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CLIENT NEWS: Comras buys Lincoln Road retail portfolio for $140M, plans redevelopment

November 20, 2025

Michael Comras is planning a major renovation of a Lincoln Road portfolio his namesake firm acquired for $140 million. Comras declined to confirm the purchase price, which was provided to The Real Deal by a source familiar with the transaction. Miami Beach-based Comras Company bought 11 storefronts at 600, 719–737, 741, 801–821 Lincoln Road and 723 North Lincoln Lane, a press release states. The firm financed the purchase with a $117 million loan from San Francisco-based Acore Capital. The seller,[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Billionaire’s $20 million gift kickstarts Vizcaya expansion

November 13, 2025

As the landmark, publicly owned Vizcaya Museum and Gardens starts work on an extensive, long-planned restoration and enhancement of the estate’s historic farm village, the initiative has lured a large gift from billionaire Ken Griffin — and a surprising proposition from the financier that’s sure to draw significant scrutiny. On Friday, Vizcaya’s leaders are set to unveil a revised, detailed master plan for a revamped farm village along with a $20 million donation to the project from Griffin, the founder[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach approves 2 rooftop padel facilities

November 13, 2025

Miami Beach residents can look forward to expanded padel offerings. At its Sept. 17 meeting, the City Commission approved two separate measures to build a total of up to 20 padel courts on the roof level of two public parking garages. The first project is on the roof of the G5 Parking Garage at 640 17th St., next to Lincoln Road. An affiliate of Coral Gables-based Padel X will lease 39,000 square feet there for 10 covered and climate-controlled padel[...]

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2026

November 6, 2025

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC is proud to announce we have once again been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®. The firm has successfully ranked in the top tier in Miami for Land Use & Zoning Law as well as in Real Estate Law as well as in the second tier nationally in Land Use & Zoning law. For the third year in a row, the firm has also been ranked[...]

FIRM NEWS: Melissa Tapanes Llahues: Attorney is heading Builders Association of South Florida

November 5, 2025

Since becoming president of the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF) in May, Melissa Tapanes Llahues has been focused on guiding the organization’s goals to better the region’s economic and community development efforts. Ms. Tapanes Llahues said her vision has been centered on strengthening public-private partnerships, improving housing accessibility, and giving the region’s builders a voice. Climate resilience, mobility, and evolving infrastructure needs challenges are also top priorities, she said. Ms. Tapanes Llahues is known for her expertise in managing[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Comras under contract for retail portfolio on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road

October 29, 2025

Michael Comras’ company is under contract for a retail property portfolio on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road. Miami Beach-based Comras Company is buying several properties from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and Stephen Bittel’s Terranova, with the price pegged at about $140 million, Commercial Observer reported. The properties include 600, 719–737, 741, 801–821 Lincoln Road and 723 North Lincoln Lane. It’s unclear if Comras has an equity partner. New York-based Morgan Stanley has been trying to sell the buildings this year,[...]