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Quiet Buyouts vs Concept Graveyards

Ownership churn (same concept, new owner) vs concept failure (new restaurant at the address) — split by physical address.

2,417 concept graveyards and 29 quiet buyouts across the pilot metros. DBPR food-service licenses are non-transferable: when a restaurant changes hands the state issues a brand-new license number even if the storefront, the name, and the menu never change. That makes the physical address the only stable key for separating two very different failure modes. Type A 'ownership churn' is a quiet buyout — same address, same concept (name fuzzy-matched), new owner. Type B 'concept failure' is the real-estate turnover — same address, a different restaurant. Every address is classified exactly once; an address that has seen a concept death is counted as Type B even if it also changed owners. 2417 addresses are concept graveyards — the storefront survives while the restaurant inside it keeps dying; the worst, 4116 N HIMES AVE (Tampa), buried 50 distinct concepts. 29 addresses are quiet buyouts — the same concept (TURNER AGRI-CIVIC CENTER #114) changed hands 1 time without ever closing.

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Updated 2026-07-05 20:03 UTC

Concept graveyards (Type B)2,417
Quiet buyouts (Type A)29
Window (years)5

Critical Concept Graveyard / Real-Estate Turnovers (Type B)
4116 N HIMES AVE Tampa Hillsborough GRIDIRON GRILL C342 → YBOR PRESS 208 50 2025-11-09
1 TROPICANA DR St. Petersburg Pinellas LITTLE GREEK → PACIFIC COUNTER 46 2026-06-03
601 BISCAYNE BLVD Miami Dade STAND 304 → CART 108 41 2026-04-10
1 TIAA BANK FIELD DR Jacksonville Duval WAREHOUSE KITCHEN → EIGHT BAY FOOD KIOSK 35 2025-11-16
9800 INTERNATIONAL DR Orlando Orange TACO TWIST 1 → CREATE A BOWL 2 34 2026-06-01
11770 A METRO PKWY Fort Myers Lee BEST CHEF ACHAVEZ LLC → JAMIE'S CUISINE 34 2026-06-24
1850 EMERSON ST Jacksonville Duval LITTLE PANCAKES OF JAX → MISFIT BBQ 34 2026-06-26
1020 W MICHIGAN ST Orlando Orange FLORIDA CATERERS AND COMMISSARY → VAULT APOPKA 33 2026-06-19
400 WEST CHURCH Orlando Orange KIA CENTER-COORS LIGHT BAR & SILVER SPOON-LEVEL T → KIA CENTER-OTOWN GRILL &PAPA JOHNS-LEVEL T 28 2026-06-11
4700 W SAND LAKE RD Orlando Orange HOOLIGAN'S GROG & GRUEL → UC LEGACY CLUB 27 2026-05-01
1000 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PLAZA Orlando Orange PIZZA PREDATORIA MINI GRILL (EMPLOYEE) → BIGFIRE AMERICAN FARE 22 2026-06-04
12801 WEST SUNRISE BLVD Sunrise Broward HAAGEN DAZS → TOBU ORIENTAL EATERY 21 2026-06-24
1365 N MONORAIL WAY Bay Lake Orange TORTUGA TAVERN → TONY'S TOWN SQUARE RESTAURANT 21 2026-06-24
1610 W CHURCH ST Orlando Orange T204 FAN FAVORITES NE → CLUB EAST MARKET 20 2025-12-17
1 PANTHER PKWY Sunrise Broward COMMISSARY → CLUB PREP KITCHEN 20 2026-04-30
1501 NW 3RD STREET Miami Dade 03.21.02 PIZZA → 05.25.02 SUITES HOT KITCHEN 19 2026-02-21
1000 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PL Orlando Orange SCHWAB'S PHARMACY → LEMON FROST PRODUCTION FACILIT 18 2026-06-04
1510 N AVE OF THE STARS Lake Buena Vista Orange SOMMERFEST → REGAL EAGLE RESTAURANT 17 2026-05-20
