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CLIENT NEWS: Billionaire’s $20 million gift kickstarts Vizcaya expansion

November 13, 2025

As the landmark, publicly owned Vizcaya Museum and Gardens starts work on an extensive, long-planned restoration and enhancement of the estate’s historic farm village, the initiative has lured a large gift from billionaire Ken Griffin — and a surprising proposition from the financier that’s sure to draw significant scrutiny. On Friday, Vizcaya’s leaders are set to unveil a revised, detailed master plan for a revamped farm village along with a $20 million donation to the project from Griffin, the founder[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Shore Club to become Auberge: Witkoff and Monroe’s redevelopment approval stands

September 15, 2022

Witkoff and Monroe’s plans to redevelop the Shore Club — and rebrand it as Auberge — are moving forward. The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board on Tuesday voted against a rehearing of the redevelopment proposal that the board had approved four months ago. The developers’ attorney Michael Larkin revealed the Auberge branding at the meeting. The Setai Resort & Residences condo association had challenged the same board’s May 10 decision in favor of Witkoff and Monroe Capital’s plans for the oceanfront historic hotel at[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Ronny Finvarb and Joe Chetrit nab Miami Beach Macy’s for $16M

September 6, 2022

Ronny Finvarb and Joseph Chetrit paid $15.5 million for the Miami Beach Macy’s store off Lincoln Road, one of the oldest retail buildings in the city. Sobe Park, An entity managed by Finvarb, principal of Bay Harbor Islands-based Finvarb Group, acquired the 96,610-square-foot department store at 1675 Meridian Avenue, according to Marcus & Millichap’s Scott Sandelin and Alejandro D’Alba, the brokers who worked on the deal. Chetrit is Finvarb’s partner on the purchase, D’Alba and Sandelin said. The brokers represented[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach voters approve upzoning referendums

August 31, 2022

Miami Beach residents voted in favor of zoning changes that could boost floor area ratio — or overall project size — of certain properties in the city. They also approved closing a loophole tied to the city’s vacation of public streets. Voters on Tuesday approved an increase in FAR to 2.6 from 2.0 for the Alton Road gateway area, which will allow Russell Galbut and David Martin of Terra to build a taller mixed-use project on the site of the[...]

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,[...]