(Crystal Proenza is associate editor of Real Estate Florida.)

AVENTURA, FL-A new short-term office provider has emerged here, making its debut as OfficeOne, offering 56 executive offices as well as virtual office services. The 12,000-sf space is on the eighth floor of One Aventura Executive Center, a ten-story office condominium at 20900 NE 30th Ave.

OfficeOne's space is valued at approximately $7 million, according to Daniel Serber, principal of the Aventura-based firm. Serber, an attorney who has worked in the South Florida real estate market for 14 years, plans to open more such offices with partners Sergio Waissmann and Raul Pucheta.

OfficeOne joins the existing short-term lease market in Miami along with other operators such as Intelligent Office, which has five locations in South Florida, and worldwide player Regus Group, the largest provider of workspace solutions in terms of executive suite rentals, meetings rooms, training facilities and virtual office space. Regus has 950 business centers all over the world in 400 cities in 70 countries. The company also has a location in Aventura, with nine others in Miami. Both OfficeOne and Regus are confident about their office product, which they say can be a viable alternative to many businesses during the economic downturn.