401 CHANNELSIDE DR Tampa Hillsborough PREMIUM-EVENT-ASHELY LOUNGE → PROMENADE DESIGN KITCHEN 17 2026-06-19
401 BISCAYNE BLVD STE S101 Miami Dade SKOOP → HOLY BUREK 17 2026-06-26
1501 NW 3 ST Miami Dade 01.06.01 3RD BASE DUGOUT CLUB → 01.15.02 THE CLUB 16 2026-02-21
8001 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL STE 112 Orlando Orange COSECHAS → UGREAN 16 2026-05-04
1 LEGOLAND WAY Winter Haven Polk ARAMARK AT LEGOLAND FLORIDA FUNNEL CAKES → ARAMARK AT LEGOLAND SHIPWRECK RESTAURANT 16 2026-06-03
1020 W. MICHIGAN ST Orlando Orange BLISS BARTENDING CO. → SPATI IMBISS 16 2026-06-08
501 E CAMINO REAL Boca Raton Palm Beach MIZNER CENTER → BOCA WHIP & JB'S BURGER BAR 15 2026-03-20
7007 SEA WORLD DR Orlando Orange COFFEE COASTER COMPANY → LAKESIDE GRILL 15 2026-06-01
1321 NW 155 DR Miami Dade ATHLETES KTXN → MB CULINARY ADVISORS 15 2026-06-26
4441 COLLINS AVE Miami Beach Dade CHEZ BON BON → PRIME 54 14 2026-03-10
9101 INTERNATIONAL DR STE 2210 Orlando Orange SAL'S PIZZA → CAPITAL GRILLE #8025 14 2026-06-26
4100 GEORGE J BEAN PKWY Tampa Hillsborough CIGAR CITY TAP ROOM → DELTA AIR LINES INC 13 2026-05-04
5500 SUNSEEKER WAY Port Charlotte Charlotte CENTRAL BAKERY → CHARTISAN 12 2025-12-18
9801 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE Orlando Orange BAKERY KITCHEN → ICHARO SUSHI 12 2026-05-19
5108 15 ST E Bradenton Manatee TAQUERIA ZAFRITAS → GOLOSINAS TITI II 12 2026-05-20
3601 VINELAND RD STE 1 Orlando Orange A BITE OF CHINA → MONICA'S COMFORT FOODS 12 2026-06-02
200 E FLAGLER ST UNIT 108 Miami Dade L'ARTISANE → J. WONG CEVICHE BAR / CHICKN' BRAS PERUVIAN KITCHEN 12 2026-06-08
2083 N POWERLINE RD Pompano Beach Broward SHIRLEY'S TABLE LLC → PARGA PARTY RENTALS LLC 12 2026-06-16
2269 NW 199 ST Miami Dade 114 MAGIC CITY DOGS → 345 LITTLE CAESAR 11 2026-05-22
4495 ROOSEVELT BLVD STE 300-301 Jacksonville Duval FIVE GUYS → KFC # L518065 10 2026-02-04
9800 INTL DR & 9400 UNIVERSAL BLVD Orlando Orange NATHANS → NATHANS 5 10 2026-05-01
50 W ORANGE AVE UNIT 1 Eustis Lake FIREHOUSE BOIL CO → SATISFY THAT CRAVING 10 2026-05-14
400 S COLLIER BLVD Marco Island Collier LANA → MARCO ISLAND MARRIOT EMPLOYEE 10 2026-06-02
615 CHANNELSIDE DR UNIT 7 Tampa Hillsborough JENIS SPLENDID ICE CREAMS → LOST PEARL 10 2026-06-02
4414 SW COLLEGE RD STE 420 Ocala Marion KILWINS OCALA → CRAZY CUCUMBER MARKET STREET 10 2026-06-18
5601 UNIVERSAL BLVD Orlando Orange SPLENDIDO PIZZERIA → GELATERIA / PANTRY 10 2026-06-24
7501 W COLONIAL DR UNIT 4 Orlando Orange CHIDON → KONG DABANG 9 2025-09-16
4116 HIMES AVE Tampa Hillsborough TAMPA FRIED CHICKEN → TACO BAY 209 9 2025-11-09
6000 GLADES RD STE 1173 Boca Raton Palm Beach Q'PASA MEXICAN GRILL → PUMMAROLA 9 2026-02-25
8000 W BROWARD BLVD STE 5005 Plantation Broward CHICK-FIL-A AT BROWARD MALL → BUNNBOH CHURROS 9 2026-02-27
18800 S WEST VILLAGES PARKWAY Venice Sarasota ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING COMPLEX BBQ AND SUITE A B C → ATLANTA BRAVES SPRING TRAINING COMPLEX 9 2026-03-09
2223 N WESTSHORE BLVD Tampa Hillsborough CHEESECAKE FACTORY (THE) → DOC B'S FRESH KITCHEN 9 2026-04-13

