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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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Miami owners of historic properties might sell extra density

April 5, 2018

City of Miami officials are working to clarify proposed legislation designed to incentivize the preservation of historic properties by allowing those properties to sell unused residential density to sites near public transit. The aim is to benefit several parties: the owners of historic designated properties gaining money for preservation work and upkeep; the developers who could purchase added density for a project within a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) area; and the city getting more money into its affordable housing fund.[...]

The Standard in Miami Beach to undergo major renovation, will demolish east wing

March 27, 2018

New construction to include 76 parking spaces, spa and hotel rooms on upper floors UPDATED May 4, 11:55 a.m.: Less than two months after André Balazs stepped down as chair of the Standard Hotels brand, the company is moving forward with a major renovation of its Miami Beach location. Standard International, through its holding company Ferrardo Lido LLC, submitted an application to the Miami Beach Design Review Board seeking to demolish the east wing of its MiMo-style property at 40 Island Avenue, formerly[...]

Time Out Market gets narrow vote of approval from Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board

March 23, 2018

Board divided over impact of proposed gourmet food hall to the neighborhood After more than two hours of contentious debate, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board on Monday allowed the developer to apply for permits for the proposed Time Out Market at 1601 Drexel Avenue, on the ground floor of a parking garage, just around the corner from Lincoln Road. Earlier this month the city’s planning board approved a conditional use permit for the site, but their approval was based on limiting[...]

Sherry Frontenac in North Beach scores historic preservation board approval

March 20, 2018

Owner plans to raise and redevelop pool deck, add underground parking and rooftop The Sherry Frontenac, a post-war modern hotel in Miami Beach, is getting a poolside makeover. On Monday, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board approved a request allowing the hotel owner to build a new deck with a concrete canopy, underground parking and a rooftop dining area for the property at 6565 Collins Avenue in North Beach. S.F. Land LLC can now demolish the existing pool deck and cabanas, as[...]

Historic preservation board approves land use attorney’s luxe home in Miami Beach

March 13, 2018

Stephen and Gerri Helfman propose three-story home with terraces and rooftop pool UPDATED March 13, 2:15 p.m.: Despite objections from a prominent historic preservation group, a Miami land use attorney and his wife will be allowed to tear down a 1920s three-bedroom house and replace it with a three-story modern mansion in Miami Beach’s South-of-Fifth neighborhood. The Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board on Monday voted unanimously to authorize the demolition of the existing property at 819 Second Street, which was condemned by the[...]