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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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Firm Client Proposes New Hotel

February 16, 2016

Hotel proposed in Brickell area A Brazilian developer wants to build the Galwn Hotel in the Brickell area. GW Brickell LLC, managed by Jose Luis Galveas Loureiro, plans to build the 44-story, 454,761-square-foot hotel at 78 S.W. 10th Street. It acquired the 22,770-square-foot site for $26 million in 2015. It’s near Mary Brickell Village and a Metrorail Station. The hotel would have 520 rooms, 18,072 square feet of conference rooms, 8,900 square feet of retail and 223 parking spaces. It was designed[...]

Firm Chalks Up A New Win

February 1, 2016

New Chalk’s seaplane HQ gets landing clearance on Watson Island Chalk’s plans a new nine-story building topped off with 341-foot spire that resembles a lighthouse A new Chalk’s seaplane base of operations on Watson Island is one step closer to take-off. Thursday evening, the Miami City Commission voted 4:1 to rezone land that had been designated as park space under Miami 21 to allow major institutional, public and transportation facilities. The vote removes a significant hurdle that stood in[...]

Hialeah Market Station Plan Ready for Approval

January 8, 2016

City could approve transit-oriented development zone with 5.6M square feet, 3,800 units Hialeah commissioners will consider final approval on Jan. 12 for the Hialeah Market Station plan, an 80-acre transit-oriented development zone for mixed-use projects. If the zoning is approved, the maximum density for the area could accommodate 3.9 million square feet of commercial/retail, 1.7 million square feet of flex space for office or industrial, 3,800 residential units and 1,000 hotel rooms, according to a city traffic study. Since the[...]

Firm Names New Partner

January 7, 2016

(MIAMI) January 7, 2016 – Bercow Radell & Fernandez, consistently ranked among the region’s top firms in zoning, land use and environmental law, is pleased to announce that Monika H. Entin has been promoted to Partner. Entin’s practice covers land use and zoning matters throughout Miami-Dade County, with a primary concentration in Miami Beach. Her main areas of focus include representing developers and individual landowners with developmental approvals, permitting and administrative appeals. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Entin practiced land use,[...]

Miami City Commission to Consider Rezoning Request

November 17, 2015

Retail building and garage eyed for former Art for God site The Miami City Commission will consider a rezoning request on Thursday by an affiliate of MacArthur Properties that would allow the New York-based real estate investment firm to build a two-story, 40,000-square-foot retail building and garage on Biscayne Boulevard between Northeast 37th and 38th streets. The 0.8 acre site is located near an I-95 on-ramp and off-ramp, adjacent to land where Craig Robins’ Dacra plans to build a mid-rise[...]