CP Group managing partner Angelo Bianco talks exclusively to Fox News Digital about FC Barcelona’s new headquarters at One Biscayne Tower in Downtown Miami.
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It’s a move that CP Group Managing Partner Angelo Bianco says highlights a “liberating” business environment that traditional hubs like New York can no longer match.
“Miami has unique characteristics that no other market can compete with, New York or otherwise, and that’s its location and its cultural makeup,” Bianco told Fox News Digital exclusively. “This combination makes it irresistible to certain businesses that want to expand and pursue business in the Americas.”
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“It’s a good place for businesses. And if you want to have a business and operate it and grow it as you wish, you have a very supportive government here,” he continued. “And I think that’s contributing to the massive migration that we’re seeing in the state of Florida.”
FC Barcelona is officially moving its North American HQ from New York City to Miami’s One Biscayne Tower. (Getty Images)
FC Barcelona is the third most valuable soccer club in the world, just behind Real Madrid and Manchester United, with an estimated value of $5.65 billion, according to Forbes. Its lease with CP Group at One Biscayne Tower is joined by four other new tenants, including Reimagined Parking, Levey & Associates, Drummond Advisors and Kirkwood.
The lease announcement comes less than three months before the Magic City is set to host seven matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with up to 1 million visitors expected at the games. Miami-Dade County also plans the event to generate an economic impact of $1.5 billion.
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“I think the employer is moving to the market like it, rather than the other way around. Miami is already hot and fiery and already has a very cool, chic, hip vibe to it,” said Bianco. “And I think they chose to be in Miami in our building to be a part of that.”
When it comes to courting other non-traditional corporate tenants to move away from the traditional mix of legal and financial office space, Bianco argued that the beauty of One Biscayne Tower’s location — with its multi-billion dollar renovation of conference facilities, a fitness club, a new lobby, and a health cafe — serves as a closing tool for traditional companies.
“The beauty of Miami Beach is hard to compete with in any market,” he said. “So it’s a good situation. And I think a lot of people, when they came down to Miami, that’s what they had in mind when they thought about getting office space.”
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“Downtown has just been renovated by the city and pedestrian areas are finally getting where they should be,” Bianco added. “Also, the growth in Miami is in the north. There is no growth in the south … and that goes with the fact that all the mass transit stations end up in the city. [area] It really gives us a good combination of attracting more tenants and keeping others renewing their leases here.”
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The new year has already welcomed a new wave of corporate HQs in Miami, with names like Palantir, D-Wave Systems, GFL Environmental and Trinity Investments. In recent years, South Florida has established itself as an established global business center with several landmark commitments from leading carriers such as Citadel, ServiceNow, Playboy, Wells Fargo, Varonis, TracFone and a number of others.
Bianco addressed the skepticism of the Florida bubble and argued that the current influx of high-end capital reflects a permanent structural change.
Ronald Araujo and Marc-Andre ter Stegen of FC Barcelona lift the Copa del Rey trophy after the team’s victory in the Copa del Rey final match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Estadio de La Cartuja on April 26, 2025. (Getty Images)
“What we are seeing now is that the number of people entering the city with real money and businesses is unprecedented,” he said. “I definitely see a permanence in these market conditions. I mean, of course there will be at some point, like every cycle, a downturn, but we will see higher and higher growth. And that is in the industries that are here, which have become more financial than ever before. They have been calling us the ‘Wall Street of the South,’ and I see it every day.”
As the ink dries on nearly 50,000 square feet of CP Group’s new lease at One Biscayne Tower, the switch represents a “significant shift” as Florida matures into a world-class competitor for infrastructure and talent. As global stars like FC Barcelona stake their futures in the Sunshine State, the message to legacy business centers is clear: the center of gravity is officially heading south.
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“We are now the third largest country in the union. We are mature. And because of that, we are getting the infrastructure and the foundation that we will need to take our growth to the next level,” said Bianco.
“And that is being able to compete with older cities in the United States that had more infrastructure than we do. And that will be an important change,” he said. “Between that and the commercialization of the city, Miami will continue to grow and become the center of the Americas.”
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