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[...]
Read MoreThe Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board is keen on Keyah Real Estate Group’s plan to reshape nearly an entire Art Deco block between Washington and Collins avenues. On Feb 11, the board unanimously approved by a 5-0 vote a new 262-key hotel project by Aventura-based Keyah and Grup Peralada, a family office based in Barcelona, Spain. The planned redevelopment entails the partial demolition of the historic Haddon Hall hotel at 1500 Collins Avenue, as well as completely tearing down a[...]
Read MoreSince its 1940 debut, The Shelborne has stood among the treasure trove of art deco glamour on Miami Beach's Collins Avenue. Now, after an extensive $100-million renovation, the oceanfront landmark is poised for a return as The Shelborne by Proper, set to open on May 1, 2025. The beachfront property — the first foray into Florida for the Santa Monica, California-based Proper Hospitality — has 251 rooms, suites, and villas, most of which have sweeping ocean views. And while the[...]
Read MoreOne of Miami Beach’s oldest oceanfront hotels is reopening to guests after undergoing a $100 million renovation that modernized the landmark and also brought back some of its original design. The Shelborne, 1801 Collins Ave., has started taking reservations for stays beginning May 1, 2025. The 85-year-old hotel, which once foreshadowed the Miami Modernism style, or MiMo of the 1950s, now has 251 rooms, down from 275. The rooms and suites have warm and earthy hues, ceramic sconces, handcrafted ceramics[...]
Read MoreCarlos Suarez, founder of the popular New York restaurant Rosemary’s, grew up in Coral Gables in the 1990s, but after college gravitated to the northeast. And when it came time to open his first restaurant — named for his mother — he opened it in the West Village, then went on to expand in Tokyo, the East Village and Midtown Manhattan. Now, 13 years later, Rosemary’s has finally made it to Miami. The Italian restaurant from Suarez’s Casa Nela hospitality[...]
Read MoreUgo Colombo walked into the Mercedes-Benz Places sales center launch wearing sunglasses with a light orange tint. Colombo glided through the building, sizing up the finishes for the planned Brickell condo project. The car enthusiast — he owns the luxury car dealership the Collection — is rarely seen at industry events. He was among a handful of developers and hundreds of real estate agents and brokers who attended the opening on Feb. 5, hosted by Michael Stern’s JDS Development and[...]
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