A quarterly read on warehouse, flex, and distribution leasing, sale activity, and rents across Sarasota and Manatee counties — compiled from closed deals, not asking prices.
One industrial volume per quarter. New volumes are added here as they're filed.
Sarasota-Manatee's industrial market remains among the tightest in Florida, with direct vacancy at just 1.7% and net absorption running nearly four times ahead of new deliveries. Signed lease rates are landing above asking, though a nearly year's worth of new supply is now under construction.
Download full report (PDF)Roughly a year's worth of recent deliveries is in the pipeline — the key variable to watch through 2026–2027.
Cameron Wilson, CCIM is a commercial real estate broker in Sarasota, FL with 25+ years of experience across retail, industrial, and investment sales. The Wilson Report is compiled independently from closed-deal data, brokerage reporting, and public records.
Cam is a broker with Ian Black Real Estate, LLC.
