FC Barcelona, one of the world's most famous soccer teams, is coming to downtown Miami as it prepares to open a new office at One Biscayne, after signing a lease at the tower owned by CP Group.
The football club leased a move-in ready suite totaling 2,410 square feet at the newly renovated 38-story tower for its North American headquarters. FC Barcelona announced plans to relocate its North American operations to South Florida from New York about a year ago because of Miami's increasing prominence in the soccer world, Joan Laporta, the club’s president, said at the time.
Miami has become a hub for the sport in the U.S. and a key market for FC Barcelona's business, Laporta said in a statement from April 2025.
CP Group recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of the tower, adding a new conference center and fitness club, upgrading the building’s café and convenience store, and a new lower-level lobby eatery and lounge occupied by the Heal Café. Blanca Commercial Real Estate is in charge of leasing at One Biscayne.
“Miami’s office market has clearly moved beyond the initial wave of relocations into a more sustained phase of growth. Companies are no longer testing the waters, but they’re making long-term commitments, which continues to drive leasing activity and sustained demand for best-in-class office space," said Tere Blanca, CEO of Blanca CRE, in an email to CoStar News.
FC Barcelona's move comes as Miami gears up to host the World Cup later this summer. FIFA, the tournament's organizer, opened an office of its own in nearby Coral Gables about two years ago. Lionel Messi, who got his start at FC Barcelona and is one of the most famous soccer players in the world, currently resides in Miami where he leads the professional soccer team Inter Miami as captain.
One Biscayne lures additional tenants
Beyond FC Barcelona, four other companies recently signed leases at One Biscayne. The new tenants include Reimagined Parking for a 3,183-square-foot space; law firm Levey & Associates for a 3,130-square-foot speculative suite; Drummond Advisors, an accounting and business management consulting firm, for 2,666 square feet; and Kirkwood, an investment bank and wealth management firm that plans to relocate its headquarters from about a mile away to a 2,022-square-foot space.
Two additional tenants renewed their leases at One Biscayne, including law firm Goldberg & Rosen’s 12,628-square-foot lease and global shipping company CMA CGM’s 20,173-square-foot office. The seven deals total approximately 50,000 square feet of leasing activity at the tower that was built in 1972.
"What’s really driving the market is consistent demand from a diverse mix of new entrants and local tenants, all prioritizing high-quality office space that offers well amenitized environments. That depth of demand is what continues to validate the long-term strength and trajectory of Miami’s office sector," Blanca said in her email.
Situated at 2 Biscayne Blvd., Boca Raton-based CP Group acquired the building from Dow in 2021 for $225 million, CoStar records show. The building has for decades been a staple of the Miami skyline, alongside the Southeast Financial Center and One Downtown towers.
One Biscayne offers tenants immediate access to the city’s mass transit network via the elevated Metromover at Bayfront Park station as well as stores and restaurants along the newly reopened Flagler Street.
For the record
Danet Linares and Nicole Kaiser of Blanca CRE represented FC Barcelona. Reimagined Parking was represented by Christian Arrabal of Advise CRE. Chris Feehley and Zach Talbot of Cresa represented Levey & Associates. Drummond Advisors was represented by Marcelo Quiroga of Avanti Way. Juan Ruiz and Alex Marquez of Blanca CRE represented the landlord in all the leases. Terms of the leases were not disclosed.
