Amazon has signed the most important industrial lease in Miami-Dade County for the second quarter of 2025, securing a 235,850-square-foot warehouse in Opa-Locka.
The ability, positioned at 12805 N.W. forty second Ave., was developed by Prologis in 2023 and sits lower than a mile from Amazon’s main achievement heart on the Miami-Opa Locka Govt Airport. Amazon spokesperson Owen Torres confirmed the lease and mentioned the positioning shall be utilized by the corporate’s AMXL division, which focuses on delivering outsized gadgets comparable to furnishings and enormous home equipment.
“This web site will serve South Florida as a part of our Amazon supply community for extra-large packages,” Torres mentioned. “We’re at all times on the lookout for methods to higher serve our clients in communities throughout the nation, together with in South Florida.”
In accordance with Cushman & Wakefield’s newest industrial market report, Amazon’s lease was the quarter’s largest within the county. Whereas Miami-Dade noticed optimistic web absorption of 450,532 sq. ft within the first half of 2025, the general industrial emptiness charge rose to six.4% — a 190-basis-point improve from the earlier 12 months — attributable to a wave of recent warehouse stock.
Asking rents have dropped 4.6% to $16.60 per sq. foot. The report forecasts that industrial vacancies will peak at simply over 7% within the coming 12 months, although builders are anticipated to gradual development in response to the altering market.
