Starling starts building METI headquarters

The Starling Group has started construction on one of the largest commercial projects to start in the Sarasota Manatee region since the credit crisis first hit in August. The developer has started work on the 76,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for patient-simulator company Medical Education Technologies Inc. in RidgeLake Business Park.

The project will create a new facility designed to handle METI's warehousing, production, shipping, customer service, R&D and office needs. It's divided nearly in half with 36,000 square feet for office space and the remaining 40,000 square feet for warehouse and production.

Fred Starling's development company will construct the FleischmanGarcia-designed tilt-wall building and stay on as landlord. The building is scheduled for completion in December.