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