Fortec Expands Brickell Headquarters, Renews For 66 Months

Fortec, a Miami-based real estate development firm focused on early childhood education facilities, is expanding its headquarters at Brickell Arch (1395 Brickell Ave.), as the company scales its national platform for early education real estate.

Fortec has been a tenant in the building since April 2022 and is expanding its office footprint from approximately 2,081 square feet to 3,559 square feet. The buildout is underway and expected to be completed by May 2026. The firm has also renewed its lease for 66 months, underscoring its commitment to doing business in Florida while supporting the education sector nationwide.

The expanded headquarters will support Fortec’s growing team and its platform for developing and acquiring early childhood education facilities, including build-to-suit projects and strategic investments supporting leading early education operators nationwide. The firm has also developed more than 33 schools nationwide and executed over $240 million in cumulative transaction volume. Even as the firm scales nationally, Fortec remains connected to the mission that sparked its founding in South Florida, when Chairman Pablo Barreiro stepped in to improve his daughter’s struggling preschool.

“The expansion of our headquarters reflects the rapid growth our company is undergoing since opening just 6 years ago,” said Martin Saidon, CEO of Fortec. “Remaining in Brickell keeps us at the center of Miami’s business community as we continue building the future of early education.”

The office expansion follows another major initiative for the firm. In May 2025, Fortec launched a commercial real estate investment fund targeting $100 million to acquire and develop early childhood education properties nationwide. The fund is expected to support approximately $300 million in total asset value, providing investors with exposure to a resilient and historically underserved real estate sector while expanding access to high-quality education centers across the country.

Fortec has one of the strongest track records in the early childhood education real estate sector, completing 20 successful exits, each delivering more than 20% internal rates of return (IRRs). That performance is helping transform what was once considered a fragmented niche into an increasingly institutional real estate asset class that combines necessity-driven demand, long-term leases and strong operator fundamentals.

With child care shortages persisting nationwide, new preschool development provides both immediate market relief and long-term neighborhood value. For investors, the sector presents a rare intersection of durable financial returns and tangible societal impact.