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CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]

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Historic Miami Beach condo could be converted into hotel

February 7, 2018

A historic building in Miami Beach’s Collins Waterfront Historic District could be converted from a condominium into a hotel after significant renovations. On Feb. 13, the city’s Historic Preservation Board will consider an application from the Prince Michael Condominium Association, which is now controlled by a developer, for changes to the property at 2618 Collins Ave. Nearly all of the 90 condos were acquired in separate transactions starting in 2015 by 2618 Collins Capital Holdings and various affiliates. The company[...]

Developer proposes six-story building in Doral

January 30, 2018

A six-story self-storage facility has been proposed in Doral as the first of a two-phase project. The city received an application in December from Doral Center LLC, managed by Robert S. Lechter and J. Brett Houston of Resource Real Estate Group, to build a 110,165-square-foot self-storage facility. The address would be 10780 N.W. 27th St. The developers bought the 3.6-acre site that runs from Northwest 27th Street to Northwest 25th Street, just west of Northwest 107th Avenue, for $4.5 million in July 2017. They[...]

This building put Arquitectonica on the global map. That won’t stop its demolition.

January 29, 2018

It’s bye-bye Babylon. Miami commissioners have signed a death warrant for the Babylon, the distinctly colorful, ziggurat-shaped Brickell apartment house that was the first commercial building by homegrown design giant Arquitectonica and a landmark that helped set the stage for the city’s downtown revival. By a 4-1 vote and to plaintive boos from preservationists, commissioners overturned a 2016 decision by the city’s historic preservation board that declared the Babylon a protected architectural landmark, a designation strongly backed at the hearing by city preservation[...]

Holiday Inn proposed near Miami International Mall

January 12, 2018

A Holiday Inn Express Hotel has been proposed at the Miami International Mall in Doral. On Jan. 17, the city council will consider an application for a five-story hotel at 1691 N.W. 107th Ave. The 45,149-square-foot triangle-shaped site currently has a 19,626-square-foot office building from 1986. That building would be demolished to construct a 50,170-square-foot hotel with 75 rooms, a pool and a fitness room. There would be 45 parking spaces on the property and an additional 35 spaces at[...]

Mickey Marrero Named a ‘Top Lawyer’ in 2018 South Florida Legal Guide

January 9, 2018

Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin announced today that partner Mickey Marrero has been recognized by his peers as a “Top Lawyer” in the 2018 edition of South Florida Legal Guide. Nominations are reviewed by the publication’s editorial department; standing with the Florida Bar, accomplishments and other factors that may attest to the individual’s credentials are taken into consideration. Mickey has been practicing land use and governmental law since 2001. His law practice is focused primarily on representing clients throughout South Florida with development[...]