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CLIENT NEWS: Vast Braman Motors Edgewater remake to add two 60-story towers

April 25, 2025

Braman Motors, a long successful and foundational business venture in the City of Miami, is about to expand dramatically with a growth spurt of sweeping proportions that would include two new 60-story residential towers. The Braman company, utilizing special development options in the Miami 21 zoning code, plans to start construction on a phased redevelopment of several properties in the Edgewater neighborhood, ultimately bringing hundreds of new residential units, new retail-commercial uses, office space, parking for thousands of vehicles, and[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Akara Partners Bought Acre of Miami Worldcenter for $18.85M

July 27, 2020

A piece of the last vacant parcel at Miami Worldcenter sold on Friday. The Chicago-based development firm Akara Partners bought an acre from Miami Worldcenter Associates for $18.85 million, according to a press release. The land, beside the Metromover Station, is located at Northeast Second Ave., from Northeast 10th St. to Northeast 11th St. Only 36,273 square feet can be developed because the remainder of the property, or 8,227 square feet, is located underneath the Metromover Station. Akara is planning two towers,[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Developer of Proposed 62-story West Brickell Tower will Rebuild Firehouse Among Other Benefits

June 15, 2020

There’s nowhere left to build in Brickell but up, so a real estate developer plans to stack a 62-story condo-hotel-office tower on top of a fire station. Enough, say neighboring residents who fear they will lose a beloved park and be forced to cope with gridlocked streets and overcrowded schools. The project by developer Michael Stern, who has built dazzling “super talls” in New York City, would encompass West Brickell’s Fire Station No. 4 as the ground floor. As part of[...]

PRESS RELEASE: The Legal 500 2020 Awards “Leading Firm” and “Recommended Attorney” Status for Firm’s Land Use/Zoning Work in Miami

June 12, 2020

The Legal 500, widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide, has once again recognized Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes as a “Leading Firm” in Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning in Miami in its 2020 Directory. Managing Partner Jeffrey Bercow was cited as a “Recommended Attorney” and again recognized in the publication’s “Hall of Fame,” which highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence. This is Bercow’s ninth consecutive year recognized as an[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Barrington Brothers plans mid-rise apartment project in El Portal

June 1, 2020

El Portal, a village composed of mostly single-family homes north of Miami’s Upper Eastside, is opening the door to commercial development after approving a mid-rise apartment project with ground-floor workspaces near Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 83rd Street. The village council voted last month for a development agreement with an entity managed by Barrington Brothers LLC, a local multifamily developer with projects in the Upper Eastside and Little Havana. As part of the agreement, Barrington, led by Arthur and Ken Barrington, will be[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Mast Capital presents plan for 290-ft tower at I-195 entrance to Miami Beach

May 8, 2020

Mast Capital has decided not to move ahead with approved plans for its Alton Bay residential project at one of Miami Beach’s gateways and, instead, wants to build a 290-ft residential tower. The proposal, for a parcel at the intersection of Alton Road and I-195 next to Talmudic University, can only move forward if the City Commission agrees to allow an increase in height from the current 85-ft limit. Mast purchased the property from the university in October 2014 for[...]