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CLIENT NEWS: MG Developer lines up $39M loan to build Coral Gables townhome project

July 17, 2025

MG Developer’s pipeline keeps pumping along as Alirio Torrealba’s firm is about to score a $39 million construction loan for a Coral Gables townhome project. Miami-based Pine Bay Capital is providing the financing for The George, a planned development of 13 two-story townhouses at 717 Valencia Avenue that represents the final phase of MG Developer’s Biltmore Square community, a press release states. The loan is set to close soon, an MG Developer spokesperson said. Coral Gables-based MG Developer already completed[...]

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Firm Represents Developer for New Project

November 2, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Wawa proposes store at supermarket retail project in Miami-Dade County Convenience store and gas station chain Wawa has identified its second location in Miami-Dade County, this time in the half near Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport. The three-building retail project where popular brand aims to build the store would also feature a new supermarket. Leon Tamiami Holdings, managed by Leon Medical Centers Chairman Benjamin Leon Jr., submitted a pre-application zoning filing to Miami-Dade County officials on Oct. 24 concerning the 4.8-acre[...]

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[...]