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Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2026

November 6, 2025

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC is proud to announce we have once again been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®. The firm has successfully ranked in the top tier in Miami for Land Use & Zoning Law as well as in Real Estate Law as well as in the second tier nationally in Land Use & Zoning law. For the third year in a row, the firm has also been ranked[...]

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New affordable housing is coming to the West Grove

October 4, 2017

New affordable housing is coming to the West Grove, after a major public-private partnership gained final approval from Miami city commissioners. Miami-Dade County is a partner with Platform 3750 LLC, which plans to build the mixed-use project on 2.1-acres at 3750 S Dixie Highway (US 1). The project will bring stores, offices and apartments to the neighborhood, and intends to take advantage of its location at the foot of a pedestrian overpass that connects to Metrorail’s Douglas Road Station. Besides[...]

Miami Beach to consider major apartment renovation project

October 3, 2017

Miami Beach officials will consider a plan for major renovations to one of the city’s largest apartment buildings, plus a proposal for a new boutique condo building. Both proposals will go before the city’s Design Review Board on Oct. 3. MCZ/Centrum Flamingo II and III, a subsidiary of national multifamily investor Aimco (NYSE: AIV), owns the two-tower apartment complex with 1,689 units at 1420 and 1508 Bay Road. It sits along Biscayne Bay a few blocks south of the famous Lincoln Road[...]

Melissa Tapanes Llahues Selected for Prestigious Award

September 6, 2017

Inside Look: 2017 South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 Awards (Photos) The South Florida Business Journal held its 2017 40 Under 40 Awards luncheon recently at Jungle Island in Miami. Nearly 370 people attended the affair, which honors 40 local business leaders 39 or younger for their career achievements and community works. The program is one of the Business Journal‘s most popular honors. As the honorees were announced, fun factoids about them, such as their favorite pastimes and words of wisdom, were[...]

The Best Lawyers in America Names Jeffrey Bercow and Michael Larkin

August 31, 2017

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© NAMES JEFFREY BERCOW ‘2018 MIAMI LAND USE AND ZONING LAWYER OF THE YEAR’ Bercow Also Cited for his Environmental Law Work; Michael Larkin Recognized for His Land Use and Zoning Work MIAMI (August 31, 2017) – Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin announced today that co-founder and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow has been recognized as the “2018 Miami Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year” in the 24nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Only a single attorney in each practice area[...]

FIU Taps Melissa Tapanes Llahues To Lead President’s Council

August 15, 2017

FIU PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL INDUCTS MELISSA TAPANES LLAHUES AS CHAIR FOR 2017-2019 TERM (MIAMI) Aug. 15, 2017 –Melissa Tapanes Llahues, a shareholder of Miami zoning, land use and environmental law firm Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin, was installed recently as Chair of the President’s Council at Florida International University for the 2017-2019 term. The President’s Council is FIU’s premier community relations board. It is comprised of business and civic leaders who act as brand ambassadors and advocates for FIU, influencing students by[...]