Commercial Real Estate Near Kennedy Space Center and the Tradition Jobs Corridor
Two job centers draw more site questions than any other: Kennedy Space Center on the Space Coast and the Tradition and Southern Grove corridor in Port St. Lucie. This post lists what is built, who the employers are, and what is planned and when, with the date each source gives, then explains how to evaluate a nearby site without assuming that values follow the jobs.
Buying Commercial Land in Florida: Future Land Use, Impact Fees, Wetlands and Permits
The price of a commercial parcel is only the first number. Whether you can build what you plan depends on the future land use map and the zoning district, and what it costs to reach a building permit depends on impact fees, mobility fees, water management district permits, wetland rules, driveway access, protected species and site plan review. Each is covered here with the statutes and local schedules I could confirm, and the gaps are named.
Industrial and Flex Space on the Treasure Coast and Space Coast: Types, Zoning and Numbers
Warehouse, distribution, manufacturing and flex buildings look alike from the road and behave differently in use. This article explains the building types, the features to check (clear height, doors, power, truck court), the zoning districts that allow industrial use in Port St. Lucie and Brevard County, the parks and projects I could confirm, and what one brokerage’s 2025 statistics do and do not tell you.
Buying a 5 Plus Unit Apartment Building on the Treasure Coast or Space Coast
A building with five or more units is financed, taxed and insured differently from a duplex or a fourplex. This guide covers where the lending line falls, the agency and FHA programs for small apartment loans, how DSCR and LTV set the loan amount (with a worked example), Florida’s deposit and notice rules, the 10 percent assessment cap, Citizens eligibility, flood coverage limits and the Census rent figures for all four counties.
Selling a Commercial Property on the Treasure Coast or Space Coast: What to Prepare
A commercial listing goes better when the documents a buyer’s lender will ask for are ready before the sign goes up. This guide covers the pre-listing checklist, what Florida law requires in a listing agreement, why a broker’s price opinion is not an appraisal, the advertising rules, deed stamps, FIRPTA withholding, the 1031 clocks and the stages from listing to closing, with the gaps I could not confirm.
Commercial Due Diligence in Florida: Phase I ESA, ALTA Survey, Zoning Letters and Estoppels
Under contract on a commercial property on the Treasure Coast or Space Coast? This post walks through the Phase I environmental assessment and the federal rule behind it, the ALTA/NSPS survey and its Table A items, zoning verification letters and the local fees I could confirm, title and the Florida premium, estoppels and SNDAs, flood zones, permits and liens, ADA and fire inspections, with a checklist and a note on what I could not verify.
Commercial Property Taxes, Doc Stamps and Insurance in Florida: What a Buyer Pays in 2026
The seller’s tax bill is not the buyer’s number. This post explains Florida’s 10 percent cap on commercial assessments and how it resets after a sale, gives the latest millage figures I found for St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Brevard counties with their status, works through doc stamps and intangible tax, covers the end of sales tax on commercial rent, and outlines Citizens and flood rules. Insurance premiums are not estimated.
Florida Commercial Leases Explained: NNN, Gross, CAM and the End of the Business Rent Tax
A quoted rate like $20 NNN is only part of the rent. This post explains net, gross and modified gross leases, how CAM is estimated and reconciled, the clauses that change the rent over the term, what part I of chapter 83 covers, and the October 1, 2025 repeal of Florida’s sales tax on commercial rent, with a hypothetical table comparing the same space under NNN and gross terms.
Cap Rates, NOI and Price Per Square Foot: How Commercial Property Is Valued in Florida
A cap rate is a shorthand for one sale, and it depends entirely on how the net operating income behind it was built. This post defines NOI, cap rates, price per square foot, DSCR and LTV, explains the three appraisal approaches and the Florida tax reset after a sale, and walks a hypothetical building through every step of the arithmetic. Local figures are brokerage estimates and are labeled as such.
Treasure Coast and Space Coast Commercial Real Estate: What Is on the Record in 2026
A four-county overview for buyers, tenants and investors: which counties make up the Treasure Coast and the Space Coast, the 2025 population estimates from two agencies, the employers the public lists name, the highway, port and airport corridors, and the one set of dated industrial statistics I could find. It also says plainly which figures I could not confirm.