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FIRM NEWS: Emily Balter Named Firm Partner

January 22, 2025

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, an award-winning Miami boutique law firm specializing in land use, zoning, and environmental law, is excited to announce that Emily Balter has been promoted to Partner. A Miami native, Emily specializes in land use, zoning, and environmental law throughout Miami-Dade County. She provides expert guidance to developers, institutions, and landowners on local regulations and permitting, with a focus on plan amendments, rezonings, variances, special exceptions, and platting for residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. Emily[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: 2,350-Unit Redevelopment Of Miami Arena Site Moves Ahead With Tree & Dewatering Permits

May 28, 2024

Construction permitting for a massive new residential project at the former Miami Arena site continues to advance, with new permits being filed. In a sign that foundation work could soon begin, DERM records show that a Class V Dewatering Permit Application was filed for the site earlier this month. On May 10, a Tree Permit application was filed with Miami’s Building Department. Over 40 trees will be removed or relocated, while over 40 will be planted. Review isn’t yet underway.[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Warehouse near Miami River could be Redeveloped

May 23, 2024

H&M Development aims to build a self-storage facility on the north side of Little Havana. Miami’s Urban Development Review Board [approved] plans for the 27,160-square-foot site at 2210 N.W. 14th Street, just south of the Miami River, on May 15. It currently has a 12,433-square-foot warehouse constructed in 1979. Tenants include a cargo shipping company, a religious bookstore and a party rental store, according to the application. Aventura-based H&M Development has the property under contract from Lakeland-based Conigsa Corp. The[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Catch Miami Beach set to open on South Pointe Drive

May 23, 2024

Catch Hospitality Group will open its namesake seafood restaurant in Miami Beach on May 10. The New York-based firm initially announced its Catch restaurant would make its debut in 2023 at 200 South Pointe Drive, but the opening was pushed a year. Catch Miami Beach is in the city’s affluent South of Fifth neighborhood. The two-floor restaurant will occupy 23,000 square feet with indoor dining space and a retractable roof open-air terrace. Rockwell Group, a New York-based architecture and planning[...]

CLIENT NEWS: RCLCO takes big hit offloading Miami Design District buildings

May 16, 2024

In a perplexing move, RCLCO Fund Advisors offloaded two retail buildings in Miami’s Design District, one of the nation’s top retail real estate submarkets, at a steep $17.9 million discount. In one deal, Bethesda, Maryland-based RCLCO sold a two-story, 23,645-square-foot building at 3800 Northeast Miami Court to an affiliate of Miami Beach-based Comras Company, records show. Comras is led by CEO Michael Comras. In the other deal, RCLCO sold a single-story, 9,906-square-foot building at 3946 North Miami Avenue to Kohler[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Site Work, Phased Vertical Permits Applied For At Former Miami Arena Site

May 16, 2024

Construction of a massive apartment project at the former Miami Arena site continues to move closer with new permits filed in recent days. On April 8, a site work permit was applied for with Miami’s Building Department. Coastal Construction is listed as the contractor, and the plan was accepted for review on April 25 (it isn’t yet approved). On May 6, a phased vertical permit was applied for, with Coastal also the contractor. Review isn’t yet underway. The master permit[...]