FIRM NEWS: Melissa Tapanes Llahues: Attorney is heading Builders Association of South Florida

November 5, 2025

Since becoming president of the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF) in May, Melissa Tapanes Llahues has been focused on guiding the organization’s goals to better the region’s economic and community development efforts. Ms. Tapanes Llahues said her vision has been centered on strengthening public-private partnerships, improving housing accessibility, and giving the region’s builders a voice. Climate resilience, mobility, and evolving infrastructure needs challenges are also top priorities, she said. Ms. Tapanes Llahues is known for her expertise in managing[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: At Overtown’s Massive Block 55, First Elevated Deck Concrete Pour Completed

May 19, 2022

The first elevated floor at Overtown’s giant Block 55 has been poured, according to contractor Coastal Construction. The pour required 400 cubic yards of concrete and was completed last week, Coastal said. Block 55 will include: 578 affordable apartments for seniors 250,000 square feet of retail space 1,050 parking spaces 1,400 square foot police substation Tenants will include Target (with a Starbucks and CVS inside), an Aldi grocery, Burlington department store, and Ross Dress for Less. Published on May 17,[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: To expand the UDB, developer needs Miami-Dade to change county policy on flood risks

May 19, 2022

To build an 800-acre industrial complex on farmland near Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County first must loosen its rules on expanding development into areas endangered by coastal flooding. The policy shift is one of several rule changes requested by the developers behind the South Dade Logistics and Technology District, a commercial project that would go up on agricultural land south of the Florida Turnpike and north of Moody Drive at Southwest 268th Street. Currently tree farms and cropland, the rectangular area[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Soil Testing Underway At Downtown Miami Property Where Thousands Of Residential Units Planned

May 17, 2022

Soil testing appears to now be underway at the former Miami Arena site, according to a tweet by Kyle Merville. The biggest residential project in downtown Miami’s history is now moving through the approval process for the property. Developer Witkoff Group submitted preliminary plans to Miami-Dade in January for a development on the site with: 2,351 residential units Up to 540,000 square feet of office space 49,999 square feet of retail space 2,457 parking spaces There would be a total of[...]

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Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes Attorneys Selected as Finalists for Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards

May 13, 2022

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is honored to announce that three of our attorneys have been shortlisted as finalists for the Chambers and Partners Diversity & Inclusion Awards. For over a decade, the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: North America have showcased the best in diversity & inclusion, pro bono, corporate social responsibility and environmental work from firms and in-house teams across the continent. Now in its eleventh year, the annual awards bring together the legal community across the[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: 10-story project planned near Hialeah transit station

May 11, 2022

A shopping center near the Hialeah Tri-Rail/Metro Transfer Station could be redeveloped into a 10-story multifamily tower. The City Council will consider the small-scale land use amendment and a variance request for the 0.62-acre site at 1067 E. 25th St. on May 10. It would change from “commercial” to “transit-oriented development district” to take advantage of the public transit station one block to the east. This would continue the trend of redeveloping the largely commercial and industrial sites around Hialeah's[...]

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