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Swerdlow Group Plans 5,000-Plus Affordable Units in Miami
South Florida
Mar 7, 2025

Swerdlow proposes replacing Miami public housing complexes with 5,000-plus apartments with affordable, workforce units 

Residents at Victory Homes, Newberg, Gwen Cherry 22, Gwen Cherry 06 and New Haven Gardens will be able to move to new developments
Miami-Dade Eyes No-Bid Development Deal With Swerdlow
South Florida
Mar 6, 2025

No bid, no problem? Miami-Dade eyeing deal with Michael Swerdlow for workforce housing project

County would hire developer to build 400 units near Costco dev site he’s buying for $8M
Aldi, Ross Lease in Miami; Brickell City Centre Nabs Tenants
South Florida
Oct 28, 2024

Lease roundup: Aldi, Ross Dress for Less on tap at Swerdlow’s Overtown project, Brickell City Centre lands Marc Jacobs, Anthropologie and more

Also, law firm Day Pitney added square footage to its Coral Gables office
Michael Swerdlow Dishes on Overtown Project And Recent Deals
South Florida
Aug 29, 2024

Q & A: Michael Swerdlow dishes on Overtown project and other recent deals

Coconut Grove-based developer recently completed Block 55 at Sawyer’s Walk and is planning to build nearly 6,000 affordable and workforce housing apartments in Miami
Daniella Levine Cava PAC Rakes In Real Estate Donations
South Florida
Aug 12, 2024

Ken Griffin tops big donors list for Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

17 real estate developers and commercial property investors funded a quarter of the $4.6 million raised by PAC supporting her reelection
MSC Group Buys Office Portion at Michael Swerdlow’s Block 55
South Florida
Jun 24, 2024

MSC Group buys future HQ space at Michael Swerdlow’s Block 55 in Overtown

After paying $67M, Geneva, Switzerland-based shipping firm is moving its North American cruise operations to Miami mixed-use project 
Swerdlow Proposes Massive Public Housing Project in Miami
South Florida
Feb 12, 2024

Swerdlow proposes $3B project with 5k affordable apartments in Miami 

65-acre development would include private land, workforce units and retail
Swerdlow Sues Arquitectonica For $16M In Damages
South Florida
Dec 4, 2023

Swerdlow sues Arquitectonica for $16M in alleged design errors

Miami architecture firm is accused of causing 170 changes to Overtown project’s building plans
From left: Michael Swerdlow and Don Peebles along with a rendering of Block 55 in Miami's Overtown neighborhood (The Peebles Corporation, Swerdlow Group, iStock)
South Florida
Apr 22, 2022

Don Peebles on the hook for $800K in legal fees tied to Overtown lawsuit

Payment not due immediately, depends on outcome of ongoing appeal
Peebles loses $15M claim tied to allegations he was duped out of Miami Overtown project
South Florida
Aug 26, 2021

Peebles loses $15M claim tied to allegations he was duped out of Miami Overtown project

Michael Swerdlow now building 578 senior affordable apartments, Target, Aldi, on site
Michael Swerdlow’s Block 55 in Overtown lands nearly $8M affordable housing grant
South Florida
Jun 1, 2021

Michael Swerdlow’s Block 55 in Overtown lands nearly $8M affordable housing grant

Mixed-use project featuring a Target and an Aldi will now offer all 578 apartments to low-income seniors
249 Northwest 6th Street and Michael Swerdlow (Google Maps, Swerdlow Group)
South Florida
Sep 14, 2020

Developers buy land, score $25M loan for Target-anchored mixed-use project in Overtown

Project will include 578 units of housing and 251K sf of retail
From left: Don Peebles and Michael Swerdlow(Credit: Swerldow Group)
South Florida
Apr 2, 2020

Overtown project in turmoil: Peebles sues for $175M, closing delayed, Terra quits

Don Peebles alleges Miami city officials purposely derailed his redevelopment proposal four years ago in order to cut a new deal with Michael Swerdlow
From top left, clockwise: Wynwood 28, the Allapattah apartment building, Miami Riverside Center, and the Target-anchored mixed-use project in Miami’s Overtown
South Florida
Feb 20, 2020

Miami board approves 5 major mixed-use, multifamily projects

Projects would add 1,926 apartments between downtown Miami and Wynwood
From top left, clockwise: Wynwood 28, the Allapattah apartment building, Miami Riverside Center, and the Target-anchored mixed-use project in Miami’s Overtown
South Florida
Feb 13, 2020

Mixed-use projects from Swerdlow, Kushner, TSG Group proposed in Miami

Swerdlow and Terra are planning Target-anchored apartment and retail project
Michael Swerdlow wins bid to negotiate Overtown development deal with Miami
South Florida
Mar 3, 2018

Michael Swerdlow wins bid to negotiate Overtown development deal with Miami

The $130.5 million project in Miami's Overtown area would include 115 workforce housing units and 220,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space
Michael Swerdlow unloads Keys estate for $13.1M
South Florida
May 29, 2015

Michael Swerdlow unloads Keys estate for $13.1M

Biscayne Landing developers want to buy portion of project site for condos
South Florida
Jul 8, 2014

Biscayne Landing developers want to buy portion of project site for condos

Construction of Swerdlow’s retail project begins
South Florida
Feb 12, 2014

Construction of Swerdlow’s retail project begins

Swerdlow’s Shoppes at Civica to break ground next month
South Florida
Dec 18, 2013

Swerdlow’s Shoppes at Civica to break ground next month