Carl Cronan is editor of Real Estate Florida.

MIAMI-An Orlando-based law firm has opened its first Miami office in the 1221 Brickell building Downtown, while one of its original tenants may be moving to a newer structure a few blocks away in the next couple of years.

GrayRobinson has signed a long-term lease for 15,671 sf on the 16th floor at 1221 Brickell, with an option to take up the entire 16,500-sf floor in years to come. The firm currently has a 4,500-sf temporary office in the building, located between Brickell Avenue and Brickell Bay Drive.

Carter W. Hopkins Jr., a CB Richard Ellis VP representing GrayRobinson in the lease negotiation, tells GlobeSt.com the firm has sought to establish a presence in the Miami market after opening an office in Fort Lauderdale two years ago. He says law firms make up a substantial percentage of the tenant base in Downtown Miami's Brickell office district, second only to financial services companies.

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