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CLIENT NEWS: David Martin joins Michael Stern and his partners on planned South Beach condo tower

September 2, 2025

Developer David Martin is now involved in Michael Stern’s planned luxury condo tower in Miami Beach, sources told The Real Deal. State records show that in late July, Martin’s name and Terra’s address were added to LLCs that are tied to the planned project. JDS Pulse, an anonymous blog that Stern sued in May, first disclosed Terra’s involvement. Martin’s Coconut Grove-based Terra does have an interest in the deal to develop the condo project at 1250 West Avenue, a spokesperson[...]

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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[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Related Group, 13th Floor plan pair of high-rises in Miami

June 4, 2025

The development team of 13th Floor Investments, Related Group and LeFrak filed plans for a pair of towers a block from the Douglas Road Metrorail Station in Miami. Miami-Dade County officials received the pre-application from 3650 Bird Road Owner LLC, a partnership between Miami-based 13th Floor, Miami-based Related Group and New York-based LeFrak, for the 2.4-acre site at 3650 Bird Road. It previously housed an auto dealership. The developers purchased the property for $35 million in March from Coral Gables-based[...]

CLIENT NEWS: LivWrk proposes 1,363-unit Live Local Act complex with three towers in Wynwood

June 3, 2025

LivWrk wants to build a 1,363-unit Live Local Act project in Wynwood, as developers continue to supersize their proposed projects under the state’s affordable and workforce housing law. The Brooklyn-based firm wants to develop three 45-story towers with 23,200 square feet of retail and 912 parking spaces on a five-lot assemblage on the northwest corner of North Miami Avenue and Northwest 24th Street in Miami, according to a city board meeting’s agenda. The development site is at 2400, 2412 and[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Kushner scores $115M construction loan for Surfside project

June 3, 2025

Kushner Companies nabbed a $115 million construction loan for a luxury apartment development it is building in Surfside, The Real Deal has learned. New York-based Kushner, led by CEO Laurent Morali and President Nicole Kushner Meyer, secured the financing from Arbor Realty Trust’s Arbor Realty SR, according to a source. The developer broke ground on the planned three-story, 68-unit project at 9300 Collins Avenue in mid-May. The non-waterfront building is expected to be completed at the end of 2026, according[...]

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[...]