Benderson spends $70M on acquisitions in Sarasota, Sumter counties

Benderson Development, the east Manatee County real estate investor and property owner, is kicking off the year with two major purchases: a Sarasota shopping center and an industrial site in Wildwood.

The two buys continue the buying spree the company has been on for the past several months that’s grown its portfolio with more than $2 billion and 10 million square feet of acquisitions. That includes the purchase of an 85,000-square-foot retail center in Delray Beach named Linton Commons and a Publix Super Market in Pompano Beach late last year.

Today, Benderson, which was founded in 1949, has a portfolio that includes 800 properties in 41 state and totals 54 million square feet.