Jeff Bezos’ new home has Miami billionaires buzzing: ‘As good as you get’
Additionally, all three billionaires agreed with Griffin’s recent take that Miami will surpass New York City’s status as the financial capital of the U.S. They echoed similar sentiments about the Magic City just being at the start of its metropolitan journey.
“When I look at Miami, I think about the fact that you have this huge foundation, this very solid foundation of international finance that already exists in the city, headquartered in Brickell,” Kraynak said. “Ken Griffin laid out a destination that’s a possibility. Now, I think, to get there, it requires a lot of work and investment by the business leaders and the community so we can develop a depth of financial services and the talent pool that cities like New York and London have developed over decades…. But it’s not going to be given. It’s going to have to be earned.”
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“I’ve always called Miami and South Florida like the Hong Kong of the West,” Olin added. “We have all the characteristics that could lead to that and really be a major player in the world. Not only from the diversity, the multilingual [standpoint], but the banking institutions, the proximity with airports. We have one of the largest ports in the United States… All of this cultural phenomenon that’s happening to transform the city and make it grow up with the same velocity of the influx of people and those expectations of a city, I think the city’s done fantastic with that.”
“I think he basically says, ‘I can see growth, growth is just easier in a place like this. They are welcoming it.’ And you’re touching on political climate and a multitude of facets here,” Shear noted. “But Ken’s a visionary. So I think he’s seeing out 10 years from now and saying: look, this is a place where businesses can easily grow.”
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According to the Miami billionaires, Bezos won’t be the last CEO or celebrity to relocate to the Sunshine State’s second-largest city.
“It isn’t having a moment, Miami is going through a growth spurt in its evolution,” Kraynak argued. “It’s evolving, it’s taking all that’s happened before and it’s growing into something different because we now have this new ingredient coming in, these people who have very much lived in the global cities of the world and their expectations. I see Miami being recognized in the next 5 or 10 years, not for just being a global city… but now there’s this perfect mix of culture.”
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“You have two of arguably the most important, powerful people in the world, both making juggernaut comments about the city. One thing, it’s going be the financial capital of the U.S., and the other basically moving himself plus, plus, plus here,” Shear listed. “I don’t know what else you could ask for. That to me, that’s as good as you get.”
“You don’t have to really read about it,” Olin said. “I think when you’re here and you can experience the vibe of what the city’s bringing and really emerge yourself, I think you’ll feel it, and you’ll understand why Miami is buzzing.”
