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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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Crane Watch map expanded to Miami Beach, 52 development projects added

October 19, 2018

The Business Journal’s Crane Watch, an interactive map of development, has been expanded to Miami Beach. The map has 52 projects in Miami Beach that are either under construction or proposed. Click on each point on the map for information about the specific project, including a link to recent Business Journal coverage. The project total includes 17 multifamily, 14 hotels, nine retail, and nine mixed-use. They combine for 1,693 hotel rooms, 695,605 square feet of retail, a net increase of[...]

Firm Client Opens Its Doors

October 12, 2018

Even locals will want to check out this new hostel. Don’t miss. A pair of cozy Mid-Century Modern rockers sits on the terrazzo floor. A pair of black leather chairs flanks an op-art image of bikini-clad bodies. Curvy banquettes invite convivial conversation. With its billiards table, leather couches and outdoor mural by South African artist Chris Auret, this could be any smartly renovated Miami Beach hotel. But with beds in quad rooms starting at $25 a night, Generator — recently opened in Miami[...]

Law Firm of the Year Honors

October 9, 2018

The Latin Builders Association (LBA), the largest Hispanic construction association in the U.S. awarded “Law Firm of the Year” to Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin during its 38th Annual LBA Awards Ceremony, September 28, at the Miami Hilton Downtown. Receiving the award are (from left to right): Maritza Haro Salgado, LBA President Eric Montes de Oca, Jeffrey Bercow, Mickey Marrero, Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Adrian Carrillo, Bobby Behar, Carli Koshal, and LBA Executive Director Rafael Cabrera.

Miami approves Swerdlow’s major Overtown retail, apartment project

September 27, 2018

Swerdlow Group has secured approval for a $130.5 million retail and apartment project in Overtown, on the north side of downtown Miami. The deal could bring national retailers, a fitness center and an entertainment venue to the area. On Sept. 24, the city’s Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) unanimously approved the development agreement with Downtown Retail Associates, an affiliate of Swerdlow Group, led by veteran developer Michael Swerdlow. This was part of a request for proposals (RFP) the[...]

Lennar’s plan to replace Wynwood Yard, O Cinema with apartments among four big projects in Miami

September 6, 2018

Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin represented three of the following projects, which were recommended for approval. Reported by Brian Bandell and published September 5, 2018 in the South Florida Business Journal: Miami officials will consider four major developments on Wednesday afternoon, including a plan by a Lennar Corp. subsidiary to build apartments on the site where Wynwood Yard and the O Cinema currently operate. The city’s Urban Design Review Board will also consider plans by a European developer to build apartments in Little Havana, a[...]