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CLIENT NEWS: Alirio Torrealba revs up MG Developer’s South Florida pipeline

September 4, 2025

When Alirio Torrealba got started in the real estate business in South Florida, he had neither experience in development nor proficiency in English. He somehow still led the wave of new townhome and condo development in Coral Gables, before expanding into multifamily. Just a decade after its founding, his Coral Gables-based MG Developer is sitting on a project pipeline of more than $500 million, which stretches into Hialeah, Miami, Doral and North Bay Village.Torrealba has veered into a faster lane[...]

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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[...]