Q3 2024 | State of the Market
Pinellas County
This quarter, MS&C Commercial expanded our coverage area for Pinellas County. The Pinellas market now includes six unique submarkets, which we will be reporting on, Downtown St. Petersburg, Gateway/Mid-Pinellas, South Pinellas, Downtown Clearwater, Bayside, and North Pinellas. In reviewing the third quarter of the year, the largest commercial sales in the market were in retail and multi-family transactions.
Although each area is unique due to its location, all six submarket retail sectors experienced a 3-4% increase in asking rents in the year-over-year comparison. The largest rent increases were posted in Power Centers. The North Pinellas and Downtown St. Petersburg submarkets have new construction projects which will total 28,000 square feet of new space.
Like the retail sector, the Pinellas submarkets are experiencing roughly a 3% rise in rents across the board. This quarter, Downtown St. Petersburg boasts an office vacancy rate of 7.9%, one of the lowest in the Tampa area. Notably, Downtown St. Petersburg is the sole submarket with new office space on the horizon, including a 12-story office tower called The Halcyon at The Central. This new office space will be greatly needed since over 200,000 square feet of leased office space, in the Central Business District, is now offline due to damage from Hurricane Milton. MS&C Commercial will continue to track how these changes affect the office sector in this submarket.
Since February 2022, the Federal Reserve began increasing interest rates with eleven consecutive rate increases. At the Federal Reserve’s last meeting, September 18, 2024, the committee lowered the interest rate by 50 basis points. It is unclear how the decrease will influence investors and trading in Commercial Real Estate in our area. However, MS&C Commercial will continue to track the market and trends throughout 2024 and into 2025.
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In Pinellas County, the imbalance of supply and demand continues to affect the fundamentals. The Northern Pinellas submarket has the lowest vacancy rate, in the region, sitting at 6.4%. The vacancy rate has fallen due to the lack of new deliveries and minimal pipeline (only 260 units are under construction). The other three submarkets continue to see increased vacancy rates due to a large number of new multifamily developments recently delivered, and approximately 1,500 units are in the pipeline. The redevelopment of Tropicana Field received its final approval for Phase One of the mixed-use project, which will include 1,500 multifamily units. The project is expected to start construction in early 2025.
Data obtained from CoStar, MFCRE, Tampa Bay Business Journal, Pinellas County Property Appraiser. *Sales include qualified real property transfer codes as defined by the Florida
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Christina Gustafson, Division Administrator
Spencer Brannen
Lee DeLieto, Jr., P.A., Broker-Associate
Lee DeLieto, Sr., MBA, Broker-Associate Jennifer Dobreff
Terry Eastman, Broker-Associate
Kim Eger
Melinda Garrett
Susan Goldstein, MBA, CCIM
Roberta Kolton Cera
Will Martin
Eric Massey, Broker-Associate
Daniel J. Page, CCIM
Larry Schaper, CCIM, Broker-Associate
Tammy Shaw, Broker-Associate
Alexander Stele
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4400 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34209
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1605 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
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1200 S. McCall Road, Englewood, FL 34223
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1605 Main Street, Suite 500, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941.208.3965 Fax: 941.951.6667
David Perry Director, Commercial Division
David has over 20 years of commercial real estate experience, including managing teams of 50+ professionals as a Managing Broker. He has led projects in land development, site acquisition, and property management. Notable roles
Lakewood Ranch Office
8325 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton, FL 34202
Phone: 941.907.9595 | Fax: 941.907.8802
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8660 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238
Phone: 941.966.800 | Fax: 941.918.9392
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101 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Phone: 941.639.0000 | Fax: 941.639.0101
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Bob Smith, Director of Commercial Property Management
Diane Conte, Administration Manager
Tony Fus, In-House Facility Technician
include National Director of Real Estate for Terra Realty, Site Acquisition Manager for Retail Site Experts, Director of Land Services at Mainstreet Realty, and VP of Real Estate Development at Baldridge Real Estate, overseeing major retail and senior care facility development.
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