Mount Sinai’s new Miami Beach cancer hub is nearly ready. You can see the five-story glass building as you drive into Miami Beach, nestled along the picturesque coast of Biscayne Bay. Hospital executives say the Braman Comprehensive Cancer Center was designed with wellness in mind, to provide care not just for the patient’s physical health but for their mental and emotional health, too. Mount Sinai Medical Center wants to “redefine cancer care in South Florida by combining world-class medical innovation[...]
Read MoreMelissa 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 MoreD.R. Horton proposes a 247-unit residential development in south Miami-Dade County. The Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder plans 190 townhomes and 57 single-family homes on the southwest corner of Southwest 344th Street and 193rd Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, according to an application filed early this month. The 26.2-acre assemblage consists of 10 lots with different owners. D.R. Horton is under contract for the land at an undisclosed price. The owners are Pedro Sifuentes and Yessenia Paola Pelaez; Nguyen Tran Investments; Felix[...]
Read MoreBraman Motors is pitching an ambitious expansion at its longtime home near Wynwood — a project that would create an 11-story automotive building and two 60-story residential towers. The automotive empire led by Norman Braman, 92, a former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and a prominent political donor, has 21 parcels of land in the Edgewater neighborhood and acquired three properties near the existing dealership for $13 million in 2022. The development proposed for those sites was approved with conditions[...]
Read MoreMelissa Tapanes Llahues, a zoning and land use lawyer known for her civic involvement and legal expertise, has been installed as President of the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF). Tapanes Llahues was sworn in at the citizenM Miami Worldcenter hotel before a crowd of notable attendees, including Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who administered the oath of office, and U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez, Levine Cava’s predecessor, who commemorated the achievement in the Congressional Record. Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, who[...]
Read MoreMIAMI, FL (May 15) — 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[...]
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