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CLIENT NEWS: Developer seeks rezoning to build hotel on Calle Ocho

September 8, 2025

The owner of a property in Miami’s Little Havana wants to rezone the site to build a hotel on popular Calle Ocho. The city’s Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board voted 6-1 in favor of the rezoning on Sept. 3 and it will need City Council approval at a later date. The application was filed by 1630 Southwest 8 Street LLC, owned by Gediminas Bulota in Miami Beach, concerning the 15,763-square-foot site at 710 S.W. 16th Ave. It wants to rezone[...]

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Firm Expands with New Associate

March 2, 2016

MIAMI LAND USE AND ZONING FIRM BERCOW RADELL & FERNANDEZ HIRES GREGORY FONTELA AS AN ASSOCIATE (MIAMI) March 2, 2016 – Bercow Radell & Fernandez is pleased to announce that Gregory Fontela 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. Gregory brings to the firm significant experience in land use, planning, zoning and environmental law in his role as[...]

Firm Client Proposes New Hotel

February 16, 2016

Hotel proposed in Brickell area A Brazilian developer wants to build the Galwn Hotel in the Brickell area. GW Brickell LLC, managed by Jose Luis Galveas Loureiro, plans to build the 44-story, 454,761-square-foot hotel at 78 S.W. 10th Street. It acquired the 22,770-square-foot site for $26 million in 2015. It’s near Mary Brickell Village and a Metrorail Station. The hotel would have 520 rooms, 18,072 square feet of conference rooms, 8,900 square feet of retail and 223 parking spaces. It was designed[...]

Firm Chalks Up A New Win

February 1, 2016

New Chalk’s seaplane HQ gets landing clearance on Watson Island Chalk’s plans a new nine-story building topped off with 341-foot spire that resembles a lighthouse A new Chalk’s seaplane base of operations on Watson Island is one step closer to take-off. Thursday evening, the Miami City Commission voted 4:1 to rezone land that had been designated as park space under Miami 21 to allow major institutional, public and transportation facilities. The vote removes a significant hurdle that stood in[...]

Hialeah Market Station Plan Ready for Approval

January 8, 2016

City could approve transit-oriented development zone with 5.6M square feet, 3,800 units Hialeah commissioners will consider final approval on Jan. 12 for the Hialeah Market Station plan, an 80-acre transit-oriented development zone for mixed-use projects. If the zoning is approved, the maximum density for the area could accommodate 3.9 million square feet of commercial/retail, 1.7 million square feet of flex space for office or industrial, 3,800 residential units and 1,000 hotel rooms, according to a city traffic study. Since the[...]

Firm Names New Partner

January 7, 2016

(MIAMI) January 7, 2016 – Bercow Radell & Fernandez, consistently ranked among the region’s top firms in zoning, land use and environmental law, is pleased to announce that Monika H. Entin has been promoted to Partner. Entin’s practice covers land use and zoning matters throughout Miami-Dade County, with a primary concentration in Miami Beach. Her main areas of focus include representing developers and individual landowners with developmental approvals, permitting and administrative appeals. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Entin practiced land use,[...]