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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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Matthew Amster Promoted to Partner

February 2, 2015

(MIAMI) Feb. 2, 2015 – Bercow Radell & Fernandez, consistently ranked among the region’s top firms in zoning, land use and environmental law, is pleased to announce that Matthew Amsterhas been promoted from Senior Associate to Partner. Matthew has a strong personal and professional interest in the environment, which is the focus of his law practice. Prior to entering the field of law, he was a field inspector and code enforcement officer at Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) and[...]

Launch of Thompson Miami Beach by Commune Hotels & Resorts

January 30, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Congratulates Its Client, Commune Hotels & Resorts, on the Successful Launch of the Thompson Miami Beach and the Future Opening of The Hall Commune Hotels & Resorts, which opened the Thompson Miami Beach in November, announced Wednesday it is expanding California-based brand Joie de Vivre Hotels to South Beach. The Hall, a 164-room hotel at 1500 Collins Ave., will open this summer. Formerly the Haddon Hall hotel and an adjacent apartment complex, the property will include[...]

Fountainebleau North Adds Penthouses

January 30, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Congratulates Its Client, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, on the North Tower Addition of Nine Luxury Penthouses Three historic Miami Beach properties are about to see massive restoration. Architectural experts Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates (NBWW), internationally recognized for the restoration and redesign of many of Miami’s most legendary properties, will restore and renovate Kimpton’s The Angler’s Hotel, The Fontainebleau Miami Beach’ North Tower, and The Versailles, located in the new Faena District. “Architecture must reflect its environment and[...]

Historic Lincoln Road Building to be Recreated

January 19, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Congratulates Its Client on Approval of New Facade Historic Lincoln Road Building to be Recreated; STA Architecture Group will Recreate Historic Facade on Lincoln Road The rather glum-looking storefront of artist Romero Britto, which has graced Lincoln Road for years, is getting a facelift in reverse to look a lot like the facade it had back in 1935. The original design by Miami architect Russell Pancoast consisting of shiny black stonework to replicate Vitrolite — colored glass[...]

Louver House Launches Condo Sales

January 15, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Congratulates Client, Louver House, on Sales Launch South of Fifth’s Louver House Launches Condo Sales; Prices Range From $1.9M to $3.6M Louver House, a planned 12-unit building in the South of Fifth neighborhood on Miami Beach, launched sales Wednesday. Mast Capital, the real estate investment firm developing the project, hired architect Rene Gonzalez to design the project, located in an area known for its Art Deco and Mid-Century architecture. “I wanted to develop a luxury residential building that[...]