St. Petersburg concert venue Jannus Live is up for sale

Jannus Live, formerly Jannus Landing, has been in existence since 1984.(jannuslive.com)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 1st 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