Firm hired for Herald-Tribune HQ search

The New York-based parent company of the Herald-Tribune Media Group has retained a commercial real estate brokerage firm to help negotiate a future headquarters for the media group — a move that could result in its exit from its iconic three-story office building in Sarasota's downtown.

Gatehouse Media's decision to hire Bell Tenant Champions of Syracuse, N.Y., could mark the end of its tenancy in the 1741 Main St. building, where it has been since 2005.

The Herald-Tribune's lease for its space in the 55,000-square-foot building expired earlier this year, but it successfully negotiated an extension until April 2018.