Flex space in Broward County.

By Chase Farache, Broker Associate, Silver Lining Realty Group. Updated October 2026.

Broward flex market at a glance

Cushman & Wakefield's Broward Industrial MarketBeat for Q3 2026 counted about 94.7 million square feet of industrial space with 5.7% vacancy, the highest since the end of 2020 but below the national average. Office service space, the category closest to flex, was tighter at 3.4% vacancy with an average net asking rent of $18.08 per square foot per year. Nearly 760,000 square feet was under construction at quarter-end.

Submarkets

• Pompano Beach: about 22.9 million square feet and 7.5% vacancy in Cushman's count. The city describes itself as Broward's largest industrial and distribution submarket, with parks along Powerline Road, Andrews Avenue, Copans Road and I-95.
• Fort Lauderdale: three submarkets (Central, East/Central and Airport/Dania) between 3.4% and 4.2% vacancy, tied to Executive Airport, Port Everglades and FLL.
• Deerfield Beach: about 8.8 million square feet at 3.9% vacancy, with parks near I-95 between Hillsboro Boulevard and SW 10th Street.
• Coral Springs/Margate: about 9.5 million square feet at 8.2% vacancy, centered on the 442-acre Commerce Park of Coral Springs off the Sawgrass Expressway.
• Davie/Plantation/Sunrise: about 5.2 million square feet at 11.5% vacancy. See the Sunrise and Plantation market pages.
• Pembroke/Miramar/Weston (about 13.3 million square feet, 5.1%) and Southeast Broward (about 17.7 million, 3.5%) round out the county.

Access

I-95 and Florida's Turnpike both run north-south through the county. The Sawgrass Expressway connects I-75 and I-595 at the Sawgrass Interchange in Sunrise with Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek and Deerfield Beach. Port Everglades, a Broward County department, is the region's main petroleum port and handles containers and bulk cargo. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, Fort Lauderdale Executive and Pompano Beach Airpark round out air access.

Zoning differs by city

There is no single Broward industrial zone. Fort Lauderdale uses B-3, I and AIP; Pompano Beach uses I-1, I-1X, OIP and B-4; Deerfield Beach uses I, I-2 and PID; Coral Springs uses IC and IRD. Showroom, retail, gym and outdoor storage rules differ in each. Read the parcel's district before you negotiate, and see zoning for medical and flex in Broward.

What to check in any Broward flex building

• Wind: Broward is in the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, with stricter requirements for doors, windows and roofs than most of the state.
• Clear height, doors and power: confirm usable clear height, grade-level vs. dock-high doors, and amps and phase.
• Office ratio and parking: many older units carry more office than a warehouse user needs.
• Licenses: most businesses need a city receipt and a separate Broward County local business tax receipt, and cities such as Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach require zoning sign-off first.

Lease or buy

Most flex users lease, often on NNN or modified gross terms where taxes, insurance and common-area costs pass through on top of base rent. Owner-users who plan to stay five years or more may compare that with buying a condo bay or small building. Read NNN vs. gross vs. modified gross leases before comparing quotes, since two spaces with the same base rent can cost very different amounts.

How I help

I work for the tenant or buyer. I narrow the county to the submarkets that fit your use and drive times, check zoning, pull comparable leases and sales, tour with you and compare lease structures, including CAM charges. Start with flex space in South Florida, warehouse space in Broward, the Broward market page, or contact me.