Retail Space in Fort Lauderdale
Retail Space in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale spans Downtown/Las Olas office, Cypress Creek, and deep infill industrial near the port and airport.
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Retail Space in Fort Lauderdale
Retail value in Fort Lauderdale 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.
Price per square foot by building size in Fort Lauderdale
Across 97 recorded retail sales in Fort Lauderdale, price per foot moves with building size more than most buyers expect: 2,500 to 10,000 SF has traded at a median of $350/SF, 10,000 to 25,000 SF at $300/SF.
Fort Lauderdale retail — median price per square foot by building size. Recorded arm’s-length sales, 2021–2026.
| Building size | Sales | Median $/SF | Middle half | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2,500 SF | 24 | $328 | $238–$548 | $598,000 |
| 2,500–10,000 SF | 57 | $350 | $251–$482 | $1.45M |
| 10,000–25,000 SF | 16 | $300 | $182–$475 | $4.35M |
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.
The pattern holds except in one place: the 2,500–10,000 SF band prices higher than the under-2,500 SF band, $350/SF against $328/SF. Two bands that close together usually means the sample is picking up a difference in the buildings themselves, not a difference in what buyers will pay for size. Worth a closer look before you lean on either row.
Hold size still and the spread is still wide. Inside the 10,000 to 25,000 SF band the middle half of Fort Lauderdale sales ran $182 to $475/SF — a 2.6× 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 Fort Lauderdale?
Across 103 recorded retail sales since 2021, Fort Lauderdale has traded roughly between $222 and $496/SF, with a midpoint near $321/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 Fort Lauderdale?
Yes — tenant and buyer representation for retail space across Fort Lauderdale and all of Broward County. I work for you; on lease deals the landlord pays my fee.
What does a 4,000 SF retail building cost in Fort Lauderdale?
The 2,500 to 10,000 SF band in Fort Lauderdale carries a median of $350/SF across 57 recorded arm’s-length sales, so a 4,000 SF building prices out around $1,400,000 before you adjust for anything specific. The middle half of that band ran $251 to $482/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 Fort Lauderdale?
Across 97 recorded sales, Fort Lauderdale retail space 2,500 to 10,000 SF has traded at $350/SF against $300/SF in the 10,000 to 25,000 SF band — about 1.2 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.