Car dealership buys distinctive Sarasota building on US 41 for $1.8M

A distinctive piece of real estate on South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota has changed hands. The blue and green building on U.S. 41 at Constitution Boulevard sold this February for $1.83 million.

The seller is SRQ2020 LLC. Previously, the building housed a business called the Ability Center that also operated under the United Access brand until at least summer 2024. It sold wheelchair-accessible vans and handled service, parts and rentals. By the end of the year, the business had shuttered, and the only United Access location remaining in Florida currently is in Orlando.

Located across U.S. 41 from Phillippi Estate Park, the building at 5611 S. Tamiami Trail is now vacant. Painted blue and white with green trim around the roof, the structure was built in 1960 and sits on 0.89-acres, property records show.