Center for Sight CEO buys former Prudential Palms building

BUYER: North Tami LLC (principal: David Shoemaker), Sarasota
SELLER: 130 North Tamiami Trail LLC
PROPERTY: 130 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
PRICE: $2 million
PREVIOUS PRICE: $2.15 million, February 2003
LAW FIRM ON DEED: Blalock Walters PA, Sarasota

PLANS, DESCRIPTION: A company led by David Shoemaker, founder and CEO of Center for Sight, purchased the 10,215-square-foot former Prudential Palms Realty office building on U.S. 41 for $2 million.

The price equated to $196 per square foot. That figure is higher than the two-year average price per square foot for office space ($115) in the Tampa Bay area, according to the CoStar Group.