Southern Marinas has acquired F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale in Florida, as confirmed on 22 April 2026 by Colliers. The facility is near the Atlantic Ocean, has direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway and is described as the world’s tallest dry stack marina.
Built in 2021, the automated facility spans around 59,000sqft (5481sqm) and provides storage across six tiers within a 130ft (about 40 metres)-high structure, with capacity for 254 vessels. The marina was developed by founders David Behnke and John Matheson, and is designed to withstand Category 5 hurricanes.
A computerised crane system handles the storage and retrieval of boats, supporting vessels up to 47ft (14 metres) in length, with a beam of 13ft (four metres), a height of 20ft (six metres) and a maximum weight of 30,000 pounds.
On-site features include a private lounge, indoor covered parking, fuelling, storage rentals and a retail ship store.
The transaction was advised by Colliers’ Leisure Property Advisors team, with Matt Putnam, Andrew Cantor and Dan Grovatt working alongside Lloyd Berry of Colliers’ REMS & Asset Management to represent F3 Marina.
F3 Marina provides management and consulting services for waterfront properties, including marina development, planning and operations across locations in the United States, the Bahamas and Greece. The acquired marina will continue to operate under the F3 Marina name following the sale.
Putnam, senior vice president at Colliers, said: “F3 Marina is a premier, state-of-the-art property located in the boating capital of the world. Marinas of this scale don’t come on the market often, which made it a desirable property for investors and marina owners. The fact that 90 percent of the revenue at F3 is from boat storage also drew interest from owners in the self-storage and industrial space.”
Barry Miller, senior vice president of operations of Southern Marinas, said: “We are very excited to welcome this best-in-class marina to the Southern Marinas’ platform and to continue to expand our presence in one of the country’s most dynamic regions.”
In a separate announcement made the same day, Stonepeak acquired Southern Marinas from affiliates of KSL Capital Partners, LLC, through a recapitalisation deal.
