Practice Areas > Land Development

The Land Development Practice Group handles real estate developments throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The group counsels developers, land owners and entrepreneurs through the land use approval and entitlement process in connection with residential, commercial and industrial developments, often handling complex archeological, utility, environmental, subdivision and historic designation matters. Attorneys in the group regularly appear before local government boards and regulatory agencies on matters involving zoning, permitting and complex development problems.

The Group has substantial experience in the development of high quality affordable housing and "Green" building projects throughout Florida. Services range from Low Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax Exempt Bond financed projects to SAIL, SHIP, HOPE VI and similar governmental loan programs. The team also advises public and closely held companies and their principal owners on a wide range of development related issues, including structuring, planning, acquisitions and litigation.

2011 Land Development Advisories

9/20 Miami-Dade County Land Use & Zoning: Understanding Charrettes and Urban Centers

9/8 Miami-Dade County Commission Scheduled to Approve Large Scale Rezoning: Model City/Brownsville Charrette

8/25 Building Code Compliance: Resolving Violations in South Florida

7/18 Florida Adopts Important School Choice Legislation

6/20 Impact of Florida's Growth Management Reform

5/23 City of Miami Paves the Way for Affordable Housing Development/City of Miami Commission Considers Important Amendments to Miami 21 Zoning Code

5/13 City of Miami Commission Considers Residential Density Increase in West Brickell/North Central Urban Area District Moves Towards Approval by Miami Dade County

Related Practice Groups

Affordable Housing

Environmental

Municipal Law and Land Use