The purchase of historic former dog track is a mutual win for local businessman, Eric Baird, and North Sarasota community. SARASOTA, FL / MAY 1, 2023 / Local real estate investor, Eric Baird, has purchased the former Sarasota Kennel Club site for $9.5M. The site has been primarily vacant since greyhound racing was outlawed in 2018....Read More

On the west end of Sarasota’s central business district, before Main Street turns towards the Bayfront, a grand historic structure sits in between a rowdy bar and a vacated medical cannabis dispensary. Sarasota’s S.H. Kress building, designed in the Art Deco architectural style of the early 20th century, stands three floors above the sidewalk, with its ornamental...Read More

The sale of the apartment community is a mutual win for local entrepreneur, Eric Baird, and residents seeking access to quality, affordable housing in Florida.  APOLLO BEACH, FL / JUNE 24, 2022 / Four years after buying an Apollo Beach multi-family community, a Sarasota-based entrepreneur, philanthropist, and real estate investor, Eric Baird, sold the majority renovated 66-unit property...Read More

Since 2012, the Gail Baird Foundation has contributed over $5,000,000 supporting more than 200 different organizations in and around the region, including the University of South Florida. The donations from the Sarasota-based foundation support a mission committed to researching, increasing awareness, and curing ovarian cancer while continuing Gail Baird’s efforts to provide opportunities for aspiring female entrepreneurs and to...Read More

If you are a business owner or budding entrepreneur looking to better invest in your company’s future, look no further than Baird Inc. Baird is a private debt, equity and real estate firm that can help you secure the financing you need to succeed — particularly when other lenders will not. Whether you are a...Read More

BROOKSVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES, December 31, 2021 – Two and a half years after buying a 14-acre site ready for renovation or development, Eric Baird, a Sarasota-based entrepreneur and real estate investor, sold the property for $2.25 million. The project site is outfitted with 63 completely demoed duplexes ready for a full renovation. This property is...Read More

The sale of the renovated multi-family community is a mutual win for local businessman, Eric Baird, and residents seeking access to quality, affordable housing in Florida PALMETTO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / December 21, 2021 / Three years after buying a Palmetto multi-family community, a Sarasota-based entrepreneur, philanthropist, and real estate investor, Eric Baird, sold the majority renovated 118-unit property...Read More

https://cbreemail.com/rv/ff017a7334ce24249b414764294aa4ad76705cf3 CBRE Multifamily Tampa is pleased to announce the sale of Oak Leaf Village, a 118 unit community located in Palmetto, FL, directly north of Bradenton on Florida’s Southwest coast. This concrete block, 1981 construction asset consists of 83% two-bedroom floorplans and 17% three-bedroom floorplans. Average rents at the time of the sale were $1,026...Read More

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eric-baird-sells-52-unit-140500660.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma VENICE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2021 / Three years after buying a set of duplexes located in the Venice community,a Sarasota-based entrepreneur, philanthropist, and real estate investor, Eric Baird, sells the 52-unit complex for $7.85 million valued at a 5.6% capitalization rate. The complex features 26 duplex homes. All of the involved homes included...Read More

https://www.behance.net/gallery/116635679/Entrepreneur-Eric-Baird-of-Sarasota-The-Biz-Town-Boost When developing education for the future, it’s rarely too early to begin exposure to concepts that ultimately will become everyday skills for kids as they become adults and join the working world. For Eric Baird, this concept is achieved with Junior Achievement’s “Biz Town,” a workshop that teaches grade school children the fundamental ideas of...Read More