The bowling alley closed because of COVID-19 in March 2020, then shut down permanently in September.
Linda Emery and Nick DeVito II of Ian Black Real Estate represented the church in the transaction. Max Krzyminski of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, iStar Bowling Centers 1 LP.
CoastLife Church currently worships from a 14,336-square-foot building that sits on its three-acre campus at 2235 Seaboard Ave., Venice, in unincorporated Sarasota County.
The church has struggled for years to accommodate the number of people who attend its three service times at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon on Sundays.
The new location will nearly triple the congregation’s footprint. The 42,792-square-foot former bowling alley sits on a 5-acre lot with ample parking for the growing congregation.