PROPERTY TYPE:

Four-Parcel Commercial Assemblage with Operating Restaurant

SQUARE FOOTAGE/LOT SIZE:

±4,155 SF Building / ±5.35 Acres (Four Contiguous Parcels)

YEAR BUILT:

1999 (Restaurant Building)

ZONING:

C1 (City of Sebring), B3 & AU (Highlands County)

FRONTAGE:

300+ Linear Feet on US Highway 27 South

LOCATION:

Positioned along Sebring’s primary commercial corridor between

Sparta Road and US-98, surrounded by established retail, service

businesses, and residential neighborhoods.

OCCUPANCY:

Operating Restaurant – Sale May Be Structured as Going-Concern or

Real Estate Asset Sale.

UTILITIES:

Public Water & Sewer, Electric & Telecom, Existing Site Infrastructure

in Place

NEARBY RETAILERS & AMENITIES:

National and regional retailers, restaurants, medical services, financial

institutions, and proximity to Sebring International Raceway and

established residential communities

Sebring and Highlands County are benefiting from multiple converging

macro trends that make this an opportune moment to acquire commercial

real estate along the US-27 corridor.

Highlands County’s population has grown consistently over the past decade,

driven by Florida’s broader in-migration wave and the region’s strong appeal

as an affordable retirement and relocation destination. Florida as a whole

has been the fastest-growing large state in the nation, adding over 400,000

new residents annually in recent years, and secondary markets like Sebring

— which offer the Florida lifestyle at a fraction of the cost of coastal metros like

Tampa, Orlando, Naples, or Miami — have captured a growing share of that

growth. Highlands County’s population stands at approximately 105,000 and

has been trending upward, with the City of Sebring serving as the county seat

and primary commercial hub.

The demographic profile of Sebring is particularly favorable for a full-service

diner and restaurant operation. The city’s median age skews older than the

Florida average, with a significant retired and semi-retired population that

prioritizes sit-down, value-oriented dining over fast casual or delivery concepts.

This population segment eats out frequently, values consistency and familiar

service, and generates high repeat visit rates — precisely the customer profile

that sustains a high-volume diner operation year after year. The addition of the

seasonal “snowbird” population — Northern retirees who spend the winter

months in Central Florida — adds a predictable seasonal demand surge that

amplifies restaurant revenues from roughly October through April.

From a commercial real estate market perspective, Sebring’s US-27 corridor

has demonstrated resilient fundamentals through 2024–2025, with highwayfronting

commercial properties maintaining strong pricing relative to their

county appraised values. Comparable sales data confirms a restaurant $/

SF range of $320–$390 in recent Sebring and regional transactions (see

Comparable Sales below), while vacant US-27 commercial land has transacted

at $120,000 per acre and above. The lack of new supply — the market

simply does not produce large, multi-acre, US-27 assemblages with existing

operational infrastructure — is a structural advantage for this offering.