Daniel Cardenas is a Principal at Vertical Real Estate, a leading commercial retail brokerage company with headquarters in Miami Beach, FL.

Daniel has over a decade of experience in South Florida commercial real estate and has been involved in more than $450 million in transactions. Over the last decade, Daniel has developed a strong in depth understanding of the urban retail markets and has been able to provide exceptional services to landlords and tenants in leasing, construction and development, sales, market analysis and strategy.

Daniel has played an integral role in the revitalization of several key South Florida markets including Lincoln Road, Alton Road and Collins Avenue on South Beach and Brickell, Midtown, Wynwood, Design District and Coconut Grove.

Throughout his career, Daniel has worked with leading national and regional retailers, hospitality and fitness groups such as Equinox, Blink Fitness, Soul Cycle, American Eagle/Aerie, Uniqlo, Sprint, CVS Pharmacy, WeWork, Amazon, Meininger Hotels, Romero Britto Art, Murphy USA, &pizza, Noble 33, Riviera Dining Group, Ink Entertainment, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Baires Restaurant Group and Antico Foods.

Daniel has served as a consultant and exclusive representative to a vast list of renowned developers, landlords, family offices, private and public institutions that include: Asana Partners, Related Group, Related Companies, RFR Realty, Cain International, OKO Group, Madison Capital, Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp, Principal, PLC investments, Camden Property Trust, KBS Realty, Tristar Capital, Time Equities, Goddard Investment Group, Wynn Resorts, Gideon Asset Management, Grouper Financial and Grupo Magus.

High Street Retail projects in which Daniel has been involved include 800 Lincoln Road, 500 Lincoln Road, 530 Lincoln Road, 420 Lincoln Road, Sunset Harbour, 830 Brickell, Palm Court Design District, 140 NE 40th Street Design District, 2000 Collins Avenue, W Ft. Lauderdale, 2850 Tigertail, 1058 Collins Avenue. Other notable retail projects include Camden Brickell and 1101 Brickell Ave.

Prior to joining Vertical, Daniel was a Principal at Avenue Real Estate Partners in Miami Beach.

Daniel holds a BA in Business Administration/Entrepreneurship from the University of Miami.

Daniel is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Florida, a member of ICSC and recognized Power Broker by CoStar in 2020.