Buyers to transform historic building to upscale music house and social club

Company pays $2.1 million for nearly 100-year-old building once owned by Charles Ringling and empty since 2001.

Building once owned by Charles Ringling sold for $2.1 million. To become music house and social club. (Courtesy photo)
Building once owned by Charles Ringling sold for $2.1 million. To become music house and social club. (Courtesy photo)
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SARASOTA — A nearly 100-year-old commercial building in downtown Sarasota, which once housed the office of Charles Ringling, is about to undergo a major makeover.

 

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