New St. Petersburg digs for Sarasota brokerage

Sarasota real estate giant Michael Saunders & Co. is opening a new St. Petersburg office. 

The firm’s new digs is a 3,000-square-foot space in the Residences at 400 Central tower in downtown St. Pete. 

The firm had previously worked out of a temporary space nearby at 360 Central Ave. 

Michael Saunders & Co. is the exclusive sales and marketing representative at the Residences at 400 Central, the 46-story tower. 

According to a statement and a spokesperson, the firm will move into a space a 449 Central Ave. in March while the design and build out of the new office in the tower is completed. 

Once that is done, Michael Saunders & Co. will move into 400 Central and the 449 Central space will transition to agent support and back of house space. 

Michael Saunders & Co., which made its name and reputation largely in the Sarasota-Manatee and waterfront market, has been growth mode, recently opening an office in Sanibel with plans to open an office in Wellen Park in March. 

In all, Michael Saunders & Co. has more than 600 agents and 150 support employees across the region.