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CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]

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FIRM NEWS: Five Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® List

August 26, 2022

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is pleased to announce that Shareholders Jeffrey Bercow, Ben Fernandez, Michael Larkin and Partners Graham Penn and Daniel Espino were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For the 19th year, co-founder and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow has been praised for his work in Environmental, Land Use and Zoning and Real[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Construction Permit Created For Second 648-Foot Miami River Tower

August 25, 2022

Another tower at the Miami River complex is set to move to the permitting phase. Miami Building Department records show that a construction permit process was created for the second tower in May. It is not yet in review, with full plans still not submitted. The second tower will rise 54 stories or 648 feet, according to the construction permit filing. That is identical in height to the first tower now under construction. Tower 2 will include 468 residential units,[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Workforce Housing with Micro Units Proposed in Miami Beach

August 25, 2022

A lot on Normandy Isle in Miami Beach could be developed into workforce housing with micro units. The city’s Design Review Board on Sept. 6 will consider plans for the 25,771-square-foot site at 1960 Normandy Drive. Previously utilized by Atlantic Broadband, the site currently has a 4,377-square-foot industrial building that was constructed in 1971. Jakeal LLC, owned by Alan Waserstein of Miami Lakes-based LeaseFlorida, purchased the property for $2.2 million in 2019. Totaling 32,213 square feet in four stories, the project would[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami to Celebrate Completing First Two Phases of Flagler Street’s Curbless, Pedestrian-Friendly Rebuild

August 23, 2022

A ceremony is scheduled Friday to celebrate the completion of the first two sections of Downtown Miami’s Flagler Street rebuild. The city says it is now working on completing the remaining three phases. The project aims to make Flagler Street into a “festival-style boulevard,” with bollards that allow it to be completely closed to cars When cars are on the street, they will be placed at the same elevation as pedestrians – making it more pleasant to walk on. New[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Brazilian billionaire proposes oceanfront condos in Surfside

August 23, 2022

Multiplan Real Estate Asset Management is seeking approval of an oceanfront condo building in Surfside that would replace older buildings that are in “dire” condition. Multiplan, led by Brazilian billionaire José Isaac Peres, plans to build 93 Ocean, a 12-story, 27-unit project at 9309 and 9317 Collins Avenue, according to documents filed with the city. The town’s planning and zoning board will vote on site plan approval for the project at its Thursday meeting. R Palace Surfside LLC, managed by[...]