A Brad Baker Development

What is River Road Commons?

• A newly announced commercial development that is ideal for multiple retail uses.

• Three outparcels are available for immediate development with an additional 37,000 square feet planned for further development.

• River Road Commons is now working with retailers, banks and restaurants to create the one stop shopping destination for the growing population.

Where?

• River Road Commons is intersection of River Road and Tamiami Trail, the only strong intersection from 41 to Englewood on River Road.

River Rd.

Why here?

• River Road Commons will be easily accessed from both River Road and Tamiami Trail offering the best opportunity to attract prospective buyers

• This location is highly visible and at the intersection of two highly driven roads

• Traffic Counts are increasing and are well over 30,000 Vehicles Per Day at this intersection. This data is dated.

• Recent and rapid development of surround land is created demand for more consumer outlets• Included in this development frenzy is the famous Neal Development Group

Why here?

• In December 2011 the Neal Development Group begun the development of a new neighborhood community call Grand Palm off Center Road and River Road.• Grand Palm will have 2000 homes and another 400 homes with additional

development.

• These homes will be populated by middle to upper class families.

• River Roads Commons will be the closest shopping center to Grand Palm – and the thousands of consumers who live in it!

Grand Palm and River Road Commons

• River Roads is only 4 miles from Grand Palm, that’s a 6 minute drive!

Grand Palm

Why here?

• The Department of Transportation has committed to:• Widening River Road,

• Improving traffic lanes

• Adding improvements the intersection of River and Tamiami.

• This allows for more traffic flow

Proposed Site Plan Layout after River Road Improvements.

Why now?

• River Road Commons is ready for immediate marketing and planning.

• Properly poised and financeable.

• Baker has owned the property for many years waiting for the advantageous time to announce development. That timing is now and it coincides with the DOT plans and the opening of Neal Homes project.

• The recovering economic climate is eager for development and growth.

• House sales first started in Grand Palm started on September 8, 2012 with many more to come

Highlights from The Sarasota Herald Tribune 9/5/12• SARASOTA COUNTY - It's the largest residential real estate launch in this region since Lakewood Ranch first broke ground in the

1990s. Neal Communities' Grand Palm will include 1,999 homes, or the eventual equivalent of twice the residential permits nowbeing pulled each year in Sarasota County. The project — at the southwest junction of Center and River roads near Venice —also might signal that one of Southwest Florida's seminal industries is finally slipping the bonds of the Great Recession on its way to more normal growth.

• Sean Snaith, a University of Central Florida economist, said the movement on Grand Palm is "an optimistic sign for sure."

• "We need more of these. It's good to see activity in this sector starting up again," Snaith said. "It seems to be at a price that is going to be accessible to a larger group. It's a favorable environment in a lot of ways to buy.

• The grand opening of Grand Palm on Friday follows a recent analysis by the Brookings Institution that the Sarasota-Manatee economy is better positioned to create jobs in the coming years than three-quarters of the 100 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas.

Highlights from The Southern Broadcasting Company• SARASOTA COUNTY - The tent was full Friday as hundreds came to check out Grand Palm. The few model homes now in place

are the first six of what is expected to be 1,999. Nearly a decade in the making, developer Pat Neal says they're ready.

• "This is the beginning of the big boom. People have postponed their purchase since 2005 and their biological clock is ticking," says Neal.

• "We are excited to have this project here in south Sarasota County. It's a sign of good things to come and it's a sign of jobs."

• "We are one of our regions largest employers. We are going to provide economic benefits in that way as well as where people will be able to live," says Neal. Ready for young families and the boomers. "Buy now."

For Leasing and Development Information

Ken D’AgostinoD’Agostino Real Estate Group, Inc.

630 South Orange AvenueSuite 200 G

Sarasota, FL 34236941-320-0044

ken@dagrealtors.com