Bayside Pet Resort owners buy commercial land in Osprey

BUYER: Bayside Pet Resort of Osprey Inc. (principals: Robert and Lynne Huff), Sarasota
SELLER: Sabal Palm Bank
PROPERTY: 718, 727 and 728 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
PRICE: $775,000
LAW FIRM ON DEED: Tucker & Pretschner PA, Sarasota

BUYER IN A QUIT-CLAIM: Sabal Palm Bank
SELLER: TT LLC
PRICE: $2.55 million
PREVIOUS PRICE: $1.58 million and $420,000, April 2005

PLANS, DESCRIPTION: The owners of Bayside Pet Resort & Spa, Robert and Lynne Huff, have purchased four acres of commercial land on U.S. 41 for $775,000.

The price equated to $193,750 per acre. That figure is lower than the two-year average price per acre for retail land ($893,571) in the Tampa Bay area, according to the CoStar Group.

Candice McElyea, of 360 Degrees PR a spokeswoman for the Bayside Pet Resort & Spa, says the owners are looking to open a store in south Sarasota, but that it was too early to comment further.

In late 2013, the Bayside Pet Resort & Spa owners opened a second location, Bayside Pet Spa, at 8405 Honore Ave., University Park. Bayside Pet Resort & Spa opened in the former Rip Van Winkle Lanes bowling alley on U.S. 41 in June 2012.