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CLIENT NEWS: Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units

March 12, 2025

Developer Michael Swerdlow wants to develop 5,730 multifamily units with some affordable and workforce apartments, replacing five public housing complexes across Miami. Coconut Grove-based Swerdlow Group’s project also will include 370,000 square feet of commercial space such as offices and a school; 250,000 square feet of open space and amenities and a new Tri-Rail passenger train station, according to Miami-Dade records. The project would replace the existing public housing complexes of Victory Homes at 520 Northwest 75th Street, Newberg at[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Sterling Building on Lincoln Road Scores Hotel Approval

January 2, 2020

Sam Herzberg’s proposal to add a hotel to the 91-year-old Sterling Building on Lincoln Road cleared another hurdle. The Miami Beach Planning Board last week approved the 144-room project by a 6-1 vote. The hotel is one of two currently in the planning stages for the popular pedestrian mall. City leaders and Lincoln Road business owners say the hotels will attract more visitors and supplement the new convention center hotel that will be built couple of blocks north of the Sterling Building.[...]

Miami Axis Park Breaks Ground in Hialeah

November 25, 2019

Congratulations to firm client Lincoln Property Group on breaking ground on Miami Axis Park, a 415,000 SF state of the art logistics park in the City of Hialeah. Firm attorneys Melissa Tapanes Llahues and Maritza Haro participated in the groundbreaking.

CLIENT NEWS: Miami-Dade Planning Council Keeps In Play Builder Push To Develop Farmland

November 6, 2019

A push by South Florida builders to expand future growth onto Miami-Dade County farm fields survived a critical vote Monday night. The county’s Planning Advisory Council, which recommends changes to the county’s master growth plan, sided with builders and agreed not to endorse a report that would have protected land west of Kendall. The area is also targeted for the expansion of the 836/Dolphin Expressway. Instead, council members said they want to keep the land in play. “I saw some[...]

UPDATE: Miami Beach 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

October 30, 2019

Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, requires local governments to evaluate and propose amendments to their Comprehensive Plans every seven (7) years through a process known as the Evaluation and Appraisal Review (EAR). The City of Miami Beach recently completed its EAR and has proposed several significant amendments to its Comprehensive Plan. We have summarized the major proposed changes to the Miami Beach Comprehensive Plan that we believe will likely impact development in the City. This update is only meant to be[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Co-living Venture Urbin Expanding to Miami Beach

October 28, 2019

Developer Rishi Kapoor is betting on co-living, starting with three projects in Miami-Dade. Kapoor, CEO of Location Ventures, is moving forward with a $50 million co-living project at 1234 to 1260 Washington Avenue, now that the Miami Beach City Commission passed co-living legislation for a portion of Washington Avenue from Sixth to 16th streets. Urbin, a co-living, co-working and wellness real estate platform led by Kapoor, has three Miami-Dade sites in the works, and Kapoor hopes to expand to 100 locations[...]