Real Estate Development & Construction
"The team's major strength is its ability to work together to coordinate large, complex sets of tasks to a speedy and well thought-out conclusion."
- CHAMBERS USA source
Strengthening foreign currencies, especially in Latin America and Asia, have made Florida assets – and real estate assets across the U.S. – more affordable and appealing. At Bilzin Sumberg, we have been active in working with foreign investors in the construction and hospitality industries since our inception, and we have continued our tradition of working on large-scale and complex real estate transactions.
Our firm works with a wide-range of foreign real estate developers, REITs, construction companies, investment funds, and high-net worth individuals on a broad scope of matters.
EXPERIENCE
Representation of joint venture between Starwood Hotels & Resorts and The Related Group of Florida regarding zoning and land use for the redevelopment of the six-star St. Regis Bal Harbour. The $1.5 billion project, located across from the Shops at Bal Harbour, consists of 285 condo-hotel units ...
Representation of one of the largest privately owned development companies in Florida in connection with a joint venture with a private equity firm to develop a luxury high-rise condominium project in Naples, Florida. Our representation included complex tax structuring, as well as the negotiation of...
Representation of Reynolds Assets, a real estate development firm, in the negotiation and preparation of all construction and design agreements for Ember Lakes, a $450 million multi-family residential project in Cape Coral, Florida, consisting of 1,300 units.
Representation of Oleta Partners, LLC, a joint venture comprised of affiliates of the LeFrak Organization and Turnberry Associates, in the successful negotiation of the long-term ground lease and complicated leasehold financing for a 185-acre brownfields redevelopment site in the City of North Miami...
Successful representation of the City of Pompano Beach and Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency in connection with the negotiation of project development agreements, including a master developmentagreement, purchase and sale agreement, ground leases, and build-to-suit subleases, for the publ...
Representation of HRM Owner, a joint venture between Hyatt and Gencom, in successfully navigating the procurement process and securing a ground lease with the City of Miami as part of a $1.5 billion mixed-use development along the Miami River to include hotel, convention, commercial and multi-family...
INSIGHTS
The Builders Association of South Florida (BASF), the local affiliate of both the Florida Home Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders, has awarded Brian S. Adler and Howard E. Nelson with its President's Award.
Alex Barshel serves as a speaker for the panel Minimizing Environmental Risk in Development at Bilzin Sumberg’s Development Conference. The session surveys the timely legal and environmental issues affecting real estate development in Florida, and what developers should keep top of mind in pur...
Howard Nelson moderates the panel Minimizing Environmental Risk in Development at Bilzin Sumberg’s Development Conference. The session surveys the timely legal and environmental issues affecting real estate development in Florida, and what developers should keep top of mind in pursuing new pro...
Joe Hernandez moderates The Florida Condo at a Critical Juncture panel at Bilzin Sumberg’s Development Conference. Panelists survey the critical issues affecting owners, investors, and developers as they pursue new condo developments and redevelopment projects across the state.
Anthony De Yurre and Kelly Ruane Melchiondo discuss the effects of Florida statutes and legal challenges surrounding “shared facilities” in hotel-condominiums and other multiparcel residential buildings, and recent amendments to Florida’s Live Local Act along with an assessment of ...
Senate Bill 1730 (“SB1730”) was passed by the legislature on May 1, 2025, and will become law on July 1, 2025, unless signed earlier or vetoed by the Governor. SB1730 amends critical portions of the Live Local Act in Fla. Stat. § 125.01055 for counties and 166.04151 for municipaliti...
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