Melissa Tapanes Llahues will be a panelist discussing “Combatting Gender Pay Disparity: Year-End Performance Reviews and Salary Negotiations,” on January 21, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to register. The event is sponsored by the Miami Dade chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL). The organization is a volunteer bar association dedicated to actively promoting the advancement of women in the legal profession, expanding the leadership role of its members in the community at[...]
Read MoreA Spanish food marketplace is expanding into Wynwood at a time when many South Florida restaurants are struggling to survive. The global specialty food brand Enrique Tomás, known for its Jamón ibérico, has signed a 5,400-square-foot lease for 2701 NW Second Ave. The company plans to spend $2 million on renovation and open in late 2021. It will be the company’s second U.S. location. The first opened in Dallas earlier this year. Metro 1 Managing Director Andres Nava and broker Hector Antunez[...]
Read MoreOne of downtown’s most historic staples, the Alfred I. duPont Building, could soon be home to a microbrewery and brewpub that would boast a cantilevered shipping container. The City of Miami’s virtual Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board heard plans last week for the 11,000-square-foot brew hub that would also feature an outdoor beer garden built atop the abutting annex. The applicant is D. Manatee Holdings LLC, registered under Tilia Companies Principal Gary Ressler. Tilia also owns and manages the duPont[...]
Read MoreThe new owner of Miami Beach’s historic Paris Theater will present his plans for a high-end supper club to the City’s Historic Preservation Board this week. Mathieu Massa is seeking the Board’s approval to build kitchen and storage additions and to make interior modifications to support the new use. Massa’s attorney, Greg Fontela with Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, wrote in the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) application, “The concept for this venue is for a restaurant and entertainment establishment, to recall[...]
Read MoreBercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Bercow, Ben Fernandez and Michael Larkin were given recognition in the The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For the 17th year, co-founder and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow has been cited for his work in Environmental, Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate Law. Bercow was also named the “2021 Miami[...]
Read MoreDeveloper Rishi Kapoor is a step closer to bringing his Urbin Retreat concept to South Beach. Kapoor and his partners won the unanimous endorsement of the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board Tuesday afternoon for a mixed-use co-living and hotel development on Washington Avenue. Unless the decision is appealed, the developer can now move forward with demolishing a one-story retail building at 1260 Washington Avenue that was constructed in 1948, to replace it with a six-story building with 56 hotel rooms, 49 co-living[...]
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