SARASOTA, FL (July 17, 2025) — Michael Saunders & Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Sanders as Commercial Property Manager, bringing extensive experience in property operations, tenant relations, and asset oversight to the firm’s commercial division. Sanders has managed a wide range of commercial property [...]

Buyer plans careful historic restoration of 1926 Arcadia landmark

by Rich Mullins

Michael Saunders & Company’s Commercial Division (MSC) is proud to announce the successful purchase of the 1926 Rosin Arcade building at 101 W Oak Street, Arcadia, FL, for $2.1 million. The spectacular 30,000 square-foot pink and white building with gothic [...]

Michael Saunders & Company’s Commercial Division is proud to announce that Eric Massey, Commercial Advisor, has successfully closed another lease, demonstrating his continued dedication to securing outstanding commercial real estate opportunities for clients. The recently leased property is located at 40 N. Osprey Ave, 2nd Floor. This [...]

SARASOTA, FL (December 12, 2024)—Michael Saunders & Company is pleased to announce Cathy McCann as the new Property Manager for its commercial properties. She will assume her new role following Bob Smith's retirement at the end of the year. With a distinguished career spanning nearly 25 years in commercial property management, Cathy brings [...]

A prime 1.83-acre two-lot commercial property at 5325 and 5327 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach was sold on July 10 for $4,750,000. Melinda Garrett, a commercial real estate advisor with MSC Commercial, the commercial division of leading real estate broker Michael Saunders & Company, and Anita Jones, an agent in the company’s Bradenton [...]

From St. Petersburg to Punta Gorda, the commercial market is showing increased strength with high demand and low inventory - a similar story expressed in the housing market. Scott Cietek, Director of MS&C Commercial, explains analytics and trends experienced across our region in the latest Market Reports for the Tri-County and St. [...]

  Michael Saunders ON is a new video series that puts you in the room with some of the greatest leaders and thinkers in the global real estate community. In our first interview, our founder and CEO Michael Saunders, sits down with Leslie Appleton-Young, new Sarasota resident and VP Chief Economist at the California Association of [...]

The effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the tri-county area commercial market remain unclear. Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, the tri-county area had strong economic momentum, and the current report largely reflects the environment before the pandemic. It is too early to provide a quantitative assessment or forecast of the ultimate [...]

State of the Market

The tri-county area commercial market posted strong market fundamentals through 2019 for all property types. Looking back at the year and similar to 2017 and 2018, the largest commercial sales in the market involved multi-family properties. Overall office rents increased throughout the year. New industrial/flex [...]

Late October, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County announced the 2019-2020 Corporate Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Directors as the agency prepares to celebrate its [...]