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IN THE NEWS: Melissa Tapanes Llahues Installed as President of the Builders Association of South Florida

May 22, 2025

Melissa Tapanes Llahues has made her mark not only in the legal profession but also in the greater Miami community. A respected zoning and land use attorney and civic leader, she became a named partner at Bercow, Radell, Fernandez, Larkin & Tapanes, PLLC in 2020, where she represents major landowners, developers, institutional clients, and small business owners in securing complex approvals across all levels of government. Now, Melissa adds another milestone to her distinguished career: Melissa was installed on May[...]

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Firm Congratulates Client Florida East Coast Realty

February 3, 2015

Bercow Radell & Fernandez Congratulates Client Florida East Coast Realty on Naming an Architect for Panorama Tower The 830-foot-high Panorama Tower now has an architect. Tibor Hollo hired Zyscovich Architects for the project, which is the first development in the city of Miami to be partially funded by the EB-5 visa program, the architecture and design firm announced Tuesday. Zyscovich will be responsible for quality control, interior design, specifications, furniture, fixtures and equipment, according to a press release. Tower amenities will include[...]

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[...]