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Sarasota County buys prominent office building for $12M

By Louis Llovio, Mark Gordon
| 8:30 p.m. March 6, 2024
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The building previously won the "Design Award of Excellence" from the Florida chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Manatee-Sarasota

Sarasota County has purchased the former CAN Community Health headquarters in Sarasota, a prominent and sleek glass office building on Fruitville Road about halfway between Interstate 75 and downtown Sarasota.

The county paid just under $12 million for the property and the 23,192-square-foot-office building, according to Kevin Robbins with Harry E. Robbins Associates Inc. Robbins and his brother Derek Robbins represented the seller, CAN Community Health. CAN, with a focus on helping people with HIV, Hepatitis C, STDs and other diseases, has moved its headquarters space to Ybor City in Tampa.

The county’s purchase, according to a statement from the brokerage, includes the two-story commercial structure as well as 1.9 acres to the east, bordering Tree Road and formerly occupied by the Julie Rohr Academy. A county spokesperson wasn't available Wednesday evening to comment on the purchase; Kevin Robbins says he believes the county will use the space for the supervisor of elections office.

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Louis Llovio

Louis Llovio is the deputy managing editor at the Business Observer. Before going to work at the Observer, the longtime business writer worked at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Maryland Daily Record and for the Baltimore Sun Media Group. He lives in Tampa.

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Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the managing editor of the Business Observer. He has worked for the Business Observer since 2005. He previously worked for newspapers and magazines in upstate New York, suburban Philadelphia and Jacksonville.