Commercial Real Estate Development – SkyRise Miami

Real estate Developer Jeff Berkowitz has plans for a 1,000 foot high tower in downtown Miami. The tower, SkyRise Miami, would be located behind Bayside Marketplace. The tower would be the tallest building in Florida. While the tower still has to go through the permit process, the FAA has already approved the building height. Additionally, testing has been completed to determine that the design will withstand hurricane force winds.

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Casino Investment, Inc. v. Palm Springs Mile Associates, Ltd., 3D12-2257 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013):

Casino appealed a partial final summary judgment entered in favor of Palm Springs which permanently enjoined Casino from constructing a building on its own property. In 1993, Palm Springs created and recorded a Declaration of Easement covering their entire Shopping Center property. In 1999, Casino acquired title to a parcel contained within the Shopping Center. In 2007, Casino sought to construct a building on the north end of its property.

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