Sweetbay Distribution Center sold for $25M

PLANT CITY — Keen, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers purchased the 836,771-square-foot Sweetbay Distribution Center and truck maintenance building in Plant City for $25 million.

The price equated to $30 per square foot. That figure is lower than the two-year average price per square foot for industrial space ($46) in the Tampa Bay area, according to the CoStar Group.

Built in 1991, the tilt-wall and metal facility features 560,168 square feet of dry warehouse space, 16,400 square feet of office space and 207,829 square feet of specialized freezer and cooler space. The building also includes 10,999 square feet for truck maintenance, 30-foot ceilings and 120 truck-loading doors.