Retail Real Estate
Buy Retail Property in SoDo (South of Downtown), Florida
Source retail commercial real estate opportunities in SoDo (South of Downtown) and surrounding Orange 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 SoDo (South of Downtown) Retail InventorySoDo (South of Downtown) Retail Market Overview
SoDo is an urban-infill submarket south of downtown Orlando along Orange Avenue and the I-4 corridor. Originally an auto-dealer row, the area is rapidly transforming with new multifamily, creative office, and mixed-use development. Investors are finding value-add opportunities in older industrial and commercial buildings.
Population
12,000
County
Orange County
Retail Types We Source in SoDo (South of Downtown)
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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