Kauffman Tire buys property for Lakewood Ranch store

BUYER: Kauffman Family LLLP, Ellenwood, Ga.

SELLER: SMR North 70 LLC

PROPERTY: 6008 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton

PRICE: $825,000

LAW FIRM ON DEED: Daniel J. Perka Esq. for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc., Lakewood Ranch

PLANS, DESCRIPTION: Ellenwood, Ga.-based Kauffman Tire Inc. purchased a 1.16-acre parcel in Lakewood Ranch for $825,000.

The price equated to $711,207 per acre.

Construction has already started to develop a 6,095-square-foot Kauffman Tire store on the site.

“Florida is more attractive to us than ever before,” says John Weaver, director of design and construction for Kauffman Tire, “and that market is particularly hot.”

Kauffman Tire currently operates about 54 retail stores, including a number near Atlanta. Each store employs 10 to 15 people.