Investment trend panel cites hot products

The Sarasota/Manatee submarket may be saturated with new hotels and apartments for now, but new and modern industrial space is still needed to keep pace with macro-changes in the way products are shipped.

That's the conclusion of a panel that assembled earlier this month at the Sarasota Yacht Club to discuss “Current Trends in Real Estate Investing” sponsored by the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG).

“It seemed like we didn't have any new hotel development in Sarasota for a long time,” says Angus Rogers, president and CEO of Floridays Development Co., a Sarasota-based firm that is preparing to open a Marriott Autograph Collection, arts-themed hotel downtown next month.