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CLIENT NEWS: Michael Stern’s JDS scores upzoning approval to build South Beach condo tower

April 29, 2025

The Miami Beach commission granted Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group and Gianluca Vacchi’s GV Development Group initial approvals on an upzoning for a planned luxury condo tower in South Beach. Commissioners unanimously passed on first reading zoning amendments that will allow the developer to build a taller and slimmer tower on the site at 1250 West Avenue. The final votes for the project, including a development agreement, are expected in a June 25 meeting. The project now calls for a[...]

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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[...]

Michael Radell: March 9, 1951 ~ December 30, 2017

January 2, 2018

It is with a deep sense of loss that we mourn the unexpected passing of our co-founder, Michael E. Radell In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to your favorite charity. The family will receive guests on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., with a memorial service beginning at 7 p.m. at Stanfill Funeral Home, 10545 S. Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, Florida 33156. For more information, please contact Zuraika Orta, zorta@BRZoningLaw.com or call 305.374.5300.

Hotel proposed on last vacant lot on South Beach’s Fifth Street

December 13, 2017

A five-story hotel has been proposed on the last remaining vacant lot on Fifth Street in South Beach. Fifth Street is the gateway to Miami Beach, as it leads to the MacArthur Causeway. On Dec. 18, the city’s Historic Preservation Board will consider the application by Fifth Hotel LLC to build a 32-unit Urbanica Hotel at 803 Fifth Street. The company, owned by Roberto Diego Colmenero and Carlos M. Porchetto, acquired the 9,000-square-foot site for $6 million in June. The site had a[...]