Shuttered Sarasota landmark restaurant sold for nearly $3 million

Benderson Development plans to "reimagine" the property.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 2:45 p.m. March 27, 2023
The former Italian restaurant sold for $2.8 million.
The former Italian restaurant sold for $2.8 million.
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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Nearly a year after closing its doors, the former Café Baci restaurant, a landmark property in a high-traffic part of Sarasota, has been acquired for about $3 million. 

 

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