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Industry Vertical

Aerospace & Defense Real Estate — Space Coast

The Space Coast — Brevard County, Cape Canaveral, Titusville, Melbourne — is one of the most concentrated aerospace and defense markets in the country. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed, L3Harris, and a deep supplier ecosystem are driving real CRE demand for flex industrial, R&D space, and tech-park leasing. We represent operators looking for space and investors building Space Coast portfolios.

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Florida Market Snapshot

100+

Annual Launches

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy

~30K+

Aerospace Jobs (Brevard)

Direct + supplier base

$10–16/sf

Flex Industrial Rents

NNN, Brevard / Melbourne

6.5–8%

Tech-Park Cap Rates

Single-tenant aerospace NNN

Industry estimates — directional, not audited.

For Operators & Tenants

Looking for Space?

Flex Industrial & Light Manufacturing

10k–250k sf flex/industrial along the Space Coast — Cocoa, Titusville, Palm Bay, Melbourne. Power, clear height, and crane-bay specs vetted to aerospace requirements.

R&D and Tech-Park Space

Class A R&D and office-flex around the L3Harris, Northrop, and Embry-Riddle ecosystems. Lab-ready, secured, and built for ITAR-controlled work.

Build-to-Suit Aerospace Sites

Entitled land near KSC, Cape Canaveral, and the Melbourne tech corridor. Site selection, entitlements, developer matching, and pre-lease structuring for ground-up.

Secure & ITAR-Compliant Buildout

Buildout coordination for SCIF-adjacent, ITAR-controlled, and secure facilities. Vendor network with direct experience on cleared-program work.

Supplier Ecosystem Footprint

For tier-1, tier-2, and tier-3 aerospace suppliers entering or expanding Space Coast operations. Multi-site search, lease standardization, and timing aligned to program awards.

Lease Negotiation for Aerospace Tenants

Power upgrades, expansion rights, holdover protection, and TI structures that match long aerospace program lifecycles. We negotiate against developers who control most of the corridor.

Looking for Aerospace Space?

Tell us your size, market, and timeline. We'll send curated on- and off-market options that match — no obligation.

For Investors

Building a Sector Portfolio?

Flex Industrial Acquisitions

Single- and multi-tenant flex industrial in Brevard's strongest submarkets. Underwritten with realistic mark-to-market and aerospace-supplier credit analysis.

Single-Tenant Aerospace NNN

Long-WALT NNN leases to credit aerospace tenants. Higher cap rates than mainstream NNN with strong sector tailwinds.

Sale-Leaseback for Aerospace Operators

Structured sale-leasebacks for suppliers occupying their own buildings — freeing capital for program ramp without giving up operational control.

Tech-Park & R&D Investments

Office-flex, R&D, and lab-grade campuses around Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville. Long leases, capex-light, defense-program tailwinds.

Forward-Funded Development

JV equity for ground-up flex industrial and tech-park projects with credit-tenant pre-leases. Land, entitlements, GC, and lender coordination.

1031 Into Aerospace CRE

Move retail or office equity into Space Coast aerospace assets on a tax-deferred basis — capturing sector-specific cap-rate spreads.

Get Sector-Specific Deal Flow

Join the investor list for off-market and on-market opportunities in this sector — underwritten before they're shared.

How We Engage

Discovery

Tenant: program, SF, power, security, timing. Investor: ticket, hold, credit threshold, asset profile.

Targeted Sourcing

Off-market via developer and supplier relationships across Brevard, plus full on-market coverage of flex / industrial / R&D inventory.

Underwrite & Negotiate

Tenant: spec, power, secure-buildout, expansion. Investor: aerospace-credit underwrite with mark-to-market and capex modeling.

Close & Stabilize

Diligence, financing, and close. Tenants get buildout coordination. Investors get an asset plan tied to program lifecycle and disposition timing.

Why Choose MaxLife

Deep Brevard County market relationships

Aerospace-spec flex, R&D, and tech-park sourcing

ITAR-aware buildout and vendor network

Single-tenant aerospace NNN underwriting

Multi-site supplier expansion strategy

1031 exchange coordination into Space Coast assets

Meet Your Broker

Ryan Solberg

Florida Real Estate Broker & Mortgage Loan Officer specializing in industrial and logistics real estate across Central Florida and the Space Coast.

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Direct

(321) 586-2121

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Ryan@MaxLifeRealty.com

Licensed Florida Broker (BK3354351) | NMLS Mortgage Loan Officer (1784218)

If you're a 3PL, last-mile operator, or logistics company looking for space — or an investor sourcing industrial deals — let's talk about what you need.

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