Tampa auto dealer owners buy Rose Lake Plaza

BUYER: Rose Lake Plaza LLC (principals: Juan Batista and Carmen, Arturo and Katelin Martinez), Tampa
SELLER: United Asset Holdings Commercial LLC
PROPERTY: 14404 and 14506 N. Florida Ave., Tampa
PRICE: $1.5 million
PREVIOUS PRICE: $235,000, December 2003 and $190,000, March 2005
LAW FIRM ON DEED: Isicoff Ragatz & Koenigsberg PL, Miami

PLANS, DESCRIPTION: Juan Batista and Carmen, Arturo and Katelin Martinez, the owners of Batista Auto Sales, purchased the 21,382-square-foot Rose Lake Plaza for $1.5 million.

The price equated to $70 per square foot. That figure is lower than the two-year average price per square foot for retail space ($146) in the Tampa Bay area, according to the CoStar Group.