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FIRM NEWS: Nicholas Rodriguez-Caballero Named Firm Partner

January 21, 2026

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, an award-winning Miami boutique law firm recognized for its leadership in land use, zoning, and environmental law, is proud to announce the promotion of Nicholas “Nick” Rodriguez-Caballero to Partner. Nick focuses his practice on land use, zoning, and environmental matters, bringing an interdisciplinary approach informed by his background in environmental science and coastal resilience to help clients navigate complex regulatory and entitlement challenges. Nick earned his Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: High-rise Live Local Act project proposed near Wynwood

June 18, 2025

A developer has proposed a 37-story project under the state’s Live Local Act in Miami’s Wynwood Norte, where that height would more than quadruple the normal height limit in the emerging neighborhood. The city’s Urban Development Review Board will consider the application from 36th ST Owner LLC, part of Houston-based Bazbaz Development, on June 18. It concerns the 0.44-acre site at 70 N.W. 36th Street.The property currently has a 3,486-square-foot automotive building that was built in 1955. The developer acquired[...]

CLIENT NEWS: 5,700 Unit Miami Development To Be ‘First Fully Integrated Smart Home City In Florida’

June 11, 2025

The upcoming Little River District is set to become the first fully integrated smart home city in Florida, according to an announcement by a technology company. SKYX Platforms Corp said it would be supplying smart home tech for the development. Each unit will be equipped with the smart home technology, along with free internet, the announcement said. Little River District is planned to include 5,700 affordable and workforce housing units, and is said to be the largest affordable housing development[...]

CLIENT NEWS: 3 Live Local Towers With Nearly 1,400 Units Approved By Wynwood Board

June 10, 2025

Miami’s Wynwood Design Review Committee reviewed a proposal for three new towers at its June 3 meeting, and voted 4-1 to recommend approval. LIVWRK, a company based in Brooklyn, New York, is the developer planning the towers. The board also added a condition to its recommendation: more local art should be incorporated at the street level to further enhance the existing Wynwood streetscape. The towers would be built under Florida’s Live Local act, which generally allows more intense development than[...]

CLIENT NEWS: D.R. Horton plans 2 home communities in Miami-Dade

June 10, 2025

National homebuilder D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) filed plans for two new communities in the Redland area west of Homestead. Both of these filings are pre-applications with Miami-Dade County to set to Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) amendments that will require County Commission approval at a later date. In the bigger project, Arlington, Texas-based D.R. Horton has proposed 190 townhouses and 57 single-family homes on the 26.2-acre site at 19300 and 19360 S.W. 344th St., which is just north of the[...]

Chambers USA Awards Firm Top Ranking in Zoning/Land Use Law in South Florida

June 6, 2025

Miami, June 6, 2025 – For the fifth year in a row, Chambers USA, one of the oldest and most prestigious legal guides in the world, has ranked Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes in Band 1 in the area of Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Law – South Florida, the highest recognition given by Chambers. Founding and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow and shareholder Michael Larkin were again ranked in the highest categories for individual attorneys. Notably, Melissa Tapanes Llahues earned[...]