Alphabet quadruples Miami office space to 45,000 sq ft

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has significantly increased its corporate presence in Miami this year, more than quadrupling the size of its satellite office there. The expansion follows major residential real estate purchases in South Florida by the company’s billionaire co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, amid a pending California tax proposal.

The company signed a lease this spring to expand its existing office space at 1450 Brickell Avenue from approximately 10,000 square feet to about 45,000 square feet, according to reports confirmed by people familiar with the matter. Google has maintained an office in Miami since 2016, with its current location opening in 2024.

The decision to enlarge the Florida footprint was reportedly driven in part by the co-founders' recent acquisitions of high-value properties in the region. Over the past year, Page assembled a waterfront estate in Coconut Grove for an estimated $188 million, while Brin purchased a home on Allison Island in Miami Beach for $51 million. These moves have occurred as California voters prepare to decide on a proposed "billionaire tax" in a referendum this November.

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