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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 Ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA

May 27, 2015

BERCOW RADELL & FERNANDEZ RANKED AS TOP FLORIDA FIRM IN ZONING/LAND USE LAW IN CHAMBERS 2015 DIRECTORY MIAMI ATTORNEY JEFFREY BERCOW ALSO SINGLED OUT FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD (MIAMI) May 27, 2015 – Bercow Radell & Fernandez is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year it has been recognized in the 2015 Directory of Chambers USA, one of the oldest and most prestigious legal guides in the world. The boutique Miami firm was ranked in Band 1 in[...]

Firm’s Miami River Client Gets Approval

May 27, 2015

Four 60-story riverfront towers move ahead A large project planned for riverfront property adjacent to I-95 would bring more than 1,600 residential units to Miami. These new residences would make up the bulk of four 60-story towers, the heart of a mixed-use development named after the body of water it embraces: Miami River. Along with its size – it is to be built in five phases – this project stands out because the City of Miami is a partner. As[...]

Firm Helps Client Expand

May 26, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Wins Approval for Santa Barbara Hotel The owner of the Santa Barbara Hotel at 230 20th Street wants to significantly expand its property. Built on the 10,625-square-foot site in 1947, the hotel currently has 15 rooms in 11,266 square feet. Santa Barbara 230 LLC, a Fort Lauderdale company managed by James D. Vosotas, wants to grow it to 49 rooms in 21,250 square feet, plus a 56-seat restaurant and private rooftop terraces. The plan calls for the[...]

Board Approves Demolition

May 19, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Obtains Approval for Client JMH Development gets the go-ahead for Indian Creek project New York-based developer Jason Halpern’s JMH Development has been given the go-ahead to carry out a rare demolition in South Beach, in a bid to build a 35,000-square-foot condo building at 2901 Indian Creek Drive. Halpern paid $5.65 million for the parcel late last year. Approval came from the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board, which is allowing Halpern to demolish a 1938 structure while retaining[...]

New Mixed-Use Hialeah Project

May 5, 2015

Melissa Tapanes Llahues Quoted in South Florida Business Journal Article Major mixed-use community proposed around Hialeah Tri-Rail station Rendering by Zyscovich Architects A large community of homes mixed with commercial uses could sprout up around a Tri-Rail station in Hialeah as part of a rezoning proposed by the city. The Hialeah Market Station at 1200 Southeast 11th Ave. is one stop north of the Miami Airport Station, which links with Metrorail into the urban core of Miami. The Tri-Rail extends north[...]