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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: BH Group Plans 30-story Project After Buying North Miami Beach Site

August 17, 2022

BH Group is designing a 30-story residential building after acquiring property in North Miami Beach. CK Prive Group 164 LLC, managed by Bruno Bloch in North Miami Beach, sold the 1.96-acre site at 2261 N.E. 164th St. for $11 million to Aventura-based BH Group. The site currently has a 35,538-square-foot warehouse constructed in 1969. The property last traded for $8.3 million in 2016, so it gained in value. The site is located just north of the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and[...]

CLIENT NEWS: With pricey rents in Miami Beach, developer plans cheaper apartments for local workers

August 15, 2022

A new workforce housing project could help relieve some local residents from sky-high rents in Miami Beach, one of Miami-Dade County’s most expensive residential markets. A boutique rental building with 60 apartments proposed for Normandy Isles neighborhood could give essential workers — think teachers, nurses, police officers and firefighters — more living options in line with their incomes. Alan Waserstein, owner of Miami Lakes investment and development firm LeaseFlorida, plans to build a four-story development called Mia, containing the 400-square-foot[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Canadian investors drop $22.5M on Bay Harbor Islands apartments

August 15, 2022

Canadian investors scooped up a pair of mid-rise apartment buildings in Bay Harbor Islands for $22.5 million. Entities tied to Toronto-based Westdale Properties bought the Rexleigh building at 9881 East Bay Harbor Drive and the Kingsley Arms building a few blocks south at 9291 East Bay Harbor Drive for $11.25 million apiece, according to deeds and state corporate records. The buying entities are led by Mitchell Cohen, as well as Roland and Ryan Kimel, director of operations at Westdale. Ownership[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Trammell Crow, Baptist scoop up Kendall Town Center dev sites

August 15, 2022

Planned multifamily and medical-use portions of the massive Kendall Town Center mixed-use project are coming closer to fruition after a pair of sales. Dallas-based Trammell Crow Residential scooped up its 20-acre development site for $29.4 million, according to records. Less than a week prior, Baptist Health paid $17.9 million for its 18-acre site. Both sites are on the larger Kendall Town Center, a 70-acre development between Southwest 88th and 91st streets and Southwest 162nd and 158th avenues in Miami-Dade’s West[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Urbanspace’s Iconic NYC Holiday Market Is Coming To Miami This Winter

August 10, 2022

Exciting things keep happening in Miami, and winter will be no exception. This year, just in time for the holidays, Urbanspace's iconic New York City holiday market is making its first national expansion in Lincoln Road District in Miami Beach. Not only is the Magic City a great winter destination, this new holiday market will continue cementing Miami's reputation as an avant-garde city that doesn't stay behind. The Urbanspace Lincoln Road Holiday Market will promote the development of the Lincoln Road District by[...]