Neisen Kasdin, managing partner of Akerman’s Miami office and former mayor of Miami Beach, explained the appeal of the Brickell area of Miami in an interview with Miami Today. According to observers, the office market in Miami’s central business district and Brickell is solid with new offices swiftly getting leased.
“As businesses and individuals relocate from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois to avoid paying state income tax, as well as for the lifestyle, there’s greater demand for office space.[…] The vast majority are finding their way here on their own, by word of mouth. The whole Brickell area has become very dynamic and desirable, partially because it offers a non-auto-dependent lifestyle. It’s not only millennials who want that lifestyle.”