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Blanca Commercial Real Estate CEO Tere Blanca and DaGrosa Capital Partners Chair Joe DaGrosa speak to Fox News Digital about how a California commercial exodus has followed a residential one to the Sunshine State.
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While major metropolitan areas across the country continue to struggle with vacant office space, Florida’s pro-business climate is pushing office attendance above pre-pandemic levels.
According to recent data from Placer.ai's monthly Office Index, Miami ranked as the leading major metro for return-to-office performance in June 2026, with estimated office visits surpassing 2019 levels.
Additionally, Miami secured the No. 1 position nationwide for post-pandemic return-to-office recovery in five of the last six months, with New York ranking second during those same periods.
"Miami leading the country in office attendance is a clear sign we've become a genuine second center of gravity for business and finance," Blanca Commercial Real Estate founder and CEO Tere Blanca told Fox News Digital. "This is decades of investment in the region finally compounding, on top of companies giving employees a real say in where they want to build their careers."
"Businesses initially come to Miami for the business-friendly environment and tax benefits Florida offers. Then they stay for the convenience of airport connectivity with so many domestic and international flights, talent they can hire locally or relocate here, and a quality of life that's hard to match, including feeling safe," she continued. "That's what turns a visit into a lease, and a lease into a regional office, or in some cases, a full headquarters relocation."
Last week, Blanca Commercial Real Estate released its second-quarter Miami-Dade County Office Snapshot, noting that South Florida's commercial real estate market continues to evolve from attracting initial corporate relocations to supporting companies' expanded local presence.
The firm's research found that companies including Amazon, Blackstone, IRU and Simpro Group have expanded their commercial footprints in Miami since their initial entry into the market.
"Companies that landed here since 2020 are now doubling and tripling down. IRU is one of my favorite examples. The tech firm grew from a small sublease in Coconut Grove to more than 25 times its original footprint in under two years, after announcing Miami as its new East Coast headquarters," Blanca told Fox News Digital.
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Blanca CRE analysis also shows Miami's premier submarkets are exhibiting structural characteristics similar to established Manhattan corridors, where locations like Park Avenue, Grand Central and Hudson Yards command asking rents from $90 to over $100 per square foot, with top trophy properties reaching $300 to $320 per square foot.
"Companies are also still in a flight to quality. If they're asking people to come back to the office full time or on a hybrid schedule, they want space that feels like an upgrade from home," she added, "and that's why you’re starting to see our best buildings command rents that get compared to Park Avenue or Hudson Yards."
The data shows that secondary Manhattan submarkets command asking rents in the $60s and $70s per square foot, aligning closely with Miami-Dade's broader county average.
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"It’s never been Miami versus New York. Even across the whole region, our Class A and B office market is a fraction of the size of what Manhattan has. It’s nowhere near the scale at which companies operate there," Blanca said.
"Firms are clearly prioritizing real estate diversification right now, and that's why we're seeing more tours from New York companies looking for additional space down here. They want a presence in more than one city, not necessarily a full replacement for the one they already have. Miami is a complementary market, not a competing one. But based on what we're seeing on the ground, I'll just say this — keep watching, because more companies from New York are coming."
Blanca Commercial Real Estate, exclusive leasing agent for Waterford Business District (WBD), announced 117,764 square feet of leasing activity at the office campus, reinforcing the district’s continued appeal among both expanding companies and long-standing corporate tenants seeking highly connected, amenity-driven workplaces in Miami.
The sale equates to roughly $281 per square foot of land. Ursus Inc., which has since merged into 22 CO, sold the property to 110 NE 23rd Street Realty LLC. The purchase adds to a run of land trades along the Edgewater-Wynwood line, where large, assemblable sites have become increasingly scarce as both neighborhoods have filled in with new development. The Edgewater Development Site is among the largest single parcels to change hands in the area this year. “This stretch between Edgewater and Wynwood is one of the last places in the urban core where you can still assemble more than an acre under one zoning designation,” said Cary Cohen, Executive Vice President at Blanca Commercial Real Estate. “When a site like that comes together, it draws real competition, and that’s exactly what we saw here.” The site sits at 50, 60, 68 and 76 NE 23rd Street and 49 and 51 NE 22nd Street, within an Opportunity Zone and zoned T6-8-O, which allows up to 300 units per acre with a density boost the Miami City Commission approved for the neighborhood. The parcels also qualify for additional height and density under Florida’s Live Local Act. The site sits between Wynwood and Biscayne Bay, a few blocks from Margaret Pace Park. “Edgewater is running out of sites this size,” said Cohen. “The neighborhood has pulled in real capital since 2020, and the parcels large enough to support a ground-up project of any scale are getting harder to find every year. Buyers who can move quickly on land like this are proving that out in real time.” Edgewater has drawn roughly $500 million in property investment since 2020, according to Blanca CRE, as projects including Aria Reserve, Missoni Baia and Cove Miami have delivered or broken ground nearby. Developers can unlock additional density through a payment into the city’s Resilience Trust Fund. Key Facts Sale price: $16.5 million Buyer: Melo Group Property type: Development assemblage Location: North Miami Avenue and Northeast 13th Street, near Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood Total land area: Approximately 35,000 square feet Zoning: T6-24a-O mixed-use zoning Development potential: Up to 24 stories, with additional height potentially available through bonuses Future plans: No development proposal was announced at the time of the sale Share this entry You might also like CBRE Arranges New HQ Lease For Crystal Cruises Risk Management Company Inks Miami’s Largest Office Lease Transaction YTD Blanca Commercial Finalizes 31,500 SF Office Lease With Auto Insurance Carrier Blanca CRE Inks Nearly 50K SF Of New Leases, Renewals At O Towers Related And Shoma To Develop Mixed-Use Project New 11-Acre Mixed-Use Development In Downtown Miami Signs Two Major Office Tenants
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