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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[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: 7-story hotel proposed in Miami Beach

April 23, 2024

A retail strip and some apartments in Miami Beach could be replaced with a seven-story hotel. The city’s Planning Board will consider the application for the 0.63-acre site at 1509 and 1515 Washington Ave. on April 25. It currently has an 11,458-square-foot retail building that was constructed in 1959, plus a 13-unit apartment complex that was built in 1948. Recent tenants include Playa Café, Charlotte Bakery, Cheese Burger Baby, and 123 Liquor. Current property owner Washington Gardens MB LLC, co-owned[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Office Tower Inspired By The World’s Top Luxury Hotels Launching In Miami

April 23, 2024

Aman, Rosewood, Oetker and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, as many luxury travelers know, are regarded as the top ultra-luxury hotel brands in the world with exquisite rooms, unbending service and amenities that get more over-the-top by the day. Now, a developer in Miami, Robert Rivani, the founder and CEO of the commercial investment firm Black Lion, has plans to recreate that premier experience but- get this- for the workplace. “While luxury hospitality buildings push the boundaries of service and[...]

FIRM NEWS: Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin and Tapanes Welcomes Two Associates to the Firm

April 23, 2024

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is proud to share that Michael Yanopoulos and Peter D. Shoemaker have joined the firm as Associates. Michael Yanopoulos specializes in real estate development, with expertise in due diligence, design, and entitlements. With a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law and an LL.M in Real Property Development from the University of Miami, Michael's background in law and business administration enriches his practice. He actively contributes to the industry as an active[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach project promises to house working class in tiny units. Rents start at $2,000

April 16, 2024

A new law has paved the way for twice as many apartments for a Miami Beach development that targets the city’s working class with capped rents. After being presented and approved two years ago, Mia will return to Miami Beach’s Planning Board in late April with double the number of floors and apartments than originally planned after the passage of the Live Local Act. The state law allows developers to build higher and add more apartments — disregarding local zoning[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Hotel & Residential Tower with 104 Floors Submitted to Zoning Review

April 10, 2024

The developer planning the 130 Biscayne tower in Downtown Miami submitted the project to zoning review yesterday. The tower is planned to top off at 104 stories and 1,049 feet, the maximum permitted by aviation rules in the area, the filing states. It will also include a rooftop pool and amenity area for residents on the 104th floor. For now, the tower is known as 130 Biscayne. According to the latest filing, it is planned to include: 1,074 residential units[...]