A St. Petersburg developer has bought the Oldsmar Flea Market.
Yesterday, the TBBJ reported that the Oldsmar landmark with 250,000 square feet of market space was sold to a corporate entity tied to developer Grady Pridgen for $11.35 million.
So what's gonna happen to the 30-year-old landmark that has more than 700 vendors?
Pridgen — who bought both St. Petersburg's Edward White Hospital and Venetian Motor Home Court — was not available to comment to TBBJ, but the website said that the property will continue to operate as a flea market.
“At the end of the day, it was obvious that the buyer was truly interested in improving the flea market for both the vendors and shoppers," broker Ryan Sampson, who represented Pridgen in the transaction, told reporters.
Pridgen is also the guy who sold the property that housed storied Bay area music venue Dave's Aqua Lounge, which is becoming a 7-Eleven.
This article appears in Oct 25 – Nov 1, 2018.