Retail Real Estate
Buy Retail Property in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Source retail commercial real estate opportunities in Fort Lauderdale and surrounding Broward County. From single-tenant NNN pads to grocery-anchored shopping centers and strip retail, MaxLife Development sources on- and off-market retail investments across Central Florida.
Request Fort Lauderdale Retail InventoryFort Lauderdale Retail Market Overview
Fort Lauderdale is the commercial real estate capital of Broward County and one of the most dynamic mid-sized urban markets in Florida. A transformed downtown core, the Las Olas retail corridor, Port Everglades, and FLL airport anchor a CRE market that combines urban-core fundamentals with logistics strength at more attainable pricing than Miami-Dade.
Population
185,000
County
Broward County
Retail Types We Source in Fort Lauderdale
Single-Tenant NNN Retail
5.5% – 7.0%Walgreens, CVS, Dollar General, AutoZone, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks — passive income with credit tenants.
Multi-Tenant Strip Retail
6.5% – 8.0%6,000 – 20,000 SF strip centers with 5-10 tenants. Diversified income with value-add upside.
Grocery-Anchored Centers
6.0% – 7.5%100,000+ SF neighborhood centers anchored by Publix, Whole Foods, Sprouts, or Aldi.
Power Centers
7.0% – 8.5%200,000+ SF centers with multiple big-box anchors (Target, Best Buy, HomeGoods).
Pad Sites / Outparcels
5.0% – 6.5%Freestanding pad sites — QSR, fuel, small retail on 0.5 – 1.5 acre parcels.
Mixed-Use Retail
5.5% – 7.0%Ground-floor retail with residential or office above. Urban-infill and TOD locations.
How We Source Retail Deals
- Direct owner outreach for off-market opportunities
- Relationships with institutional owners for portfolio dispositions
- Underwriting of every retail center (rent roll, TI expenses, CAM reconciliation)
- Tenant credit analysis and lease review
- Market rent analysis for value-add upside identification
- Environmental and structural due diligence coordination
- Financing sourcing across conventional, CMBS, and bridge lenders
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