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CLIENT NEWS: How a housing village rising at a Hialeah train station is changing a community

July 1, 2025

As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains. Buzz saws and percussion drills crank up just 10 feet from the train platform, where workers in green vests and yellow safety helmets are building a new housing development. The eight-story residential building, named Metro Station 1, broke ground in May with a target completion by January 2026. The[...]

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Law Firm of the Year Honors

October 9, 2018

The Latin Builders Association (LBA), the largest Hispanic construction association in the U.S. awarded “Law Firm of the Year” to Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin during its 38th Annual LBA Awards Ceremony, September 28, at the Miami Hilton Downtown. Receiving the award are (from left to right): Maritza Haro Salgado, LBA President Eric Montes de Oca, Jeffrey Bercow, Mickey Marrero, Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Adrian Carrillo, Bobby Behar, Carli Koshal, and LBA Executive Director Rafael Cabrera.

Miami approves Swerdlow’s major Overtown retail, apartment project

September 27, 2018

Swerdlow Group has secured approval for a $130.5 million retail and apartment project in Overtown, on the north side of downtown Miami. The deal could bring national retailers, a fitness center and an entertainment venue to the area. On Sept. 24, the city’s Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) unanimously approved the development agreement with Downtown Retail Associates, an affiliate of Swerdlow Group, led by veteran developer Michael Swerdlow. This was part of a request for proposals (RFP) the[...]

Lennar’s plan to replace Wynwood Yard, O Cinema with apartments among four big projects in Miami

September 6, 2018

Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin represented three of the following projects, which were recommended for approval. Reported by Brian Bandell and published September 5, 2018 in the South Florida Business Journal: Miami officials will consider four major developments on Wednesday afternoon, including a plan by a Lennar Corp. subsidiary to build apartments on the site where Wynwood Yard and the O Cinema currently operate. The city’s Urban Design Review Board will also consider plans by a European developer to build apartments in Little Havana, a[...]

August 17, 2018

The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Edition, it’s 25th, announced today that three Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin shareholders have been recognized for their legal skills. For the 15th year, co-founder and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow has been cited for his work in Environmental, Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate law. Last year Bercow was named the “2018 Miami Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single attorney in each practice area and city is honored[...]

Town Center Development Guidelines Move Forward

August 14, 2018

The proposed guidelines for developing the North Beach Town Center to incorporate the increased density approved by Miami Beach voters last fall are going to the full Commission for consideration next month. In the meantime, the ordinance will make another stop back at the Commission’s Land Use and Development Committee to further refine recommendations for height increases and co-living spaces. City Staff has proposed allowing an increase in height up to 200 feet. Last month, the Planning Board recommended an increase in[...]