Former skating rink presents unique commercial real estate challenge

When the music faded, the disco ball stopped spinning and the skaters stepped off the rink for the last time, a new chapter began for the building that once housed Stardust Skate Center.

The well-known Sarasota property is now for lease, awaiting a tenant. And Loyd Robbins, president and principal broker at Harry E. Robbins Associates Inc. — and a well-known broker in town — is tasked with finding the ideal business for the 24,000-square-foot facility.