Prologis acknowledges that while operating conditions are healthy in the majority of their markets, customers are remaining focused on controlling costs, which is weighing on decision making and the pace of leasing. High interest rates and mounting geopolitical concerns are also factors that are contributing to this hesitancy but the effect of this indecision on net absorption is expected to be short-term.
When it comes to the Doral’s commercial market, it has certainly experienced significant growth and development over the past several years. The main driver for that has been the access to highways to Miami International Airport, as well as access to Port of Miami making it an ideal hub when it comes to business.
In 2023, Amazon increased the number of items delivered same day or overnight by nearly 70% year-over-year. The experience was so positive for customers that the online retail giant is planning to double the number of their same-day delivery facilities.
The estimated $168 million project includes an amphitheater, a community center – double the size of any other in Doral and a water park. The project was partially funded through a $150 million city bond issue passed 2018. It didn’t break ground though until three years later in 2021.
For Carnival, the sale is a chance to unlock a potential windfall from decades of real estate growth in Doral, where property values have soared alongside the area’s condo boom.