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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 2
Miami Draws 120 Family Offices as Financial Firms Take 15% of New Leases
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 2

Miami Draws 120 Family Offices as Financial Firms Take 15% of New Leases

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 2

Summary

  • More than 120 family offices are already set up in the Miami area, and brokers say demand for office space has accelerated as wealthy families increasingly want money managers nearby.
  • In the second quarter of 2026, 15% of Miami’s new leasing activity was tied to financial-services expansions, including family offices, reshaping office demand in Brickell and Coconut Grove.
  • Peter Thiel leased Brickell space at a record $250 a square foot in June; Mohamed Mansour and Tom Brady also lined up family-office space in new Miami developments.
  • The surge tracks a broader global boom: Deloitte counted more than 8,000 single-family offices in 2024, up about 30% from 2019, with the total expected to top 10,000 by 2030.
  • That expansion is being driven by rising wealth concentration—families with family offices held more than $5 trillion in 2024, and the average office managed $2 billion in 2023.

Insights

With billionaires paying record rents to park their wealth in Miami, what happens when the city runs out of premium office space?
As the ultra-rich transform Miami into Wall Street South, could skyrocketing costs and climate risks eventually trigger a sudden mass exodus?
Are these secretive family offices just chasing tax breaks, or are they quietly building a new financial empire outside traditional Wall Street?