The $320-per-sf price is believed to be the highest this year inCentral Florida for a class A office property, according toGlobeSt.com research. The acquisition includes an eight-level,625-space parking garage and two vacant adjacent parcels availablefor the development of residential condominiums, apartments and acommercial office building.

RBS president Brian Stoy and Triton president Brent Virkusrepresented their companies in the transaction. The property is at240 South Pineapple Ave. and takes up an entire three-acre cityblock bounded by Pineapple and South Palm avenues, and RinglingBoulevard and McAnsh Square.

Gold Bank Plaza's tenant roll includes Gold Bank, MorganStanley, Morgan Keegan, US Assets Group, H&R Blocks and theAbel Band law firm. Average asking class A gross office rents inthe Downtown Sarasota submarket are $18 to $21 per sf, area brokerstell GlobeSt.com.