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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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Overtown Site for New Luxury Car Condo

August 29, 2016

Developers want to build luxury condo — for cars, not people — in Overtown Would you park your Porsche or Maserati in Overtown? Developers plan to build a condo — for cars, not people — on mostly vacant land in the historic neighborhood struggling with high crime and low employment. The seven-story storage facility would include a members-only social club and roof-top restaurant. No one will live there. It’s a place to store and show off your ride and mingle[...]

Peer Recognition for Firm Attorneys

August 15, 2016

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© AGAIN RECOGNIZES JEFFREY BERCOW AND MICHAEL LARKIN Attorneys Cited in Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law and Environmental Law MIAMI (August 15, 2016) – Bercow Radell & Fernandez announced today that shareholders Jeffrey Bercow and Michael Larkin have been selected for inclusion in the 23ndedition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Bercow was named once again in the practice areas of Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, and Environmental Law, and Larkin in Land Use & Zoning Law. “It[...]

Lincoln Road Client Gets Extension

August 14, 2016

Sephora’s landlord gets extension to build Lincoln Road store in Romero Britto’s old space Danny Lavy gets an extra year to tear down 818 Lincoln and rebuild it Montreal-based company has until July 13, 2017 to obtain the necessary permits it needs to knock down artist Romero Britto’s old gallery space at 818 Lincoln Road and replace it with a three-story Sephora beauty supply store. Otherwise, the variances obtained by 818 Lincoln Investments from the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board[...]

New Project Gains Commission Approval

July 20, 2016

Miami-Dade approves huge Metrorail station project so you can ditch your car The Douglas Road Metrorail station is poised for a massive redevelopment that includes nearly 1,000 apartments, shops and a 150-room hotel, part of a far-reaching plan by Miami-Dade County’s transit agency to transform land around its train stops into urban hubs whose residents won’t need to rely on cars. The Link at Douglas, a joint venture of developers 13th Floor Investments and the Adler Group, got a green[...]

Bercow Represents Exciting New Project

July 19, 2016

County considers $464M transit-oriented development deal The Adler Group and 13th Floor Investment have asked Miami-Dade County officials to sign off on their $464 million deal to turn the Douglas Road Metrorail station into a transit-oriented development. The Miami-Dade County Transit and Mobility Services Committee will vote on the contact on Wednesday following a negotiation with county staff that lasted about a year. Adler Group and 13th Floor were the top bidders in a request for proposals (RFP) contest. If it passes[...]