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CLIENT NEWS: How a housing village rising at a Hialeah train station is changing a community

July 1, 2025

As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains. Buzz saws and percussion drills crank up just 10 feet from the train platform, where workers in green vests and yellow safety helmets are building a new housing development. The eight-story residential building, named Metro Station 1, broke ground in May with a target completion by January 2026. The[...]

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Melissa Tapanes Llahues Receives Latin Builders Association Leadership Award

October 13, 2016

Latin Builders Association Recognizes Miami Zoning Attorney Melissa Tapanes Llahues With First-Ever “Leadership Award” (MIAMI) October 13, 2016 — Bercow Radell & Fernandez shareholder, land use and zoning attorney Melissa Tapanes Llahues, was presented with the first-ever “Leadership Award” by the Latin Builders Association® (LBA) at the Association’s recent 36th Annual Awards Luncheon in downtown Miami. Florida Governor Rick Scott made the presentation. “I am deeply honored by the recognition given me by the Latin Builders Association,” Tapanes Llahues said. “I strongly support the[...]

Attorneys Working Behind the Scene

September 6, 2016

FIRST LOOK: Comras plans big retail project on South Beach A company headed by broker and developer Michael Comras has proposed a retail building plus parking near the gateway to South Beach. On Sept. 27, the Miami Beach Planning Board will consider the application MAC 1045 5th ST LLC and MAC 1031 5th ST LLC. Both companies are owned and managed by Comras, the head of Miami Beach-based Comras Corp. Called BLVD at Lenox, the project would be located on the 43,500-square-foot site[...]

Maritza Haro Joins Firm as Associate

August 30, 2016

MIAMI LAND USE AND ZONING FIRM BERCOW RADELL & FERNANDEZ HIRES MARITZA HARO AS AN ASSOCIATE (MIAMI) August 30, 2016 – Bercow Radell & Fernandez is pleased to announce that Maritza Haro has joined the zoning, land use and environmental law firm as an Associate. Located in downtown Miami, Bercow Radell & Fernandez consistently ranks among the region’s top firms in its specialties. Maritza brings to the firm broad experience in business and land use law. During law school at Florida International University, Maritza gained[...]

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[...]