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CLIENT NEWS: Meruelo family, David Martin propose big plans for Deauville Miami Beach site

December 3, 2024

The Meruelo family and David Martin are proposing land use changes that would allow them to build a larger project on the former site of the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach. Recent legislative changes would allow a floor area ratio, or overall project size, of 5.5. The 3.8-acre Deauville site at 6701 Collins Avenue currently has an FAR of 3.0 to 3.15. The Miami Beach Planning Board will vote on a comprehensive plan amendment and development regulations at a[...]

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Developer Provides Public Beach Access in Planned Beach Condo

October 10, 2017

A Brazilian developer who angered Mid-Beach residents with plans for a 17-story oceanfront condominium has relented on one key bone of contention from neighbors across the street: a public beach access path running on the side of the property. But some residents still are still concerned about losing ocean views and sunlight afforded by the thin profile of the existing building. Developer Jose Isaac Peres, a billionaire who founded Brazilian shopping mall operator Multiplan, wants to tear down the 12-story Marlborough House at[...]

New affordable housing is coming to the West Grove

October 4, 2017

New affordable housing is coming to the West Grove, after a major public-private partnership gained final approval from Miami city commissioners. Miami-Dade County is a partner with Platform 3750 LLC, which plans to build the mixed-use project on 2.1-acres at 3750 S Dixie Highway (US 1). The project will bring stores, offices and apartments to the neighborhood, and intends to take advantage of its location at the foot of a pedestrian overpass that connects to Metrorail’s Douglas Road Station. Besides[...]

Miami Beach to consider major apartment renovation project

October 3, 2017

Miami Beach officials will consider a plan for major renovations to one of the city’s largest apartment buildings, plus a proposal for a new boutique condo building. Both proposals will go before the city’s Design Review Board on Oct. 3. MCZ/Centrum Flamingo II and III, a subsidiary of national multifamily investor Aimco (NYSE: AIV), owns the two-tower apartment complex with 1,689 units at 1420 and 1508 Bay Road. It sits along Biscayne Bay a few blocks south of the famous Lincoln Road[...]

Melissa Tapanes Llahues Selected for Prestigious Award

September 6, 2017

Inside Look: 2017 South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 Awards (Photos) The South Florida Business Journal held its 2017 40 Under 40 Awards luncheon recently at Jungle Island in Miami. Nearly 370 people attended the affair, which honors 40 local business leaders 39 or younger for their career achievements and community works. The program is one of the Business Journal‘s most popular honors. As the honorees were announced, fun factoids about them, such as their favorite pastimes and words of wisdom, were[...]

The Best Lawyers in America Names Jeffrey Bercow and Michael Larkin

August 31, 2017

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© NAMES JEFFREY BERCOW ‘2018 MIAMI LAND USE AND ZONING LAWYER OF THE YEAR’ Bercow Also Cited for his Environmental Law Work; Michael Larkin Recognized for His Land Use and Zoning Work MIAMI (August 31, 2017) – Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin announced today that co-founder and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow has been recognized as the “2018 Miami Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year” in the 24nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Only a single attorney in each practice area[...]