Law Firm Reups for 97 KSF in Downtown Miami
Mana Properties has planned several building amenities catering to the legal community.
Stearns Weaver Miller has renewed its 96,762-square-foot lease at Museum Tower in downtown Miami. The law firm is the largest tenant in the 266,697-square-foot building owned by Mana Properties. The roster also includes the General Services Administration and Federal Public Defender Southern District of Florida.
Stearns Weaver Miller’s existing lease, inked in early 2023, was for four and a half years, according to Yardi Research Data.
Mana acquired the asset in 2023 for $73.8 million from Bridge Investment Group, which had bought Museum Tower in 2019 for $64.5 million. The property was developed in 1983, during a boom time for Miami real estate. In 1982 alone, the Downtown Development Authority counted 58 new projects in various stages of planning or completion in the urban core.
The landlord has been upping its game recently when it comes to law firm-oriented amenities at Museum Tower, which is at 150 W. Flagler St. Coworking spaces by Mana Hubs, dedicated to legal professionals, will soon launch at the property.
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Mana Properties also is planning the development of a membership club next door dedicated to the legal community, and featuring amenities such as food and beverage services, private offices, coworking suites and a lounge. The building’s location is also a selling point for the local legal industry. Museum Tower is directly across from the Miami-Dade Courthouse and also close to the Government Center.
Other amenities at Museum Tower include a newly renovated lobby, a full-service concierge, a fitness center and a new ground-floor restaurant concept by a world-renowned chef that will debut soon. The property comprises 800 parking spaces.
Colliers Vice Chair Stephen Rutchik and Vice President Ana Paula represented Mana Properties in the renewal, while Tere Blanca and Grant Gassman of Blanca Commercial Real Estate negotiated on behalf of the tenant.
Miami office market in recovery
The renewal comes at a time of growing activity in the Miami-Dade office market. In the second quarter of 2025, vacancies dropped by 30 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 11.1 percent, according to a Colliers report. Net absorption totaled 126,791 square feet.
High-quality space is still in demand in Greater Miami, with landlords securing higher rents for well-located or recently renovated spaces, Colliers reported. Class A rents rose 3.1 percent year-over-year in Miami-Dade in Q2 2025, and even more in Palm Beach and Broward counties.
Law firms account for over a third of all tenant interest in downtown Miami, with professional services (17 percent) and financial services (10 percent) close behind, Mana Properties noted.
Demand overall is being driven by higher rates of return-to-office than most U.S. markets. In July 2025, Miami office visits were just 0.1 percent below the 2019 figures, according to Placer.ai, with a growing financial sector putting pressure on RTO.
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