City of Venice pays $11.8 million for former car dealership

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 8:00 a.m. September 6, 2025
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The city of Venice paid $11.8 million for the former Douglas Jeep property.
The city of Venice paid $11.8 million for the former Douglas Jeep property.
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The city of Venice has closed on the former Douglas Jeep dealership property and will relocate its solid waste, recycling and fleet maintenance operations to the site. 

The property at 1280 U.S. 41 Bypass S. sold for $11.8 million. The sale closed Sept. 3. 

Douglas Jeep, which has moved to 2372 S. Tamiami Trail, bought the site in 2018 for $2.4 million, according to Sarasota County property records. 

 

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