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15 articlesUpdated Oct 7, 2026
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Martin County Tenants Face a Timing Question: Wait for New Construction or Secure Existing Space Now

Martin County's industrial market is in an unusual position: the largest opportunity on the horizon, Ashley Capital's 1.1 million-square-foot Martin Commerce Park in Palm City, will not deliver its first buildings before…

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Palm Beach Asking Rents Still Sit Roughly $4 Below Miami-Dade and Broward, What That Gap Does and Does Not Mean

A September 2026 snapshot of marketed warehouse space puts Palm Beach County's average asking lease rate at $13.14 per square foot across 65 listings, against $17.84…

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Nearly 240,000 SF of New Space in North Miami-Dade Gives Midsize Tenants a Real Alternative

Midsize industrial tenants in northern Miami-Dade just gained a concrete alternative: Palmetto Commerce Center, a newly built two-building project at 6405 to 6505 NW 167th Street,…

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Indian River County Rewards a Local, Owner-User Strategy, Here's How to Use It

Indian River County's industrial market is built around local manufacturers and expanding small businesses, a different opportunity than the institutional warehouse deals you'll find in Miami-Dade…

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Palm Beach Is Still Tenant-Friendly, Here's a More Complete Picture of Why

Palm Beach continues to favor tenants, with vacancy near 8%, availability near 9%, and softer asking rents than its neighboring counties, a market where negotiating leverage…

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Broward's Occupancy Is Improving, Here's Why Tenants Still Have the Upper Hand

Broward's industrial market is genuinely improving, vacancy is down and absorption has turned positive, but nearly 10% availability means tenants shopping for space still have real…

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Beyond Aviation: The Packaging and Distribution Businesses Quietly Driving Miami-Dade Demand

While aviation and aerospace tenants have grabbed the headlines in Miami-Dade, packaging and distribution businesses have quietly signed some of the market's largest recent leases.

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Palm Beach Remains South Florida's Best Market for Tenant Negotiating Power

Three independent data providers use different methodologies and arrive at different numbers for Palm Beach industrial, but all three agree on the same direction: this is…

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Indian River County: A Smaller, Owner-User Industrial Market With Real Aerospace Roots

Indian River County's industrial market runs on local manufacturers and owner-users rather than large-scale logistics, with Piper Aircraft, the county's largest employer, anchoring a real aerospace…

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Broward Industrial Is Stabilizing, Here's Why the Window for Tenants Won't Last Forever

Broward's industrial market just posted its first quarter of positive net absorption in nearly a year, and the pipeline of new construction behind it has shrunk…

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Martin County's Industrial Advantage: Aerospace, Marine and a Growing Manufacturing Base

Martin County has quietly built one of the region's most specialized industrial economies, anchored by a nearly 440,000-square-foot aerostructures operation and a county strategy built explicitly…

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Why Palm Beach Is South Florida's Most Tenant-Friendly Industrial Market Right Now

Of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, Palm Beach County currently offers tenants the most room to negotiate, and a wave of new supply arriving by year-end…

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The Gap Between Broward's Asking Rents and Real Availability, What It Means for Tenants

Broward industrial asking rents are quoted above $17 per square foot, but a closer look at what's actually available on the market tells a more tenant-friendly…

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