Eustis, Lake County · Central Florida

Single corner lot seeks
long-term relationship.

I’ve spent years on this beautiful corner in Eustis, watching thousands of cars drive by every day — and every one of them just keeps going. I’m low-maintenance, highly visible, and very commitment-oriented. Fifteen years? A triple-net lease? Be still my heart. I’d make a wonderful partner for the right business — a coffee company, a smoothie brand… maybe you? So call me. I’ll be right here.

Let’s talk The serious part ↓
Aerial view of the corner parcel at 3001 E County Road 44 outlined at the signalized intersection of CR 44 and CR 44A in Eustis, Florida
The parcel, outlined — at the CR 44 & CR 44A signal
Close aerial of the parcel outlined at the CR 44 and CR 44A intersection
The parcel at the corner
Aerial oblique of the parcel and intersection, January 2026
Aerial · Jan 2026
Aerial oblique of the parcel and intersection, 2022
Aerial · 2022
Aerial oblique of the parcel and intersection, 2021
Aerial · 2021
Aerial oblique of the parcel and intersection, 2019
Aerial · 2019
Aerial oblique of the parcel and intersection, 2017
Aerial · 2017
Signalized intersection of CR 44 and CR 44A looking west
The signal at CR 44 / CR 44A
CR 44 at the signal looking west, with the parcel frontage on the right
CR 44 at the signal, looking west
Intersection approach from the south on County Road 44A
Approach from the south
Full traffic signal mast over the intersection with CR 44 East/West signage
Full signal & turn lanes
The existing 1930 residence on the property
Existing 1930 residence (interim income)
On the parcel looking toward the neighboring homes
On the parcel, toward the neighbors
Ground-level view of the level corner parcel with mature trees
The parcel — level, with mature trees

Now, the substance

But enough flirting. Let’s talk about why this corner means business.

This is a high-visibility signalized corner at the gateway intersection of County Road 44 and County Road 44A in Eustis, Florida — a commuter route carrying thousands of vehicles per day past a parcel large enough to accommodate a modern drive-thru with generous stacking, landscaping, and easy ingress and egress. The site suits coffee, beverage, breakfast, smoothie, bakery, dessert, or quick-service concepts, and the owner is open to a ground lease, a build-to-suit arrangement, or a long-term NNN lease structured to the tenant’s specifications and built by their preferred developer. For an expanding brand looking to plant a location in one of Central Florida’s fastest-growing corridors, this is a rare chance to secure a prime corner before someone else does.

Flexible on structure — and on who builds it

  • Ground lease — lease the dirt; you (or your preferred developer) finance and build to your exact prototype. Most flexible, and the lightest bar on guaranty since you own the improvements.
  • Build-to-suit — the owner finances and delivers the building to your specification (your approved builder if required). Because the owner carries construction financing against your lease, this path asks for a binding commitment to occupy on delivery and a corporate or credit-tenant guaranty.
  • Long-term NNN — the 15–20 year commitment we’re genuinely looking for; guaranty scaled to who takes the construction risk.

In short: if you build it, terms stay light. If we build it for you, we’ll ask for the occupancy commitment and financial strength that let the owner finance it with confidence. Either way, price and term are negotiable — bring the structure that works for your real-estate committee.

Download the one-page flyer (PDF) Aerial, dimensions, traffic, demographics & deal structures — one page for your committee.

