Downtown concert venue Jannus Live up for sale

Jannus Live, formerly Jannus Landing, has been in existence since 1984. Photos: Target Commercial Real Estate. Jannus Landing, the downtown St. Petersburg building that includes the Jannus Live concert venue, is up for sale. The Jannus Landing Retail Building LLC has listed the two-story, 10,500 square foot structure at 200 1 st Avenue N. for $11.5 million. The organization’s Registered Agent Megan Barnes is also Manager of Knight Global Entertainment LLC, which took ownership of the venue in 2010. Knight Global was founded by businessman Jeffry Knight, who stepped down as President on May 5, 2025. Eight days before that, Knight’s 37-foot pleasure craft allegedly collided with the slow-moving Clearwater Ferry on Clearwater Bay, resulting in the death of a ferry passenger, along with multiple injuries. Knight pleaded not guilty to 24 criminal counts, including eight felonies. His trial is set for February, 2027 in Pinellas County Circuit Court. According to an “Executive Summary” on the Target Commercial Real Estate listing page, “plans” are to move Jannus Live to the roof, as the Jannus Live Rooftop Bar and Music Venue. Capacity is projected at 500 to 800. The listing does not specify plans for the existing ground-level concert venue, established in 1984. Originally known as Jannus Landing, the standing-room-only, general admission courtyard has a capacity of 2,000. Retained will be the Landing Balcony Bar and the Pelican Pub. A dueling piano bar and comedy club are planned for the second floor, along with a Sunday “Gospel Brunch.” According to the real estate page: “An investor gets a working building with retained tenants, an operating retail business, a name with decades of standing in the city, and a plan that adds two new venues and a chef-led food program without adding a floor.” It is not known whether these changes are already in motion, or are merely prospective. Knight Global, a partnership between Knight and the late Bill Edwards, purchased the facility in 2010. “Architects, designers and construction crews are working at a fever pitch, transforming Jannus Landing into Jannus Live, a much-improved version of the much-loved live music venue in downtown St. Petersburg,” read a press release published that February. “The ambitious project has been undertaken by the venue’s new owners, Knight Global Entertainment.” Calls to Barnes, and to Knight’s representatives, were not immediately returned. Share Tweet Share Related Topics: Jannus Landing jannus live Jeffry Knight real estate St. Petersburg Click to comment Subscribe to the Daily Spark Get the latest right to your phone Subscription Form Name Email Subscribe Subscribe to the Daily Spark Get the latest right to your phone Subscription Form Name Email Subscribe You may like