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Wynwood

  • Overview
  • Meet the Team
  • Experience
  • Insights
  • Practices

Wynwood is one of most dynamic and rapidly developing neighborhoods in Miami. In a span of 20 years, it has gone from an industrial area dominated by warehouses, to a lively arts district sprinkled with restaurants and bars, to a vibrant mixed-use node of urban development incorporating residential, commercial, retail, and office properties. Wynwood is a model for sustainable mixed-use development, successfully accommodating professionals seeking the live-work-play lifestyle, county residents frequenting the area’s dining and leisure establishments, and tourists from all the over the globe visiting its world-class arts scene- all the while preserving the characteristics and distinct ambience that set it apart from other parts of Miami. In fact, Wynwood stands out as a salient example of successful urban adaptive reuse in the city.

Bilzin Sumberg possesses a long track record of successfully representing real estate investors and developers contributing to Wynwood’s exciting growth. The firm’s attorneys have experience successfully navigating residential, commercial, and office projects on behalf of clients, whether it involves representing them before county authorities, the City Commission, or the Wynwood Design Review Committee, or advising them on zoning law changes specific to Wynwood as it rapidly evolves. Investors and developers can count on Bilzin Sumberg’s extensive experience with, and intimate knowledge of, this unique corner of Miami as they partake in Wynwood’s promising development.

Meet the Team
Javier F. Aviñó
Practice Group Leader, Land Development & Government Relations, Land Development & Government Relations
Suzanne M. Amaducci
Chair of Real Estate & Finance, Real Estate, Hospitality
Anthony De Yurre
Partner, Land Development & Government Relations
Jennifer E. Fine
Associate, Land Development & Government Relations, Affordable Housing & Tax Credit
Sara Barli Herald
Partner, Real Estate, Affordable Housing
Michael C. Larmoyeux, Jr.
Partner, Construction
Experience
  • Experience
Wynwood Land Acquisition & Zoning
Representation of client in the acquisition of land in Wynwood to be developed into an 8-story apartment building with ground floor retail space, as well as thepreparation and negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement for the retail space to be located along the ground floor of the building to be...
  • Experience
Land Use and Zoning Counsel for Society Wynwood
Representation of New York-based Property Markets Group in connection with performing a land use and zoning analysis as well as a waiver application for site plan approval of Society Wynwood, a mixed-use development in Wynwood, a prominent entertainment, arts, and shopping district in Miami, Florida...
  • Experience
Purchase of Property in Midtown Miami Financed by Crowd Funding
Representation of a real estate developer in the $22 million purchase of an assemblage of properties totaling 1.5 acres in Miami’s Midtown neighborhood, which was financed primarily by crowdfunding sources in lieu of traditional real estate mortgage financing, and is to be developed into a Class A m...
  • Experience
Economic Incentives for Retail Development in Wynwood
Representation of retail property owner in Wynwood neighborhood of Miami in claiming Enterprise Zone economic incentives offered by Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida, which took the form of reimbursement of road impact fees to the owner.
  • Experience
  • December 21, 2015
Development and Construction of $200 Million Midtown Miami Apartment Towers
Representation of developer in the acquisition and development of a multiple-building residential project on the former Chiquita Banana distribution site in Midtown Miami, Florida. Assisted with platting of underlying property to vacate public right-of-way that transects the property.
  • Experience
  • January 07, 2015
Land Use and Zoning Counsel for $125 Million Development of Echo Brickell
Representation of Property Markets Group, a real estate developer, as land use and zoning counsel for their Echo Brickell development, a 57-story, 180-unit luxury condo tower being built on Brickell Avenue in Miami. We helped obtain a $124 million construction loan and are handling development appr...
Insights
  • Blog
  • September 16, 2022
City of Miami Updates to Wynwood NRD-1 Zoning District
New Miami Blog
The City of Miami adopted a series of important amendments to the Miami 21 Zoning Code that were introduced to foster medium-scale development and promote the transition of Wynwood from an industrial district into a diverse, mixed-use residential neighborhood.
  • Blog
  • August 1, 2022
The Ins and Outs of the Wynwood Norte NRD-2 Public Benefits Program
New Miami Blog
Last year, the Miami City Commission approved a major zoning overhaul for the portion of Wynwood lying north of NW 29th Street — dubbed Wynwood Norte. The new regulations- Wynwood Norte NRD-2- include a robust Public Benefits Program that permits bonus Building Height in exchange for contribut...
  • Speaking Engagement
  • January 27, 2022
Developing Wynwood & Allapattah
Bisnow: Future of Wynwood and Allapattah
Javier F. Aviñó moderated a panel discussion titled Developing Wynwood & Allapattah as part of Bisnow’s Future of Wynwood and Allapattah event.
  • Blog
  • December 16, 2021
Miami Wynwood Norte Zoning Overlay Creates New Development Opportunities
New Miami Blog
Earlier this year, the Miami City Commission approved a major zoning overhaul for the portion of Wynwood lying north of NW 29th Street—the newly dubbed Wynwood Norte. Read more to learn about this neighborhood that is poised for significant development.
  • Lawcast Podcast
  • May 4, 2021
Episode 3: Wynwood: The Quintessential Miami Turnaround
Old Structures, New Purpose: Mastering the Practice of Adaptive Reuse
Jennifer Fine, attorney in Bilzin Sumberg’s Land Development & Government Relations Group, discusses Wynwood’s take off as one of Miami’s most popular neighborhoods while highlighting how adaptive reuse has been a pivotal part of its transformation. She covers Wynwood’s h...
  • Lawcast Podcast
  • March 2, 2021
Episode 1: Allapattah: The Next Big Transformation
Old Structures, New Purpose: Mastering the Practice of Adaptive Reuse Series
In Episode 1 of our series, "Old Structures, New Purpose: Mastering the Practice of Adaptive Reuse," land development & government relations attorney Javier F. Aviñó discusses the big changes happening in one of Miami-Dade County’s historic neighborhoods, Allapattah. They cov...