{"id":10381,"date":"2025-10-13T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/?p=10381"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:57:19","slug":"retail-real-estate-remains-healthy-despite-vacancy-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/2025\/10\/13\/retail-real-estate-remains-healthy-despite-vacancy-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Real Estate Remains Healthy Despite Vacancy Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-10381\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-10381-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10381-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10381-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-10381\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/10\/PR-Banner-Miami-Today_Stephen-DeMeo.png\" width=\"1250\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/10\/PR-Banner-Miami-Today_Stephen-DeMeo.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/10\/PR-Banner-Miami-Today_Stephen-DeMeo-512x213.png 512w, https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/10\/PR-Banner-Miami-Today_Stephen-DeMeo-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" title=\"Miami Today Discusses South Florida Retail Market with Lee &amp; Associates South Florida Principal, Stephen DeMeo\" alt=\"Miami Today Discusses South Florida Retail Market with Lee &amp; Associates South Florida Principal, Stephen DeMeo\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Miami Today Discusses South Florida Retail Market with Lee &amp; Associates South Florida Principal, Stephen DeMeo<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-10381-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">'Retail Real Estate Remains Healthy Despite Vacancy Growth'<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"item__title item__title--smaller\">By Abraham Galvan<span class=\"hidden--xs hidden--sm\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span> Miami Today<\/div>\n<div class=\"item__title item__title--smaller\">October 9th, 2025<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">The retail vacancy rate in Miami-Dade County remains healthy with no immediate signs of a slowdown, according to local retail real estate experts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">Even though the vacancy rate slightly increased up to 3.2% in Miami-Dade, the retail storefront market is fundamentally healthy, said Stephen DeMeo, a principal at Lee &amp; Associates.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">\"Brickell, (Miami) Design District, Lincoln Road (Miami Beach), Wynwood; those areas seem to be thriving from $100 plus a square foot,\" he said. \"There's always demand. If there are openings in these areas, you've got to get them quick.\"<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">Another thing is that Miami-Dade is entering the high shopping and holiday season, Mr. DeMeo added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">\"We're coming into October where every high-end retail location or street starts filling up,\" he continued. \"This is their time to make money. So, I think that adds up to all the high street retailers wanting to be in place for the shopping season.\"<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">According to a recent Miami-Dade County third quarter retail market statistics report, the county has 108,149,917 square feet in retail inventory, with 1,681,715 square feet currently under construction. The average direct asking rate for leases is around $42.56 per square foot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">In Brickell, the vacancies sit at around 2.2% and average rent rates arc going for $68.33. Wynwood \/The Design District is seeing a 9. 7% vacancy with an average $58.88 asking rate, and Miami Beach is experiencing 5.7% in vacancies and going for $100.95 in average rental rates, the report said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"327\">\"The market's healthy, and I believe prime retail locations are maybe being more selective now, where they are starting to choose who they want in their places.\" Mr. DeMeo added. \"If it's a prime location, there usually are a couple of brands or tenants vying for it. They want the strongest and the right brands in their places. So, I really don't see a slowdown occurring in the next three to six months.\"<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"3164\">...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10381-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10381-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10381-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div id=\"pl-w68ed599f4b524\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w68ed599f4b524-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-w68ed599f4b524-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-w68ed599f4b524-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w68ed599f4b524-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/The%20market&#039;s%20healthy,%20and%20I%20believe%20prime%20retail%20locations%20are%20maybe%20being%20more%20selective%20now,%20where%20they%20are%20starting%20to%20choose%20who%20they%20want%20in%20their%20places.%20Mr.%20DeMeo%20added.%20If%20it&#039;s%20a%20prime%20location,%20there%20usually%20area%20coupleofbrandsortenants%20vying%20for%20it.%20They%20want%20the%20strongest%20and%20the%20right%20brands%20in%20their%20places.%20So,%20I%20really%20don&#039;t%20see%20a%20slowdown%20occurring%20in%20the%20next%20three%20to%20six%20months.\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/10\/10-09-2025-Miami-Today-LEE-002-512x339.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/10\/10-09-2025-Miami-Today-LEE-002-512x339.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/10\/10-09-2025-Miami-Today-LEE-002-1280x848.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/10\/10-09-2025-Miami-Today-LEE-002-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/10\/10-09-2025-Miami-Today-LEE-002-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/10\/10-09-2025-Miami-Today-LEE-002-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" title=\"10-09-2025 Miami Today LEE (002)\" alt=\"Miami Today Discusses South Florida Retail Market with Lee &amp; Associates South Florida Principal, Stephen DeMeo\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-10381-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>About Lee &amp; Associates South Florida<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lee &amp; Associates South Florida is a fully vertical commercial real estate brokerage firm focused on industrial, office, retail, multifamily, investment and land sectors. 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Even though the vacancy rate slightly increased up to 3.2% in Miami-Dade, the retail storefront market is fundamentally healthy, said Stephen DeMeo, a principal at Lee &amp; Associates. &#8220;Brickell, (Miami) Design District, Lincoln Road (Miami&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":9873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,106],"tags":[1849],"class_list":["post-10381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-retail","tag-stephen-demeo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retail Real Estate Remains Healthy Despite Vacancy Growth - Lee &amp; Associates South Florida<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/southflorida\/2025\/10\/13\/retail-real-estate-remains-healthy-despite-vacancy-growth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retail Real Estate Remains Healthy Despite Vacancy Growth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#039;Retail Real Estate Remains Healthy Despite Vacancy Growth&#039; By Abraham Galvan\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Miami Today October 9th, 2025 &nbsp; The retail vacancy rate in Miami-Dade County remains healthy with no immediate signs of a slowdown, according to local retail real estate experts. 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