Developer plans over 200 apartments, sports fields in Bradenton
By Madalyn Blair
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Jun 3, 2026

A local developer is planning to bring over 200 apartments and seven sports fields to an existing athletic facility on a former dairy farm in Bradenton.

The 52 acres of land along Upper Manatee River Road were previously home to a dairy farm operation called Moore's Dairy Farm. Ryan Moore, who grew up on the farm and now owns the land, submitted two Southwest Florida Water Management District permits Friday for a 232-unit apartment complex as well as softball and baseball fields and a turf multipurpose field at the UMR Sports facility.

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