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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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Miami Commission Advances Project

September 17, 2015

Four Riverfront Towers of 58-60 Stories Likely Another billion-dollar development is poised to change Miami in a big way and has garnered preliminary approval from city commissioners. Called simply Miami River, the mixed-use project would bring hotel rooms, apartments, retail stores, restaurants and offices to the southern bank of the river that meanders through the heart of the city. The developers promise a big and beautiful public riverwalk and an improved city park, and say the project will connect booming Brickell[...]

Zoning Change Requested for Client

September 1, 2015

Miami considers retail project near Design District A two-story retail building has been proposed in Miami’s Upper Eastside neighborhood near the Design District. MacArthur Properties III’s rezoning proposal will go before the Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board on Sept. 2. It concerns a 0.8-acre site at 3701 and 3737 Biscayne Blvd. and 306 and 316 N.E. 38th Street. It’s just off the Interstate 195 exit ramp that spills onto Biscayne Boulevard. The Miami Design District, a luxury retail and[...]

The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 Recognizes Attorneys

August 17, 2015

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© 2016 ONCE AGAIN NAMES JEFFREY BERCOW AND MICHAEL LARKIN Attorneys Recognized in Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law and Environmental Law MIAMI (August 17, 2015) – Bercow Radell & Fernandez announced today that shareholders Jeffrey Bercow and Michael Larkin have been selected for inclusion in the 22nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for 2016. 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 &[...]

Firm Scores for Rental Property Client

August 13, 2015

Firm Client Moves Forward with Rental Property 633 Rental Units Near Miami River Advance A large development that would include hundreds of multi-family apartments promises to breathe new life into a neighborhood near the convergence of the Miami River and Seybold Canal. River Central is a planned mixed-use residential development to include 633 rental apartments in two eight-story buildings connected by a centralized parking garage, with two 1,500-square-foot commercial spaces, at 650 NW Eighth St. The city’s Urban Development Review[...]

New Tower Gets $134M Construction Loan

August 11, 2015

Firm Prepared Opinion Letter for Construction Loan PMG, S2 close on $134M construction loan for Muse tower Developers are set to break ground on 47-story condo tower next week Joint venture partners Property Markets Group and S2 Development have closed on a $133.7 million construction loan for the Muse Residences in Sunny Isles Beach, developers announced on Thursday. Canyon Partners Real Estate, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment management firm and advisor, was the lender. “Canyon has been an active[...]