Kauffman planning Payne Park Plaza for 2014

Sarasota entrepreneur Dr. Mark Kauffman is moving forward with plans to develop a nearly half-acre vacant parcel at 242 Washington Blvd., Sarasota. Currently home to the Suncoast Food Truck Picnic, Kauffman is proposing construction of two connected buildings facing Washington Boulevard with a total of 8,295 square feet. The project is being called Payne Park Plaza.

Capstan Financial Consulting Group would occupy the vast majority, about 6,083 square feet, of the building space. The remaining 2,228 square feet would be leased out.

“This would solve our space needs,” says Matt DePalma, managing partner of Capstan. “We've wanted to stay in downtown. We are 90% of the way to making it official.”