota building at the corner of Boulevard of the Arts and North Tamiami Trail.

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An exclusive restaurant and private club on the east coast of Florida is coming to downtown Sarasota. Anticipated to open in late 2025, 1000 NORTH plans to expand its footprint from Jupiter with its second location at the corner of Boulevard of the Arts and North Tamiami Trail.

Situated in the BLVD Sarasota building across from The Quay, 1000 NORTH is collaborating with Sarasota developer Kevin Daves, known for his work on The Concession Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch, and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences, according to a statement.

Daves will partner with 1000 NORTH Managing Partner Ira Fenton, the release adds. The two met while collaborating on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course with Tony Jacklin at The Concession in 2006.

Founding partners of 1000 NORTH include former New York Giants player Tucker Frederickson, golf legend Ernie Els, basketball icon Michael Jordan, wine industry leader Bill Terlato and publisher of The Wine Spectator Marvin Shanken.

“Kevin and I have been eager to collaborate again since meeting during the development of The Concession Golf Club,” Fenton says in a news release. “When Kevin visited 1000 NORTH, we realized that bringing this exceptional dining experience to Sarasota was the perfect project.”

According to the news release, 1000 NORTH Sarasota will offer an unparalleled culinary experience featuring prime steaks, fresh seafood and seasonal local ingredients. Members will enjoy creative appetizers, salads and desserts, all paired with handcrafted cocktails, a selection of beers and an extensive wine collection in a state-of-the-art wine room stocked with rare and premier vintages.

The Jupiter location of the original 1000 NORTH.

“I’m thrilled to collaborate with Ira and his team to create a private dining club unlike anything on Florida’s West Coast,” says Daves in the release. “The building may be different (from the original waterfront location), but the quality of food and service will remain consistent with the 1000 NORTH brand. Our members will also have access to a second-floor wine storage facility, making wine a central focus of the experience.”

The Jupiter location is open to the public with a membership option. The Sarasota location will be open to members only.

This article originally appeared on sister site YourObserver.com.

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Andrew Warfield

Andrew Warfield is the Sarasota Observer city reporter. He is a four-decade veteran of print media. A Florida native, he has spent most of his career in the Carolinas as a writer and editor, nearly a decade as co-founder and editor of a community newspaper in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.