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Prepared for Cali Coffee leadership

Two qualified
drive-through opportunities

A focused Broward and Miami-Dade shortlist built around existing drive-through infrastructure, repeat commuter traffic and a practical path to Cali Coffee’s compact operating model.

The executive read

These are the only locations shown because each clears the initial physical and market screen. The next conversation is about fit, deal structure and execution, not eliminating marginal sites.

South Florida · August 2026
2qualified properties
1,388–1,746existing building SF
2existing drive-through forms
0ground-up land acquisitions

Shortlist strategy

Speed-to-open without compromising the prototype.

Both opportunities start with freestanding drive-through real estate rather than raw land. North Miami offers a compact outparcel with a broker-represented drive-through use on a dense urban retail corridor; Pembroke Pines offers an exact-size, double-drive-through building on a 49,500–52,500 AADT arterial.

Building fit, traffic and ownership are tied to current public records. Drive-through rights, access, stacking and municipal approvals remain subject to controlled diligence.

Opportunity map

One Dade corridor. One Broward corridor.

Use the map to open either profile. The detailed aerials below show parcel context and surrounding road patterns.

01 900 NE 125th St · North Miami 02 8579 Pines Blvd · Pembroke Pines
01

Miami-Dade · North Miami

900 NE 125th Street

Former bank drive-through form · active $12,000/month lease offering

Current listing view of the drive-through lane and detached structure at 900 NE 125th Street
Drive-through lane and detached structure. MLS/BHS listing image for site-selection review. Current gallery
Aerial context Open Street View Google Maps
Building1,746 SFExisting freestanding box
Site0.57 AC pad1.93 AC center parcel reported
Traffic29,000 AADT2025 FDOT frontage segment
Drive-throughBroker representedCity verification required

Traffic & access

Official 2025 FDOT data reports 29,000 AADT on the frontage segment and 32,500 AADT immediately west. The outparcel sits south of a raised median with shared internal circulation and a nearby signal, likely favoring eastbound right-in capture; driveway rights and AM turning movements still need field and title verification.

Drive-through demand

The existing bank configuration offers a faster conversion path than a ground-up site. Broker marketing describes the location as the only grandfathered drive-through in the area, but no city-issued entitlement or nonconforming-use determination has been located; that status must be confirmed before reliance.

Walk-up potential

Meaningful as a secondary channel. Planet Fitness provides early and recurring on-site visits, while City Hall, MOCA, Route 125 transit stops and a 195-unit residential project support walk-up and pickup demand beyond the vehicle queue.

Competitive context

McDonald’s drive-through is about 0.39 mile away, Starbucks drive-through about 0.94 mile and Dunkin about 1.08 miles. That spacing validates convenience demand while leaving room for Cali Coffee to differentiate on speed, beverage focus and its on-site gym relationship.

Executive recommendation

Test a fast adaptive-reuse plan before considering replacement.

The first design exercise should determine whether the 1,746 SF shell and existing lane can support Cali’s service line, bypass and a 15–20 car queue. Make city-issued drive-through and zoning confirmation a condition precedent, then confirm shared access, parking rights, utilities and the precise demised pad area.

02

Broward · Pembroke Pines

8579 Pines Boulevard

Vacant double drive-through · direct owner / backfill conversation

Broward County Property Appraiser exterior photograph of the former drive-through building at 8579 Pines Boulevard
County exterior photograph, stamped Dec. 16, 2025. © BCPA. Official photo record
Aerial context Open Street View Google Maps
Building1,388 SFInside Cali’s target range
Site0.68 AC29,715 SF lot
Traffic49,500–52,5002024 FDOT AADT stations
Geometry125′ × 280′Frontage × depth

Traffic & access

Official 2024 FDOT stations bracketing the site report 49,500–52,500 AADT on Pines Boulevard. The north-side parcel has 125 feet of frontage and apparent shared circulation toward a signal at its west edge; because the boulevard is median-divided, reciprocal access and exact curb-cut rights are central diligence items.

Drive-through demand

This is the closest physical match to Cali’s prototype: 1,388 SF, 0.68 acres and an existing double drive-through. Marketing materials also state that a site plan and building permit were secured for coffee drive-through development, subject to current confirmation.

Walk-up potential

Secondary but real. Sidewalks, the signalized crossing and nearby dealership and retail employees create a credible walk-up and mobile-order layer, while the wide divided boulevard keeps the operating thesis firmly drive-through-led.

Competitive context

Chipotle and Vicky Bakery sit within roughly 0.06 mile, while Starbucks is about 1.03 miles away and a verified Dunkin drive-through about 1.16 miles away. The competition validates strong food and beverage demand; the former Checkers format gives Cali a differentiated speed-to-open advantage.

Executive recommendation

Lead with prototype fit and establish the owner’s post-acquisition plan.

The property sold for $2.35 million in April 2026 and is no longer publicly marketed, so the immediate objective is direct outreach to LARCH AVENUE-PINES LLC and the transaction brokers about lease, backfill or operating plans. Before terms, verify the claimed coffee permit, legal cross-access and whether the existing double-lane layout can hold Cali’s required stacking.

The Faith Group execution plan

Move from shortlist to controlled diligence.

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Open the doors

Confirm current availability, ownership intent and broker expectations before disclosing detailed store economics.

02

Prove the queue

Test 15–20 car stacking, ingress/egress and peak-hour circulation against Cali’s prototype and operating rhythm.

03

Protect the entitlement

Verify drive-through status, permit transferability, signage rights and any landlord or municipal use restrictions.

04

Shape the transaction

Use speed-to-open and building reuse to negotiate occupancy timing, improvement scope and economically disciplined terms.

Prepared by The Faith Group

Two credible doors into South Florida growth.

Roy can use this presentation to frame the opportunity, then The Faith Group can control broker outreach, site diligence and deal positioning.

Roy Faith rfaith@thefaithgroup.com

Sources: BHS / MLS · North Miami, Hawkins CRE, FDOT 2025 · North Miami, BCPA parcel · Pembroke Pines, BCPA photographs, FDOT 2024 · Broward, De La Rosa Team, Traded. Aerials: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics and the GIS User Community; Broward imagery © BCPA / BCGIS. Information is for preliminary site-selection discussion and should be independently verified before reliance.