Real estate investor plans 100K-square-foot warehouse project in Lakewood Ranch
By Madalyn Blair
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Nov 13, 2026

A private commercial real estate investor purchased over 5 acres of Manatee County land for future warehouse development.

Manatee Warehouses 2 LLC, an entity tied to Minnesota-based Shawn Briggs, bought 5.3 acres of land for $4.15 million in Lakewood Ranch, according to a deed filed with the county. The seller was Lakewood Ranch-based medical equipment manufacturer Mercedes Scientific.

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