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FIRM NEWS: Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes Secures Landmark Preservation and Site Improvement Approvals for Miami Springs Nursing and Rehab Center

March 9, 2026

Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes, representing Fairhaven Propco LLC, is proud to announce a transformative restoration and modernization plan for the historic Miami Springs Nursing and Rehab Center at 201 Curtiss Parkway. Following successful appearances before the Miami Springs Historic Preservation Board and City Council, the firm secured Certificates of Appropriateness for rehabilitation and site improvements, together with approval of a Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Amendment, Rezoning, a Text Amendment creating the Medical and Residential Care (MRC) District,[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Miami River Developer Files Plans to Install 765 Foot Tower Cranes

September 28, 2021

The developer of a 54-story residential tower on the Miami River has applied for permission to install two tower cranes to assist with vertical construction. According to the September 20 filing with the FAA, the two cranes will rise 760 feet above ground, or 765 feet above sea level. In total, the cranes will be in place for an estimated 18 months. It is likely that the cranes will become the tallest ever this far inland in Miami. The tower[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Boutique Class “A” Office Building Proposed for Abandoned Fifth Street Construction Site

September 22, 2021

A joint venture between New York-based developer Sumaida + Khurana and global real estate development firm Bizzi & Partners purchased an abandoned construction site in the South of Fifth neighborhood earlier this summer with the idea of constructing a boutique Class A office building designed by renowned Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza. The developers are planning 38,000 sq. ft. of offices in a building that would face 5th Street as you enter Miami Beach from the MacArthur Causeway. The new[...]

CLIENT NEWS: 21-story office building proposed in Miami Health District

September 20, 2021

An office building could rise in the parking lot of a shopping center in the Miami Health District. The city’s Urban Development Review Board on Sept. 14 will consider the application for the 2.14-acre site at 1000 and 1050 N.W. 14th St., on the north side of the Dolphin Expressway/State Road 836. The property currently has Civica Center, a three-story shopping plaza of 74,463 square feet, plus a 4,768-square-foot bank branch. Both of those buildings would remain while the office[...]

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[...]