5400 Old Bradenton Rd, Sarasota, FL for sale

Investment Overview

5400 Old Bradenton Road is a ±28.39-acre, cleared land assemblage at the signalized corner of University Parkway and Old Bradenton Road/DeSoto Road — combining the original ±26.23-acre site with an adjoining ±2.16-acre corner parcel — immediately adjacent to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ). The former on-site buildings (previously the Sarasota Kennel Club) have been fully demolished, leaving a cleared, vacant land site with dual arterial frontage along University Parkway and Old Bradenton Road/DeSoto Road, zoned Commercial Intensive (CI) — one of the City of Sarasota's most flexible commercial and industrial-service districts.

Investment Highlights

• ■ A rare ±28.39-acre, single-owner cleared land assemblage — the original ±26.23-acre site plus an adjoining ±2.16-acre corner parcel — directly at the gateway to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), with dual frontage on University Parkway and Old Bradenton Road/DeSoto Road.
• ■ Fully cleared following demolition of the former on-site buildings — shovel-ready with no demolition cost or delay standing between closing and permitting.
• ■ Flexible Commercial Intensive (CI) zoning is built for retail and industrial use by right — retail sales and service, restaurants/entertainment, and a full menu of light-industrial and warehouse uses (self-storage, warehouse/distribution, wholesale, vehicle/boat storage) — with no maximum FAR, no maximum building coverage, and no minimum lot size.
• ■ SRQ airport traffic has grown for four consecutive years and set a new passenger record in 2025 (±4.5 million, +6% year-over-year), supporting long-term demand for airport-adjacent retail and industrial-service uses.
• ■ Multiple retail and industrial redevelopment strategies available by right or through a future rezoning: retail pad sites / outparcels along University Parkway and Old Bradenton Road, self-storage or boat & RV storage, warehouse/distribution and flex-industrial, airport overflow parking.