Retail Space in Delray Beach
Retail Space in Delray Beach. Delray Beach centers on the Atlantic Avenue retail and dining district, one of South Florida’s strongest downtowns.
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Retail Space in Delray Beach
Retail value in Delray Beach is all about the corner — frontage, visibility, co-tenancy, and foot traffic move the number more than square footage. Most retail here is NNN, so taxes, insurance, and CAM on top of base rent are the figure that matters. I help you read the location and the full occupancy cost before you sign.
What retail space costs in Delray Beach, by building size
A Delray Beach retail median is close to useless until you know the size. Under 2,500 SF has been selling at $1,092/SF; 2,500 to 10,000 SF at $641/SF — 61 recorded sales since 2021, cut two ways.
Delray Beach retail — median price per square foot by building size. Recorded arm’s-length sales, 2021–2025.
| Building size | Sales | Median $/SF | Middle half | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2,500 SF | 16 | $1,092 | $694–$1,600 | $1.61M |
| 2,500–10,000 SF | 45 | $641 | $503–$1,016 | $3.10M |
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
Recorded sales only, medians rather than averages, and no band published on fewer than 15 of them — which is why some bands you might expect are missing here. The thinnest row above rests on 16.
No exceptions on this table: bigger means cheaper per foot, all the way down. What changes across those rows is not the quality of the real estate so much as who shows up to bid. The under 2,500 SF buyer is usually the business that will occupy it. By 2,500 to 10,000 SF you are dealing with investors, and investors price yield.
Hold size still and the spread is still wide. Inside the under 2,500 SF band the middle half of Delray Beach sales ran $694 to $1,600/SF — a 2.3× range on buildings of broadly the same size. That gap is condition, location and how the deal was made, and it is the part a table cannot price for you.
The same pattern runs through all three counties — I broke out every county and asset class in why small commercial buildings cost more per square foot. Before you accept a per-foot number on a retail building here, check which row it sits in. Or send me the address and I will do it — the value-my-property tool is free.
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Medians from recorded arm’s-length commercial sales since 2022. Compiled by Justin Crow, Mattis Advisors — for reference, not an appraisal.
Frequently asked
What does retail space cost in Delray Beach?
Across 80 recorded retail sales since 2021, Delray Beach has traded roughly between $406 and $1,053/SF, with a midpoint near $641/SF — condition, size, and location move it. For a specific building, request a free Broker Opinion of Value.
What does NNN mean for retail rent?
NNN (triple-net) means you pay base rent plus your share of taxes, insurance, and common-area maintenance. Those add-ons can be a large slice of your true cost, so always price the fully-loaded gross number, not just base rent.
Do you help with retail space in Delray Beach?
Yes — tenant and buyer representation for retail space across Delray Beach and all of Palm Beach County. I work for you; on lease deals the landlord pays my fee.
What does a 5,000 SF retail building cost in Delray Beach?
The 2,500 to 10,000 SF band in Delray Beach carries a median of $641/SF across 45 recorded arm’s-length sales, so a 5,000 SF building prices out around $3,200,000 before you adjust for anything specific. The middle half of that band ran $503 to $1,016/SF, and condition, location and access move a building inside that range faster than size does.
Why does smaller retail space cost more per square foot in Delray Beach?
Across 61 recorded sales, Delray Beach retail space under 2,500 SF has traded at $1,092/SF against $641/SF in the 2,500 to 10,000 SF band — about 1.7 times the price per foot. Small buildings sell mostly to owner-users buying somewhere to run a business, who are pricing against rent rather than against yield. Large buildings sell to investors, are harder to finance, and re-tenant more slowly, and all of that lands in the per-foot number.