Local veterinarian buys Dunedin office buildings

BUYER: 1546 Main LLC (principal: John Hodges), Palm Harbor

SELLER: The Pink Palace Ltd.

PROPERTY: 546 Main St., Dunedin

PRICE: $1.35 million

PREVIOUS PRICE: $1.35 million, February 1996

LAW FIRM ON DEED: McFarland Gould Lyons Sullivan & Hogan PA, Clearwater

PLANS, DESCRIPTION: Palm Harbor veterinarian John Hodges purchased two office buildings for $1.35 million.

The price equated to $65 per square foot.

The property includes a 15,860-square-foot building and a 4,960-square-foot building.

Hodges says he is still putting together his plans for the property. “We felt it was appropriately sized with good demographics,” he says.

Hodges is the former owner/operator of Noah's Place, a St. Petersburg-based animal hospital and Noah's Networks, a technology company.

The purchase entity 1546 Main LLC mortgaged the property to Patriot Bank for $1.08 million.