Sarasota is bucking the national trend of office vacancies, according to two senior partners at commercial real estate firm Robbins Commercial. Together, they have signed leases for more than 50,000 square feet of office space downtown in recent months, for clients ranging from an accounting firm to a wellness center.
“We’re seeing a strong resurgence in demand for office space — not only from businesses returning to in-person operations post-COVID, but also from local companies experiencing growth and seeking to relocate or expand into spaces that better support their trajectory,” Derek Robbins, senior partner and leasing agent for Sarasota-based Robbins Commercial, says in a statement.
One of those growing businesses is Signature Medicare Solutions, which leased about 14,000 square feet in the Offices at Atria, located at 1800 Second St., to accommodate its expanding workforce. The insurance firm has 115 employees and plans to increase its headcount to 150 by next year, the Business Observer previously reported. (Signature Medicare Solutions CEO Brad Hannon was a Business Observer 40 Under 40 winner in October.)…