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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • December 3, 2009
City sells Ed Smith to county

The City of Sarasota has officially sold the 53-acre Ed Smith Stadium spring training facility at the southwest corner of 12th Street and Tuttle to Sarasota County for $1.

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  • November 25, 2009
Kompo Family Co. LLC buys bank headquarters land

Kompo Family Co. LLC, a limited liability company headed by Sarasota chiropractor Dr. Gary Kompothecras, purchased the 1.7 acres housing the corporate headquarters of Community Bank of Manatee for $1 million.

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  • November 25, 2009
Fontanot buys building, considers Mexican restaurant

Manuel Fontanot's Fontanot LLC purchased a 9,313-square-foot building at the southwest end of St. Armands Circle from a Maus family-owned trust for $3 million. The purchase price equated to $322 per square foot.

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  • November 25, 2009
Tidewell Hospice buys Lakewood Ranch building

Sarasota-based non-profit Tidewell Hospice purchased the two-story building housing its Lakewood Ranch office for $6.55 million. The purchase price equated to $179 per square foot of building space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • November 25, 2009
Workout World

A pair of commercial real estate veterans has formed a business born of the recession, to help banks and landlords navigate the miserable market. It could be a big business.

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  • November 20, 2009
Williams Parker law firm adds to Cross Street holdings

The Sarasota-based law firm of Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen purchased a 1,792-square-foot office building on Cross St. in the Burns Court area south of downtown Sarasota for $990,000. The office was best known for housing Kimbrough & Koach.

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  • November 12, 2009
KAMCO Property Co. buys Manatee Woods, other units

Plano, Texas-based commercial real estate firm KAMCO Property Co. purchased the 212-unit Manatee Woods apartment complex on 4th Avenue Drive and 14 units in the nearby Serendipity condominium for $4.2 million.

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  • November 12, 2009
Ritz-Carlton Sarasota starts renovation

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota has kicked off the renovation portion of its $5 million improvement project and aside from guests the big winners will be charities.

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  • November 12, 2009
Manatee awarded grant for energy efficiency

The Manatee Board of County Commissioners has accepted $2.4 million in federal stimulus funds as part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

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  • November 6, 2009
SKYShades of SW Florida chosen by Yacht Club

SKYShades of Southwest Florida has been chosen as part of the construction team for the Sarasota Yacht Club's new clubhouse facility.

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  • November 6, 2009
Port Dolphin Energy buys interconnection station land

Port Dolphin Energy LLC purchased about four acres on the Northside of Buckeye Road, about 1.5 miles east of U.S. 41 for $438,100.

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  • November 5, 2009
Peninsula Bank takes Days Inn, Veranda

Peninsula Bank has taken back the 38-room Veranda Inn and the 73-room Days Inn in Venice in lieu of foreclosure from Best Southwestern Motels for a value of $2.42 million.

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  • October 30, 2009
Berth 12 dredging work starts at Port Manatee

Construction has started on the first phase of Port Manatee's Berth 12 dredging project.

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  • October 30, 2009
Bogey's Restaurant, Sports Pub buys original, Venice building

Albert Myara's Bogey's of Venice Holdings LLC purchased the 4,692-square-foot Bogey's Restaurant & Sports Pub building at the southwest corner of Venice Avenue and Florida 45 for $850,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 29, 2009
Bradenton plastic surgeon buys medical building

Bradenton Plastic Surgery Center LLC, a limited liability company managed by Bradenton plastic surgeon Dr. Enrique Fernandez, purchased a 2,560-square-foot medical office building on 59th Street north of 17th Avenue for $642,500.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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