Downtown Orlando just lost one of its go-to caffeine stops. The Dunkin' tucked inside the Citrus Center at 255 S. Orange Avenue has shut its doors, leaving a hard-to-miss vacancy on one of South Orange’s busiest stretches. Since late 2015, the shop had been a reliable morning pit stop for courthouse staff and downtown office workers. Now, the ground-floor bay is dark, with a new tenant expected to backfill the space, though no successor has been named.
According to the Orlando Business Journal, the Citrus Center Dunkin' closed earlier this month, and the landlord is already working to line up a replacement. The Business Journal notes the shop originally opened at the end of 2015 and features photography by OBJ senior staff writer Ryan Lynch.
Space Is Listed For Lease
The former coffee spot is being marketed as a 1,156-square-foot, second-generation quick-service restaurant, per a listing on LoopNet. The ground-floor bay sits in a tower that is actively courting more street-level tenants. CBRE highlights ongoing leasing for retail fronting the sidewalk and touts existing on-site dining amenities, pitching the address as a natural fit for breakfast and lunch concepts.
Dunkin's Directory Still Lists The Spot
Oddly, Dunkin' still shows the 255 S. Orange Ave. location in its official store directory. The listing includes the familiar downtown address and phone number, even as the shop sits vacant, and does not indicate any opening date for a future operator.
Part Of Downtown Retail Turnover
The loss of Dunkin' lands amid a broader shuffle of small retail and restaurant spaces downtown, as landlords and developers try to fine-tune their ground-floor mixes to catch peak midday foot traffic. Recently, German-born Hawaiian cafe inks 10-year deal on South Orange Avenue, a reminder that downtown’s retail map is still very much in flux. Ongoing city plans to rework several downtown corridors add another wrinkle for prospective tenants calculating build-out costs and customer flow.
For now, no replacement brand has been publicly identified, and leasing materials still flag the Citrus Center bay as available. As the Orlando Business Journal reports, the landlord expects to backfill the former Dunkin' space, but has not disclosed who is circling the corner. Nearby coffee and quick-service options will have to carry the caffeine load while the high-visibility slot awaits its next tenant.
