MIAMI-Southeast Financial Center just inked four new lease renewals, including one expansion. The leases total 12,495 square feet at the 1.225 million-square-foot Downtown Miami office tower.

Known to some as the law and financial hub of Downtown Miami, Southeast Financial Center is home to eight law firms within the 2013 AMLAW 200. Of the 38,360 square feet of new leases to date, Butler & Hosch, P.A. expanded 1,610 square feet, U.S. Bank signed a long-term lease renewal of 1,403 square feet, Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust signed a long-term lease renewal for 7,500 square feet, and Turner & Associates LLP, public accounting and business advising firm, signed a long-term lease renewal for 1,982 square feet.

"We have capitalized on the momentum from last year and continue to experience strong interest and activity in Miami's CBD," says Donald Cartwright, senior vice president with Jones Lang LaSalle. Cartwright along with JLL vice president Nicole Vassilaros are the exclusive leasing agents for Southeast Financial Center.