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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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CLIENT NEWS: Braman Motors Drives Bold Vision for Miami with 60-Story Towers and Auto-Inspired Living Hub

April 30, 2025

For the longest time, the name Braman Motors has been associated as one of the premiere names in Florida’s car scene. But this year, the automotive goliath has been venturing into the real estate industry. The company is launching a bold and transformative redevelopment project in Edgewater, Miami. They will be launching a 60-story mega project called the Braman Miami Campus. A revolutionary structure that merges high-rise living space with car culture. “For nearly five decades, Braman has proudly contributed[...]

CLIENT NEWS: MG Developer secures $105 million to build nearly 350 apartments

April 30, 2025

Coral Gables-based MG Developer obtained a $105 million construction loan to build an apartment complex in Hialeah. New York-based Scale Lending, an affiliate of Slate property Group, provided the mortgage for Metro Parc South, which will be located at 954 and 934 E. 25th St. MG Developer said it will break ground on the project during the second quarter this year. Lantern Real Estate's Tal Bar-Or, David Strongwater, and Parker Thelander arranged the loan. The 10-story Metro Parc South will[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Michael Stern’s JDS scores upzoning approval to build South Beach condo tower

April 29, 2025

The Miami Beach commission granted Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group and Gianluca Vacchi’s GV Development Group initial approvals on an upzoning for a planned luxury condo tower in South Beach. Commissioners unanimously passed on first reading zoning amendments that will allow the developer to build a taller and slimmer tower on the site at 1250 West Avenue. The final votes for the project, including a development agreement, are expected in a June 25 meeting. The project now calls for a[...]

INDUSTRY NEWS: Hialeah affordable housing incentives get initial green light

April 29, 2025

Developer-driven legislation in Hialeah to reward more density to projects that set aside apartments for low-income residents is likely to win final approval. On Wednesday, the Hialeah City Council unanimously approved on first reading an ordinance that gives developers up to an additional 25 units per acre if they designate 15 percent of a project’s units for tenants who earn up to 60 percent of Miami-Dade County area median income, or AMI, currently $79,400. Hialeah councilman Jesus Tundidor, the legislation’s[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Vast Braman Motors Edgewater remake to add two 60-story towers

April 25, 2025

Braman Motors, a long successful and foundational business venture in the City of Miami, is about to expand dramatically with a growth spurt of sweeping proportions that would include two new 60-story residential towers. The Braman company, utilizing special development options in the Miami 21 zoning code, plans to start construction on a phased redevelopment of several properties in the Edgewater neighborhood, ultimately bringing hundreds of new residential units, new retail-commercial uses, office space, parking for thousands of vehicles, and[...]