Doral’s new park has a fishing pier, kayak launch and skate park.
After six years of construction, a new 78-acre park has opened in Doral, making it the city’s largest recreational space. At a grand opening this week, hundreds of residents visited the park for the first time, exploring amenities that include a skate park, a fishing pier and a kayak launch. Situated near the U.S. Southern […]
Industrial Rents Rise as New Pipeline Rebalances
National industrial in-place rents increased by 7.6% year-over-year to an average of $7.74 per square foot in January as the industrial new supply pipeline undergoes a rebalancing, according to CommercialEdge’s February Industrial Report. The national vacancy rate rose 20 bps month-over-month to 4.8% as nationwide, an increase of 80 basis points over the last 12 […]
Cold Storage Is Hot — and It Will Stay That Way for A While
Forget labs or data centers. The true mission critical infrastructure of American life is the 3.7 billion square feet of big, boxy refrigerated warehouses that have recently become a real estate asset of interest. Significant changes in grocery shopping, restaurant operation, pharmaceutical storage (including new diet drugs), online ordering and meal kits, agriculture, food manufacturing […]
Miami International Airport soars toward record 52 million passengers
Miami International Airport (MIA) is on pace to handle more than 52 million travelers this year, according to statistics released this week. The airport served 26.2 million passengers during the first six months of 2023, a 2.6% increase over the first six months of 2022. Traffic rebounded post-covid last year to a record-breaking 50,684,396 passengers, […]
Commercial real estate booms near Miami International Airport
Due to its proximity to Miami International Airport, Doral’s commercial and industrial real estate remains strong, as one of the most sought-after areas in Miami-Dade County. The Doral and airport sector, as of the second quarter of the year, has a vacancy of 3.9% and an average asking rate of $50.27 per square foot for […]
Miami International Airport to get one new hotel, not two
Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert III was pushing for two new hotels at Miami International Airport. He got half of what he asked for at Tuesday’s meeting. The quest for a new, upscale hotel at the airport was supposed to be “expedited,” on the fast track, when it was first proposed. That was […]
Hurricane Ian Rocked Southwest Florida. Nine Months Later, Its Real Estate Market Is Booming Again.
Last September, Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage and destruction to Southwest Florida, with the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area taking a direct hit. In the aftermath of the Category 5 hurricane’s 155-mile-per-hour winds, many residents were forced to leave their homes and seek shelter elsewhere, while many businesses permanently closed their doors, leaving empty storefronts across […]
Prologis Buying $3.1B In Industrial Properties From Blackstone
Prologis agreed to buy 14M SF of industrial property from Blackstone in a $3.1B all-cash deal aimed at strengthening its position as the world’s largest industrial property company. The acquisition of about 70 properties expands Prologis’ real estate portfolios in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., California, Dallas, Las Vegas, New York and New Jersey, Phoenix and South Florida, the companies […]
South Florida’s Industrial Developers Bet On Long-Term Rent Growth
As industrial rents continue to rise in South Florida, investors are looking to buy sites and build warehouse space. The only problem is there’s very little land left. Squeezed between the ocean and the Everglades, South Florida’s industrial developers are increasingly turning to smaller sites and footprints as they look for opportunities in a severely land-constrained […]
RE Development: 3 Fla. Cities in U.S. Top 20
Census data shows the last decade’s most active development is in the Sun Belt. Texas holds top spots with Jacksonville (7), Orlando (11) and Tampa (15) close behind. ORLANDO, Fla. – A study of real estate development based on U.S. Census Bureau data covering the last decade finds Texas cities in the top five spots, […]