The site at a glance

3001 E County Road 44, Eustis, FL 32736

Location
Gateway signalized corner — CR 44 & CR 44A
Traffic count
±15,600 AADT (2025) on CR 44 at the CR 44A corner — FDOT Florida Traffic Online; up steadily from 13,700 (2021)
Parcel size
±37,800 sq ft · ±0.87 acres
Dimensions
164.65′ frontage on CR 44A × ~229.7′ deep — near-rectangular corner (per survey)
Topography
Level; mature trees on site (removal addressed at site plan)
Future land use
Mixed Commercial Residential (MCR) — supports commercial development (up to 2.5 FAR)
Entitlement
Permitted use under MCR future land use — no rezoning required. Redevelopment subject to City of Eustis site-plan review, Design District standards, and permitting.
Utilities
City water & sewer available at the street — connection required under any development scenario (site currently on well & septic)
Access
Hard corner at a signalized intersection; site access via a Lake County–permitted driveway (subject to spacing & turn-lane requirements)
Available structures
Ground lease · Build-to-suit · Long-term NNN
Interim income
Legacy 1930 residence, currently tenant-occupied
Aerial parcel map of 3001 E County Road 44 showing 165 feet of frontage at the corner
The parcel at the CR 44 / CR 44A signal — Lake County aerial.
N POB 164.83′ N 89°12′36″ E 164.65′ · frontage on CR 44A S 89°23′38″ W (CR S-452-A) 229.97′ S 01°58′ E 229.44′ N 02°00′48″ W ≈ 0.87 ac ±37,800 sq ft 3001 E CR 44
Parcel dimensions per recorded survey (OR 5540 / 763). Sketch, not to scale — verify against the survey.
CR 44 · ±15,600 AADT CR 44A · 165′ frontage signal Drive-thru building (concept) pickup menu stacking bypass parking access †
Conceptual test-fit — illustrative only. A small drive-thru building with wrap-around stacking, bypass, menu board, and parking fits comfortably on the pad. Not an engineered site plan; not to scale. † Driveway location(s) subject to Lake County / FDOT permitting and turn-lane requirements.

The market

A growing corridor between US 441 and the SR 429.

Minutes from the new SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway), US Highway 441, and downtown Mount Dora. Figures are cited below, including 1/3/5-mile radius rings in the format site selectors expect.

±15,600vehicles/day
Traffic past the corner · CR 44 at CR 44A 2025 AADT · FDOT Florida Traffic Online — up from 13,700 in 2021
$70,408 Median household income · 5-mile trade area ACS 2024 5-yr · block-group estimate (see table)
~12,700 Population · ZIP 32736 2024 est. (11,412 · 2020 Census)
24,119 Population · City of Eustis ACS 2024 5-yr · Census Reporter
Trade area by radius — source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (block-group estimate)
 1-mile3-mile5-mile
Population3,20823,50957,265
Households1,1639,01424,586
Median household income$67,247$73,620$70,408
Daytime populationPending (Census LODES) — a broker CoStar/ESRI report can supply this

Radius figures are estimated from Census block-group data (household-weighted; 1-mile is approximate); for a marketing package a CoStar or ESRI ring report gives the authoritative version.

Why the rooftops are coming

The completed SR 429 / Wekiva Parkway put this corner within easy reach of the greater Orlando job market, and the Sorrento–Mount Plymouth corridor just east is absorbing it: master-planned communities including Wolf Branch Village and builder communities from Maronda and others are adding rooftops within the drive-time, on top of the steady in-fill Eustis and Mount Dora have seen for a decade. The traffic count past this corner has risen every year we have data for — the demand is arriving before the supply of good drive-thru corners does.

The coffee category already sees it. National drive-thru brands have committed multiple locations across the greater Eustis–Mount Dora market — capital that follows rooftop growth, not the other way around. Yet the nearest of them sits roughly six miles off, leaving the north-and-east quadrant this corner anchors — the direction development is pushing out of Mount Dora and southern Eustis — without a drive-thru coffee stop of its own.

Growth context from public sources (FDOT counts, Lake County / City of Eustis planning activity); a broker’s CoStar or ESRI package can quantify the residential pipeline for your committee.

Let’s start a conversation

Every great partnership starts with the facts.

If this corner fits your growth plans, the owner welcomes inquiries from real estate directors, site-selection professionals, tenant representatives, and franchise groups. Flexible lease structures are available, and the owner is open to building to your specifications with your preferred developer.

Contact · owner / principal — direct

Rebecca Perkins

Phone

(407) 439-5000

Property

3001 E County Road 44
Eustis, FL 32736

Prefer to call? (407) 439-5000. Price and lease term negotiable. Download the one-page flyer (PDF).