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Steven J. Wernick is an associate in Akerman's Real Estate practice. He represents clients in all aspects of the development approval process including planning and zoning applications, developments of regional impact, platting, and complex environmental and land use permitting with federal, state, and local agencies. Additionally, Steve assists clients in navigating the intricacies of government affairs, including representation of client interests in administrative and quasi-judicial hearings, code enforcement hearings, and procurement of government contracts and public/private incentive agreements. Steve also has experience in the public sector drafting master plans and land use development regulations.
Steve has been invited to speak on topics of land use and local government law, and has been cited in numerous secondary sources, including Powell on Real Property and Land Use Planning and the Environment: A Casebook (2010).
Steve has been invited to speak on topics of land use and local government law, and has been cited in numerous secondary sources, including Powell on Real Property and Land Use Planning and the Environment: A Casebook (2010).
Affordable & Workforce Housing
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Represents a national real estate private equity fund in the acquisition and redevelopment of historic hotels in Miami Beach.
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Represents developer of Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach in obtaining approvals from Historic Preservation Board.
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Represented developer of the University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park in obtaining land use and environmental approvals in the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County, including 250,000+ square feet of office and laboratory space for life science research.
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Represented developer in obtaining a major use special permit for the construction of a mixed-use multi-tower project with 670+ residential units, 470+ hotel rooms, 100,000 square feet of office space and approximately 180,000 square feet of retail space in the City of Miami.
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Represented a property owner in the City of Miami Beach in code enforcement hearings and pursuit of development entitlements for multiple historic redevelopment projects.
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Represented marina developer in pursuit of an RFP through Miami-Dade County for the development of a boat storage facility at Matheson Hammock Park.
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Represented a property owner in the City of Doral in maintaining existing development rights in the Westpoint Business Park DRI.
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Represented Lotus House in obtaining entitlements from the City of Miami to operate a multi-functional supportive housing complex for women and children in Overtown, Florida.
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Represented marina owner in obtaining development approvals and resolving code enforcement issues in the City of Fort Lauderdale.
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2011 Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section Update: Power to the People, Speaker, "Smart Growth and Mobility: A Tale of Two Cities," August, 2011
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The Miami Herald, Co-Author, "Public-private partnerships help the economy," June, 2011
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Powell on Real Property, §78C, Author, "Smart Growth," 2010
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9th Annual Richard E. Nelson Symposium, Speaker, "The Problem with Public Sex Offender Residency Requirements," February, 2010
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Florida Real Estate Journal, Vol. 17, No. 4, Author, "Preserving Land Entitlements in a Recessionary Economy," June, 2009
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"Powell on Real Property," §79.D08, Author, "Golf Course Conversions: The Challenges of Urban Reuse, 2008
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6th Annual Richard E. Nelson Symposium, Speaker, "From Fairways to Driveways: Legal Implications of Golf Course Conversion," February, 2007
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Supreme Court of Georgia in Mann v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, 653 S.E. 2d 740, Cited, "In Accordance with a Public Outcry: Zoning Out Sex Offenders Through Residence Restrictions in Florida," 58 Fla. L. Rev. 1147, 2007
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Zoning & Planning Law Report, Author, "Diamonds in the Rough: Judicial Reaction to Golf Course Conversions," 2007
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American Planning Association, Florida Chapter, Member
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The American Bar Association, Member
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The Florida Bar, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Member
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Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, New World Center Committee and DDA Master Plan Taskforce, Member
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Urban Land Institute, Housing Council, Chair of Programming for Young Leaders, 2012
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Broward County, Florida, Attorney's Office, Legal Intern, 2005
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Charleston Renaissance Corporation, Project Manager, 2003-2004
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Children's Home Society of Florida, Board Member, 2012-present
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Leadership Florida, Connect Florida Class III, 2012-present
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Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Leadership Development Institute, Chair, 2011-2012
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, Young Professionals Group, Vice President, 2011-2012
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Pass It On, Founder and Past President, 2008-2011
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J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2007; Order of the Coif, Florida Law Review, Editorial Board
M.R.P., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004; Masters of Regional Planning (Real Estate Development)
B.A., Boston University, 2002; magna cum laude
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