Historic Sarasota building sold for $17M — a year after buyer backed out

The Mira Mar on downtown Sarasota's Palm Avenue has sold to a local developer after safety concerns and an inability to get a demolition permit killed the previous deal.

Seaward Development has bought the Mira Mar building on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota.
Seaward Development has bought the Mira Mar building on Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota.
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Seaward Development has bought the Mira Mar building in downtown Sarasota — just shy of a year after it backed out of a deal that included plans to demolish the property because of safety concerns and replace it with condominiums.

 

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