Main Plaza plan likely in early 2016, buyers say

The new owners of Sarasota Main Plaza expect to have their redevelopment plans set by early next year. An investment group composed of local entrepreneurs Eric Baird, Jesse Biter and David Chessler paid $18.1 million Thursday for the downtown Sarasota complex, which includes the Hollywood 20 movie theater. Chessler said Friday that the group, called BBC Main Street, will gather ideas over the next three to four months and present…

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Main Plaza/Hollywood 20 sells for $18.1 million

A local investment group with ties to PGA golfer Greg Norman acquired the Main Plaza/Hollywood 20 complex in downtown Sarasota for $18.1 million, with an aim of reviving the aging office and retail center. The group, comprising of entrepreneurs Jesse Biter, Eric Baird and David Chessler, say they have no set plans for the property. The deal closed Thursday. The 8.6-acre site, anchored by Regal Cinema’s Hollywood 20 theater, a…

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