Here’s a few developments on Tamiami Trail’s dining scene: The Yummy House China Bistro is relocating from 3232 N. Tamiami Trail to 1737 S. Tamiami Trail later in April. The new Yummy House location will seat 100 diners and includes a full bar. Yummy House’s phone number will still be (941) 351-1688, and their homepage … Continue reading Tamiami Trail Restaurant News

The Sarasota city planning commission has given unanimous approval for a 3.5 acre project to be constructed in a vacant lot located on the intersection of Fruitville Road and Tuttle Avenue called Arbor Village. The project, which will consist of two buildings with 13,500 square feet of office space and 80 one- and two-bedroom residential … Continue reading Sarasota Residents Express Mixed Feelings For Arbor Village

According to the US Census Bureau, Florida’s population has increased by 11.6% in the last seven years, from 18.8 million in 2010 to a nearly record-breaking 20.98 million in 2017. One contributor to that population increase was Sarasota County, which experienced a population increase of 10.34% over the same period of time, going from 379,944 … Continue reading Sarasota County Population Increases By 10% in Last 7 Years

Massey & Massey continues to close deals! StrataPT, LLC has purchased Suites 204 and 205 of Bay Street Town Center, located at 3983 Destination Drive in Osprey, Florida, from Bay Street Partners, LLC for $255,000. Bay Street Town Center is a well-located mixed-use retail/office development, where the daily traffic count averages 40,000 vehicles. Suite 204 consists … Continue reading Press Release: 3983 Destination Dr., Suites 204 & 205

Sarasota County voters voted on March 20th to continue the school tax referendum by a landslide margin of around 79 to 21, its highest margin since it was originally voted into effect in 2002. The policy taxes Sarasota residents $1 for every $1,000 of their taxable property value. The money collected from this tax is … Continue reading Sarasota County Voters Renew School Tax In Landslide Win

Massey & Massey continues to close deals! Vivstar Properties, LLC has purchased Suite 201 of Baystreet Town Center, located at 3983 Destination Drive in Osprey, Florida, from Baystreet Partners, LLC for $105,000. Bay Street Town Center is a well-located mixed-use retail/office development, where the daily traffic count averages 40,000 vehicles. Suite 201 comprises of 1,000 square … Continue reading Press Release: 3983 Destination Dr., Ste. 201

Ross Bryans and John Petitti of Central Park Realty Corp. have sold three of the apartment buildings they owned and managed in Sarasota for $11.3 million, which they originally acquired during the Great Recession for $4.3 million, netting themselves a $7 million profit. The duo earned their reward after years of painstakingly managing the apartments … Continue reading Sarasota Duo Makes $11.3 Million off $4.3 Million Apartment Investment

Massey & Massey offers its congratulations to Russ Bobbitt, who has become the president and CEO of Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency! Purmort & Martin is a Sarasota commercial insurance agency, founded in 1957 by Paul Purmort and Rick Martin. Bobbitt has nearly thirty years of experience in the insurance industry, twenty-one of which was … Continue reading Russ Bobbitt Becomes New CEO of Purmort & Martin