76 Gas Station for Sale in Lakeland, FL

Investment Highlights

• • 26,000 AADT on Florida Avenue South, Lakeland's primary north-south commercial corridor
• • Fee simple — land, building, canopy, brand agreement, and going-concern business in one transaction
• • Full commercial kitchen and deli in place: vented hood with Ansul suppression, grill, fryers, and warmers — a turnkey hot-food platform most c-stores build from scratch
• • Dual curb cuts on Florida Ave plus W Ridgewood St entry — accessible from both directions
• • Limited current operating hours; the kitchen and infrastructure support extended hours and menu expansion with no capital buildout
• • Food truck pad with prior operating history provides a ready third revenue stream
• • 76 pylon and lit canopy visible 500+ feet in both directions, including after dark
• • Dense daytime and evening trade area — five banks, multiple QSR concepts, and a live-music venue within walking distance
• • Canopy, dispensers, and UST equipment well maintained — no deferred maintenance identified at inspection
• • Branded fuel supply agreement with approximately 7 years remaining; assumed or paid off at closing
• • Flexible commercial zoning supports retail, food-service, and automotive uses beyond fuel
• • Recent canopy and dispenser equipment supports a cost-segregation study and accelerated Year-1 depreciation

Gas Station for Sale in Lakeland, Florida

STAX Real Estate is offering this 76-branded gas station for sale in Lakeland, Florida. The property sits at 825 S Florida Ave in Polk County, on a corridor carrying approximately 26,000 vehicles per day. The site includes a 2,960 SF building on 0.328 acres of land, offered fee simple.

Location

825 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL · Polk County

The Market — The Tampa Bay Metro

Tampa Bay is Florida's second-largest metropolitan area and has been among the fastest-growing large metros in the country, pulled by a diversified base of healthcare, financial services, defense, and port logistics rather than any single dominant employer.

The Bay's geography is what makes it interesting for fuel retail. Water divides the metro, so traffic is funneled across a limited number of bridges and arterials, and the University of South Florida, MacDill Air Force Base, and Port Tampa Bay each generate their own concentrated, repeating commuter patterns.

The result is a market where a well-placed site on the right side of a corridor captures volume that a site half a mile away simply cannot — and where infill land for a new station is scarce enough that existing pads carry real scarcity value.