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Moderate Quiet Buyouts / Ownership Churn (Type A)
2250 NE ROAN ST Arcadia DeSoto TURNER AGRI-CIVIC CENTER #114 DESOTO COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS → DESOTO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1 2025-09-18
12300 KELLY GREEN BLVD Fort Myers Lee KELLY GREENS GOLF-COUNTRY CLUB KELLY GREENS MASTER ASSOC INC → KELLY GREENS MASTERS ASSOC INC 1 2025-11-21
8851 CROWN COLONY BLVD Fort Myers Lee CROWN COLONY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB CROWN COLONY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB INC → CROWN COUNTY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB INC 1 2025-11-21
4646 W 9 AVE Bradenton Manatee BRADENTON COUNTRY CLUB BRADENTON CO CLUB INC → BRADENTON COUNTRY CLUB INC 1 2025-12-30
9101 INTERNATIONAL DR #2100 Orlando Orange REGAL POINTE ORLANDO REGAL CINEMA INC → REGAL CINEMAS INC 1 2026-01-21
17500 ON PAR BLVD Fort Myers Lee CLUB AT SHELL POINT - THE BREEZEWAY CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC → CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC 1 2026-01-27
401 S OCEAN BLVD Delray Beach Palm Beach SEAGATE BEACH CLUB HHC SEAGATE INC → HHC ATLANTIC LLC 1 2026-01-29
1622 PLEASANT HILL RD Kissimmee Osceola PASTELITOS CHIPS PASTELITOS CHIPS LLC → CHIPS DEPOT LLC 1 2026-01-29
800 30 ST Vero Bch Indian River VERO BCH COUNTRY CLUB VERO BCH COUNTRY CLUB INC → VERO BEACH COUNTRY CLUB 1 2026-02-17
1224 NEWPOINT LOOP Sun City Center Hillsborough KINGS POINT SOUTH CLUB KINGS POINT MANAGEMENT LLC → KINGS POINT MGMT LLC 1 2026-02-18
1506 LAKE BUENA VISTA DR Lake Buena Vista Orange PLANET HOLLYWOOD LEVEL 4 PLANET HOLLYWOOD INTL INC → PLANET HOLLYWOOD ORLANDO INC 1 2026-02-18
1970 MAIN ST Sarasota Sarasota MEDITERRANEO (UPSTAIRS) MEDITERRANEO LLC → MEDITERRANEO L C 1 2026-02-25
5320 INTERBAY BLVD Tampa Hillsborough TAMPA YACHT & CO CLUB TAMPA YACHT AND COUNTRY CLUB INC → TAMPA YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB 1 2026-03-12
1575 MAGUIRE RD STE 101 Ocoee Orange WEST ORANGE CREAMERY WEST ORANGE CREAMERY LLC → SIROC INC 1 2026-03-19
1725 SE 12 ST Fort Lauderdale Broward LAUDERDALE YACHT CLUB SNACK BAR LAUDERDALE YACHT CLUB INC → LAUDERDALE YACHT CLB IN 1 2026-03-24
1105 N TAMPA ST Tampa Hillsborough SPRINGHILL SUITES TAMPA FIRST FLOOR DYNAMIC TAMPA LLC → DYANAMIC TAMPA LLC 1 2026-03-25
7201 ADDISON RESERVE BLVD Delray Beach Palm Beach ADDISON RESERVE COUNTRY CLUB ADDISON RESERVE MASTER PROPERTY ASSOCIATION INC → ADDISON RESERVE MASTER PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION INC 1 2026-04-02
1322 N TAMIAMI TRAIL Sarasota Sarasota RESERVE BUILDING 2 RESERVE LLC → CHEF ANTONIO INC 1 2026-04-02
2000 SE VIA TESORO Port St Lucie St. Lucie TESORO CLUB NEW TESORO CLUB LLC → LESSING'S FLORIDA VENTURES II LLC 1 2026-04-08
3350 BAHIA VISTA ST STE A Sarasota Sarasota PINECRAFT ICE CREAM PINECRAFT ICE CREAM AND PIZZA SHOPPE LLC → ALONZO EMMA L 1 2026-04-08
8553 BAY COLONY DR Naples Collier BAY COLONY BEACH CLUB MAIN BAY COLONY COMMUNITY ASSN INC → BAY COLONY COMMUNITY ASSOC INC 1 2026-04-10
21125 YACHT CLUB DR Aventura Dade JUICE AND JAVA EXPRESS JUICE AND JAVA EXPRESS → JUICE & JAVA EXPRESS INC 1 2026-04-14
1425 MAIN ST Dunedin Pinellas SUBWAY SUBSHOP1 → JJOMJM LLC 1 2026-04-30
549 W PAR ST Orlando Orange DUBSDREAD GOLF COURSE CITY OF ORLANDO → TAP ROOM AT DUBSDREAD LLC 1 2026-05-07
6300 JACK NICKLAUS PKWY Windermere Orange CCC/GBI KENNE'S POINTE LLP CCC/GBI KENNE'S POINTE LLP → CELEBRATION GOLF MANAGEMENT 1 2026-05-12
95211 CLUBHOUSE RD Fernandina Beach Nassau AMELIA NATIONAL CLUBHOUSE AMELIA NATIONAL GOLF MANAGEMENT LLC → MORTEZA HOSSEINI-KARGAR 1 2026-05-15
652 NE 2 AVE STE H160-H260 Miami Dade MAPLE AND ASH FLOOR 2 MAPLE AND ASH MIAMI LLC → MAPLE AND ASH LLC 1 2026-05-20
1100 S OCEAN BLVD Palm Beach Palm Beach MAR-A-LAGO CLUB MAR-A-LAGO CLUB LC → MAR-A-LAGO CLUB LLC 1 2026-05-20
23101 COPPERLEAF BLVD Bonita Springs Lee COPPERLEAF GOLF CLUB COPPERLEAF GOLF CLUB COMM ASSO → COPPERLEAF GOLF CLUB COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC 1 2026-05-26

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Data sources: FRI. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.