Noted Sarasota bar property sells to investor pledging revitalization

Noted Sarasota bar property sells to investor pledging revitalization

A local commercial real estate investor has purchased a well-known Sarasota County bar, two months after another deal to buy it fell through.Frank Giuffre, president of F&H Properties Sarasota LLC, closed on the sale of 975 Cattlemen Road and its adjoining property for $3.5 million Feb. 10, according to a statement. Over the last 20-plus years, the site has operated as Cock & Bull, Big Top Live and The Parrot Live Tiki Bar & Grill.Dawn and Howar…