Amazon Seeks More Miami Office Space as Bezos Moves South (1)

Amazon.com Inc. is looking for office space in Miami as founder Jeff Bezos plans his move from the Seattle area.

Amazon is seeking roughly 50,000 square feet (4,650 square meters) of office space, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private.

An Amazon spokesperson confirmed that the e-commerce giant is looking for space and said it started the search before Bezos’s announcement that he was relocating to Florida.

As Miami has increasingly become a destination for the ultra-wealthy and their companies, demand for offices has boomed. A slew of financial ...