Greenspoon Marder Obtains Unanimous Approval For the Development of FATcity in Fort Lauderdale

Uncategorized Aug 9, 2017

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GREENSPOON MARDER OBTAINS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FATcity in FORT LAUDERDALE

Fort Lauderdale, FL – August 9, 2017 – Greenspoon Marder secured final approval from the Fort Lauderdale City Commission on behalf of The Traina Companies for the development of FATcity, a major, 1.3 million-square foot mixed-use development located at 300 N. Andrews Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

FATcity will consist of two 30-story towers featuring 270,000 square feet of office and retail space with the potential for hospitality space, 612 residential units and 1,327 covered parking spaces. The new construction, designed by Adache Group Architects, will be the first new Class A office space developed in Fort Lauderdale in over a decade.

Situated in the City Center (RAC-CC) Special Zoning District, the development will connect the city’s Central Business District and Arts Districts through pedestrian-oriented streets, access to Brightline’s high-speed rail station and a Wave Streetcar stop on-site. Groundbreaking on the project is estimated for late 2018 or early 2019.

The Greenspoon Marder team representing The Traina Cos. was led by Shareholder Steven Wherry. Mr. Wherry focuses his practice on land use and zoning law. According to Wherry, “One issue that came up late in our development review process related to negative perceptions of our proposal’s impacts to the city. We overcame this objection and won approval for the FATcity development proposal by emphasizing the quantifiable benefits our project will deliver in reducing the public infrastructure costs to the benefit of city residents.” He added, “it was a pleasure to work with the Trainas in bridging differences with community stakeholders, finding common ground, and bringing this project through to entitlement approval.”

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Greenspoon Marder LLP is a full-service law firm with over 225 attorneys and more than 20 office locations across the United States. With operations from Miami to New York and from Denver to Los Angeles, our firm attracts some of the nation’s top talent in key markets and innovation hubs. Our core practice areas include Real Estate, Litigation, and Transactional Services, complemented by the capabilities of a full-service firm. Greenspoon Marder has maintained a spot on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 200 as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015, and our goal is to provide exceptional client service by developing a thorough understanding of each client’s business needs and objectives in order to provide strategic, cost-effective solutions.

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