Net Lease Retail Space
Across Florida
Florida retail vacancy is at historic lows — below 4% in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando. That means less negotiating room for tenants and more pricing power for landlords, but it also means the wrong representation costs both sides more than it used to.
STAX places national credit tenants — including Subway and Oakley — and represents landlords across seven Florida markets. We work both sides of the table and we are not a listing service.
National brands trust us to find the right site
STAX has placed national credit tenants in Florida retail — including Subway and Oakley. These are not directory placements. They are leases we negotiated, on sites we sourced, for tenants who needed a broker who understood Florida retail.
Subway
Inline retail placement in Florida. Sourced the site, structured the NNN lease, and qualified the operator — the full transaction, not just an introduction.
Oakley
Retail placement in Florida. A national brand with a real site-selection process — they need a market that fits the customer, not just a space that fits the square footage.
Tenant Rep and Landlord Rep — Both Sides
For Tenants
Site selection across Florida — we identify markets, read the rent honestly, and negotiate the terms that matter beyond the headline number. Options, exclusivity, permitted use, TI, and co-tenancy all affect what the lease is actually worth.
- ✓ Market analysis and site identification
- ✓ Rent and co-tenancy benchmarking
- ✓ LOI and lease negotiation
- ✓ Multi-site rollouts across Florida markets
For Landlords
Vacant retail space is a different problem than it was five years ago — the market is tight, but the wrong tenant still costs a landlord more than vacancy. We position your space to the right tenant, qualify them hard, and negotiate the terms that protect the asset over the full lease term.
- ✓ Market-supported rent analysis
- ✓ Tenant qualification and vetting
- ✓ NNN lease structuring
- ✓ Lease-up of vacant or transitioning space
Seven Markets. One Bench.
No two Florida retail markets price the same way. A site on Las Olas prices on co-tenancy and foot traffic; one in Naples prices on the customer. We underwrite each on its own terms.
Miami
Miami retail vacancy sits at 3.0–3.3% across the metro — one of the tightest markets in the country. Supply cannot keep pace with demand, and rents in the top c…
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale retail vacancy at 4.5% is one of the strongest suburban retail markets in the country. Las Olas commands $50–100+ PSF NNN; emerging creative cor…
Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach is one of South Florida's most active retail redevelopment markets. Atlantic Boulevard is drawing new-to-market and regional tenants; the Sample R…
Boca Raton
Boca Raton is one of the wealthiest retail catchments in the Southeast. Mizner Park and the Town Center mall trade area anchor the market at the top of the rent…
Tampa
Tampa retail vacancy sits at 3.9% metro-wide — South Tampa and Westshore are sub-2%. The market has absorbed several million square feet of demand from a popula…
Orlando
Orlando retail vacancy is near 3.9% metro-wide, driven by relentless population growth in the Lake Nona, Horizon West, and Waterford Lakes corridors. The market…
Naples
Naples carries fewer than 30 active retail listings across the entire market. Fifth Avenue South commands $80–150+ PSF NNN — rents that rival South Beach — and …
All Formats
Every retail format has different lease economics. A pad site on a signalised corner prices differently than an inline strip, which prices differently than a ground-floor urban space on a pedestrian corridor. We work all of them.
Inline Strip Center
Multi-tenant retail with shared parking and co-tenancy — the dominant Florida retail format.
Ground-Floor Urban
Street retail in walkable corridors — Wynwood, Las Olas, Hyde Park, Fifth Avenue South.
Freestanding Pad Site
Single-tenant buildings on outparcels — typically QSR, pharmacy, or bank. NNN structure.
Ground Lease
Tenant leases the land and owns the improvements. Suits credit tenants who want to build.
Net Lease Retail FAQ
What is a net lease (NNN) for retail space?
A triple-net lease (NNN) shifts property taxes, insurance, and maintenance to the tenant, leaving the landlord with a predictable, low-management income stream. Most freestanding retail, pad sites, and strip center deals in Florida are structured as NNN. Ground-floor urban deals vary — some are gross, some modified gross, some true NNN — depending on the building.
Do you represent tenants or landlords?
Both. On the landlord side we position vacant or transitioning retail space, qualify tenants hard before recommending a lease, and negotiate terms beyond the rent — options, permitted use, TI, and condition at surrender. On the tenant side we identify sites, read the market rent honestly, and represent your interest at the table. We are not a listing service; we are a brokerage.
What kinds of tenants have you placed?
National credit tenants including Subway and Oakley, along with regional and local concepts across food, fitness, service retail, and convenience. The type of tenant we recommend for a space depends entirely on what the site can support — the co-tenancy, the traffic pattern, the demographics, and what the landlord needs from the lease structure.
What Florida markets do you cover?
Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Tampa, Orlando, and Naples — plus the corridors and submarkets within each. If your market is not listed, tell us where you are. We transact across Florida and are not limited to the cities on this page.
What types of retail space do you lease?
All formats: inline strip center, ground-floor urban retail, freestanding pad site, lifestyle center, and mixed-use ground floor. We also structure ground leases for credit tenants who want to build on the land and own the improvements.
Looking for retail space — or have space to lease?
Tell us the market, the concept, and what you need from the site. If we can help, we will tell you what it takes and what it costs. If we cannot, we will tell you that too.