Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch real estate developer and noted mentor dies at 89

Even after retiring in 1999, Frank Cassata didn't stop working.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 6:15 p.m. August 9, 2023
Frank Cassata, a prominent developer in Sarasota, died Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
Frank Cassata, a prominent developer in Sarasota, died Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
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When New York businessman and developer Frank Cassata retired to Florida in 1999, he had big plans of playing golf.

 

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