A New Home Depot Will Open in Northeast Venice
The Venice Planning Commission has approved a Home Depot location at the Venice Crossing Commercial Center on Laurel Road. The development includes an 11.29-acre parcel with a 106,651-square-foot store, an accompanying 28,156-square-foot garden center and a parking lot. The shopping center will also feature a Walmart, Panda Express, a car wash facility, and Laurel Civic, which is relocating from the Sandra Sims Terry Community Center. The Home Depot site plan includes two entrances from Twin Laurel Boulevard. This article first appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on January 15, 2026. To see the original article, click...
read moreWalmart Buys Land to Open First Venice Store on Laurel Road
Venice is getting its first Walmart store, to be located at the northwest corner of Twin Laurel Boulevard and Laurel Road near Interstate 75, within the Venice Crossing Commercial Center. LQ Commercial, a Florida commercial real estate firm, purchased 22 acres of commercially-zoned land for approximately $20.8 million, closing the deal in May. The acquisition was one of six property purchases the firm made across Florida totaling 150 acres for seven future Walmart locations, valued at $51.1 million combined. The Venice property sits across from Laurel Nokomis School and near a Publix and Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Venice. “[These acquisitions] demonstrate the retail giant’s confidence in Florida’s robust economy – and its consumer demand,” said Peter Klein of LQ Commercial. This article first appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on July 26, 2025. To see the original article, click...
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