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CLIENT NEWS: How a housing village rising at a Hialeah train station is changing a community

July 1, 2025

As commuters unload from carpools passing through the parking lot of a Tri-Rail station on a recent weekday morning, they’re greeted by a symphony of construction while waiting for their trains. Buzz saws and percussion drills crank up just 10 feet from the train platform, where workers in green vests and yellow safety helmets are building a new housing development. The eight-story residential building, named Metro Station 1, broke ground in May with a target completion by January 2026. The[...]

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Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes Ranks in Top Tiers in Land Use & Zoning Law

November 7, 2022

Miami, FL - Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is once again ranked in the top tier in Miami for Land Use & Zoning Law as well as in Real Estate Law in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2023 edition. The firm successfully placed in the second tier nationally in Land Use & Zoning law. The annual list highlights firms who are recognized by their clients and peers for consistent professional excellence. According to U.S. News & World Report[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Expansion approved for Miami-Dade Urban Development Boundary

November 2, 2022

Developers secured enough votes Tuesday to expand Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary to turn farmland into a new commercial complex near Homestead, setting up a potential veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. The 8-4 vote came after Commissioner Raquel Regalado dropped her opposition to the South Dade Logistics and Technology District, a proposed 380-acre mix of warehouses, call centers and other commercial uses south of Florida’s Turnpike and north of Moody Drive (Southwest 268th Street). The project drew opposition from[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Russell Galbut scores approval for Art Deco hotel renovation

October 21, 2022

Russell Galbut’s Crescent Heights can move ahead with plans to build two additional floors at the Regent Hotel, one of two Art Deco buildings that make up the Gale Miami Beach. The Miami Beach Preservation Board on Monday approved a Galbut affiliate’s request to demolish the rooftop pool and deck of the two-story Regent that is adjacent to the three-story Gale Hotel at 1690 Collins Avenue. The two new floors would house 12 new guest rooms and four meeting rooms, as[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Miami Beach Getting New Event Center

October 18, 2022

In an effort to boost business conference bookings at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Jeffrey Soffer’s firm has begun construction on a new five-story event center on a former surface parking lot adjacent to his iconic oceanfront resort. The 50,000-square-foot building at 4360 and 4370 Collins Avenue will connect to the historic hotel’s Tresor Tower via a new sky bridge, and have an underground garage that will include employee parking, Fontainebleau Development President Bret Mufson said via email. The growing number of[...]

CLIENT NEWS: 888 Brickell Supertall Developer Files Revisions; New Rendering Released

October 11, 2022

JDS Development Group has filed revised plans with Miami-Dade County for the 888 Brickell tower. The tower is still planned to rise to a supertall height of exactly 1,049 feet, the maximum permitted in the area. With the revisions, 888 Brickell is now planned to include: 259 residential units 52,144 square feet of health/fitness 38,727 square feet of food and beverage space approximately 273 parking spaces Studio Sofield remains the building designer, with ODP listed as the architect of record.[...]