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FIRM NEWS: Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin + Tapanes is thrilled to have Kyle Spohn and Olivia Clausen on board as part of our 2025 Summer Clerkship Program.

July 2, 2025

Kyle Spohn is a rising 2L at the University of Miami School of Law, where he ranks in the top 17% of his class and serves on the Inter-American Law Review. He is a recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship and has earned multiple academic awards, including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Communication & Research I. Kyle earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management, cum laude, from the University of Florida, with minors[...]

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Shuttered assisted living facility in South Beach could be converted into hotel

April 13, 2018

The former home of an assisted living facility in South Beach could be converted into a hotel if the city approves a pending rezoning application. On March 28, a rezoning application was filed by 550 Ninth LLC, managed by Simon Nemni, for the property at 550 9th Street. He’s also the owner of the Red South Beach Hotel. The company acquired the property for $17.63 million in February from the group that ran the assisted living facility. The seller was co-owned by Philip Esformes, who’s currently[...]

2018 Florida Legislative Session Update

April 12, 2018

HB 1151 – DEVELOPMENTS OF REGIONAL IMPACT The 2018 Florida Legislature has enacted sweeping changes to the state’s Developments of Regional Impact (“DRI”) law. Gov. Rick Scott signed the legislation on Friday, April 6, 2018. Generally, the bill eliminates many DRI statutory requirements governing the application and approval of DRIs. Proposed changes to an existing DRI development order (“DO”) will be the responsibility of the local government in which the development is located. Specifically, the bill: — Eliminates state and regional review[...]

Miami owners of historic properties might sell extra density

April 5, 2018

City of Miami officials are working to clarify proposed legislation designed to incentivize the preservation of historic properties by allowing those properties to sell unused residential density to sites near public transit. The aim is to benefit several parties: the owners of historic designated properties gaining money for preservation work and upkeep; the developers who could purchase added density for a project within a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) area; and the city getting more money into its affordable housing fund.[...]

The Standard in Miami Beach to undergo major renovation, will demolish east wing

March 27, 2018

New construction to include 76 parking spaces, spa and hotel rooms on upper floors UPDATED May 4, 11:55 a.m.: Less than two months after André Balazs stepped down as chair of the Standard Hotels brand, the company is moving forward with a major renovation of its Miami Beach location. Standard International, through its holding company Ferrardo Lido LLC, submitted an application to the Miami Beach Design Review Board seeking to demolish the east wing of its MiMo-style property at 40 Island Avenue, formerly[...]

Time Out Market gets narrow vote of approval from Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board

March 23, 2018

Board divided over impact of proposed gourmet food hall to the neighborhood After more than two hours of contentious debate, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board on Monday allowed the developer to apply for permits for the proposed Time Out Market at 1601 Drexel Avenue, on the ground floor of a parking garage, just around the corner from Lincoln Road. Earlier this month the city’s planning board approved a conditional use permit for the site, but their approval was based on limiting[...]