Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 6, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Luciana Mino, Assistant Manager
FROM: Jenny Walker, Acquisition Agent
CONTACT: Faye Lee, Administrative Assistant
PHONE: 407-836-7097
DIVISION: Real Estate Management Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Fifth Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement by and between DCT Cypress Park, LP and Orange County, Florida for DCT Cypress Park, 1800 Cypress Lake Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32837. Lease file 1019. District 3. (Real Estate Management Division)
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PROJECT:
DCT Cypress Park
1800 Cypress Lake Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32837
Lease file 1019
PURPOSE: To continue to provide office and warehouse space for the Orange County Comptroller Division, Clerk of Courts, and Regional History Center.
ITEM:
Fifth Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement
Term: Five years
Size: 118,227 square feet
BUDGET:
1248 043 0857 3630 - Clerk of Courts 23.8%
0001 062 1850 3620 - Regional History Center - 12.5%
0001 043 0201 3620 - Comptroller Division - 63.7%
REVENUE: None
FUNDS: $6,275,484.60 (total rent)
APPROVALS:
Real Estate Management Division
Risk Management Division
County Attorney’s Office
Facilities Management Division
REMARKS: The Orange County Clerk of Courts, Comptroller Division, and the Regional History Center have occupied the leased premises since 2001. The current lease expired May 31, 2026, and the agencies continue to occupy the property under a holdover tenancy.
The three agencies currently occupy approximately 118,227 square feet of warehouse and office space. While relocation options have been explored, no suitable space is available to accommodate the operational needs of all three agencies. A five-year renewal was negotiated to provide additional time to identify a suitable location and relocate the agencies.
The County Attorney’s Office and Risk Management Division reviewed the Fifth Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement. The County Attorney’s Office finds the Fifth Amendment acceptable as to form. Risk Management Division identified concerns with certain language in the Fifth Amendment; however, after consideration of the operational need to maintain the current location while a suitable replacement location is identified, Risk Management Division made a business decision to proceed and recommends approval of the Fifth Amendment.
This Fifth Amendment also provides for a landlord contribution in the amount of $236,000 for tenant improvements to meet the operational needs of the agencies at no cost to Orange County.