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CLIENT NEWS: Comras buys Lincoln Road retail portfolio for $140M, plans redevelopment

November 20, 2025

Michael Comras is planning a major renovation of a Lincoln Road portfolio his namesake firm acquired for $140 million. Comras declined to confirm the purchase price, which was provided to The Real Deal by a source familiar with the transaction. Miami Beach-based Comras Company bought 11 storefronts at 600, 719–737, 741, 801–821 Lincoln Road and 723 North Lincoln Lane, a press release states. The firm financed the purchase with a $117 million loan from San Francisco-based Acore Capital. The seller,[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Rooftop Restaurant Approved for 800 Lincoln Road

May 28, 2019

The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board gave its stamp of approval to plans for an upscale restaurant to be programmed by two-star Michelin Chef Thierry Marx. MILA Miami will serve “a mix of Japanese and Mediterranean fare” in the recently added rooftop area at 800 Lincoln Road. In addition to design approval, the operators asked for a variance to exceed the hours of operation for an outdoor bar area. Under City Code, the outdoor bar counter would be required to[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Aventura’s fancy new water park is now open and there’s even an adults-only pool

May 21, 2019

Tidal Cove Waterpark has seven slides and a VIP pool for adults. Now there’s a new reason to stay in Aventura even if you don’t want to go to the mall. The new Tidal Cove Waterpark is now open at Aventura’s JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. As water parks go, Tidal Cove is a big one. There’s a 60-foot tower with seven water slides, the biggest of which is the Constrictor, a 558 foot slide for riders on[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Work Begins on First Phase of Link at Douglas Mixed-Use Project in Miami-Dade

April 24, 2019

The development’s first tower, designed by Corwil Architects, will feature 312 apartment units and 6,000 square feet of retail in a 22-story building, will break ground in July. Ground has broken on the multi-phased Link at Douglas mixed-use project here that when completed will feature approximately 1,500 housing units and a redeveloped Douglas Road Metrorail station here. Construction on the development’s first two tower buildings, totaling 22 and 36 stories, will begin this summer. Link at Douglas is being developed through[...]

FIU Students and President’s Council Spend Three Days in Washington with South Florida Delegation

April 22, 2019

Before Congress adjourned for Spring recess, FIU students sparked innovation discussions with health leaders; FIU’s President’s Council met with the South Florida delegation; and the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work hosted a dynamic brain health dialogue. NOTE: Firm Shareholder Melissa Tapanes Llahues is the chairperson of FIU's President's Council. Last week, 19 students from more than 10 disciplines participated in the Future of Health Innovations DC Fly-In, an experiential three-day seminar focused on career opportunities and engaging conversations[...]

Melissa Tapanes Llahues to Lead Roundtable Discussion About Mentoring

March 7, 2019

“Awareness into Action: Inspiring Change” is the focus of the upcoming Women in Law & Leadership Summit: Miami, which will be held March 13 at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel. Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin Shareholder Melissa Tapanes Llahues will lead an afternoon roundtable titled, “Mentor & Sponsorship: Creating Growth in Your Organization.” “I’m honored to have been sought out as a leader in mentoring women in the field of law,” Melissa said. “As one of the youngest women attorneys in[...]