| The Orlando-Kissimmee region of central Florida is | | | | continuous demand in the Orlando commercial real |
| the state's third largest metropolitan area. A | | | | estate sector for additional office space, flex |
| tourism Mecca, boasting of more than fifty million | | | | space, industrial space, warehousing and |
| visitors annually, Orlando ranks along with Las | | | | distribution facilities, etc. This burgeoning |
| Vegas and Chicago as the three cities most | | | | marketplace is encouraging to builders and |
| frequently chosen for business conferences and | | | | investors, and bodes well for future growth in |
| industrial conventions. Orlando's Orange County | | | | Orlando commercial real estate. |
| Convention Center is the second largest in the | | | | Orlando currently is in the midst of major |
| U.S. in total square footage. | | | | commercial real estate development projects, |
| Although tourism, fueled by such internationally | | | | particularly office and multi-use construction in the |
| famous attractions as Walt Disney World Resort, | | | | city's downtown area, and Orlando's industrial |
| SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort is one of | | | | market space, equally in demand, has initiated an |
| the largest contributors to the area's overall | | | | expansion of over 1.5 million square feet of |
| economic strength, industrial giants such as | | | | available space since early 2007, which under |
| AT&T, Northrup Grumman, Westinghouse, | | | | current market conditions are renting at an |
| Raytheon Systems, Siemens, General Dynamics, | | | | average of $5.71 per square foot for bulk |
| Boeing, etc equally form a strong economic base. | | | | distribution warehouse space and $11.22 per |
| Low unemployment and business growth | | | | square foot for flex space. |
| exceeding the national average, have created a | | | | |