5.5.26 For Immediate Release

 

ORLANDO, FL – The Central Florida office of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm, is off to a fast start in 2026 and is pleased to report that it closed over 3.5 million SF of commercial transactions during the 1st quarter of 2026 valued at over $133 Million. Some notable deals to report:

Our Industrial Team working on behalf of Link, Prologis, McCraney, Clarion, GK II Orlando, 1216 Industrial Partners, and Hanover Capital handled new industrial leases and renewals totaling more than 1.29 million SF in Orlando, Longwood, Ocoee, Apopka & Kissimmee to companies such as Performance Food Group, Blue Hippo, 3T Medical Systems, Access Information Management, SCP Distributors, Memoir Agency, and Ammo Depot. These leases had a value in excess of $36 million. Please reach out to a member of our Industrial Team for more information. William “Bo” Bradford, CCIM, SIOR, President, Tim Parry, CCIM, SIOR, Senior Vice President, Derek Rigglemen, SIOR, Senior Vice President, Ryan Griffith, Senior Vice President, Christopher “CJ” Griffith, SIOR, Vice President.

With one of the strongest sales quarters in the history of the Central Florida office for Lee & Associates, we are proud to report a total of 12 sales totaling more than $82 million in transaction volume.

The team of Derek Rigglemen, SIOR, Senior Vice President, Ryan Griffith, Senior Vice President, and Christopher Griffith, SIOR, Vice President, represented SDP DeBary, LLC on the sale of a 30 acres site to Waste Pro USA at 311 Benson Junction Rd, Debary, Fl for $19 million. The trio also represented Legacy Capital Partners in the purchase of 116,711 SF warehouse at 384-395 Commercial St, Casseleberry Fl for $19.5 million.

Jason Bantel, CCIM, Senior Vice President, represented two companies purchasing headquarter locations in Central Florida for their firms. Working with Eden Site Development, the company will be relocating to 1086 Florida Central Pkwy in Longwood Florida, the 20,000 SF flex building was purchased for $2.3 million and is slated to undergo major renovation prior to occupancy. Jason also represented West Orange Commercial Properties in the purchase of a 12,000 SF flex building at 320 S. Tubb St, Oakland, FL for $2.7 million. After renovations, this location will be the new home for DriRite.

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Jason Bantel, CCIM
Lee & Associates Central Florida
(321) 281-8509
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LEE & ASSOCIATES CENTRAL FLORIDA
Lee & Associates Central Florida delivers expert industrial, office, and retail brokerage services across the region’s most dynamic submarkets, including Orange and Seminole Counties, the Osceola County corridor, and the expanding Space Coast market. Core areas such as Airport/Southeast Orlando, Orlando Central Park, and encompass thriving cities like Winter Park, Apopka, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Sanford, Winter Garden, Kissimmee, and extend east to Melbourne, Florida. These high-growth Central Florida markets offer a diverse inventory of bulk distribution, flex, manufacturing, office, and retail properties, supported by strong population growth, strategic transportation infrastructure, and continued development activity—positioning the region as a premier destination for logistics, corporate users, and retail investment.