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CLIENT NEWS: Celebrity-favorite restaurant from Dubai coming to Miami Beach

December 11, 2024

Gaia, a globally renowned Greek-Mediterranean dining destination from Dubai, is set to debut its first U.S. location in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth community come summer 2025. Conceptualized by British-Nigerian Chef Izu Ani and hospitality entrepreneur Evgeny Kuzin, the restaurant is a flagship of Fundamental Hospitality, with existing locations in Dubai, London, Qatar, Monte-Carlo and Marbella. The upscale eatery, which is named after the Greek goddess of the earth, will open on the ground floor of the Marea Condominium, 801[...]

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Melissa Tapanes Llahues Sworn in as Member of the Miami Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors

September 20, 2021

As Downtown Miami experiences a surge of new residents, businesses and investment from all over the country, Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is honored to announce that Melissa Tapanes Llahues has been sworn in as a member of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) Board of Directors. The Miami DDA is an independent agency of the City of Miami, governed by a 15-member Board comprised of three public appointees and 12 business owners, property owners and stakeholders who[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Vitamin mogul Andrew Lessman wins approval to build Miami Beach mansion

September 20, 2021

Vitamin entrepreneur and real estate investor Andrew Lessman barely won approval to build a waterfront mansion in mid-Miami Beach. The Miami Beach Design Review Board agreed to allow Lessman to knock down a 4,339-square-foot house built in 1936, and replace it with a new 8,462-square-foot home. But the main contention of the 4-to-3 vote on Friday was the height of the proposed house at 3017 Flamingo Drive. The current height limit is 24 feet. Lessman, founder of vitamin company ProCaps[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Commission Advances Expanded Urban Development Boundary Near Homestead for Warehouses

September 15, 2021

Miami-Dade commissioners on Thursday sidestepped concerns about Biscayne Bay pollution, flooding and hazy development details to give preliminary approval for expanding the Urban Development Boundary and converting farmland into a 9 million-square-foot industrial park near Homestead. By a 9-3 vote, commissioners voted to send the expansion application to state agencies for review, a key step for developers in their effort to move the “UDB” for the first time since 2013. “I’m going to always try and protect our environment and[...]

Three Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List

September 2, 2021

Three Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Bercow, Ben Fernandez and Michael Larkin were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For the 18th year, co-founder and managing partner Jeffrey Bercow has been cited for his work in Environmental,[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Norman Brothers Produce sells Kendall site to ALF developer

August 23, 2021

Kendall area favorite Norman Brothers Produce sold its last cranberry tuna salad, high-end meats and locally grown vegetables about a week ago. Now its decade-long home also will disappear. The grocer, which closed on Aug. 8, sold its site to a developer who will build an assisted-living facility. GCNB, led by developer Michael Garcia-Carrillo, bought the property at 7621 Southwest 87th Avenue for $10.7 million, records show. The buyer took out a $10 million mortgage on the property from TFFO[...]