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Florida & Gulf Coast  + Office  |  January 4, 2021
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By: David Cohen

Blackstone Inks 41K-SF Office Lease in Downtown Miami

Private equity alternative investment management firm Blackstone has signed a 41,000-square-foot office least at 2 MiamiCentral in Downtown Miami. Blackstone intends to create a new office to expand the firm’s in-house technology capabilities with plans to hire more than 200 tech-focused employees in Miami in the coming years.

Following the lease signing, 2 MiamiCentral is now 98% leased to a tenant roster that includes Carlton Fields, Ernst & Young and New Fortress Energy. The building is located in Miami’s downtown district and is adjacent to the MiamiCentral train station.

Blackstone was represented by Alan Kleber and Ryan Nunes of JLL in the lease transaction. The landlord, Shorenstein Properties, was represented by Danet Linares of Blanca Commercial Real Estate with support from Andres del Corral and CEO Tere Blanca.

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David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles. He is responsible for covering commercial real estate news and trends in the Southeast, Florida, Washington D.C. and Boston at Connect CRE as well as specializing in the Student Housing sector. Prior to joining Connect, David was the editor of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine and Student Housing Business magazine at France Media as well as spending time freelancing for ESPN and the Associated Press in the fast-paced field of live sports event production. He is also an owner and investor in multifamily real estate in Atlanta, GA. David currently resides in Atlanta and graduated from the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
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