Unidentified speaker describes multigenerational zoning practice and ties to Coral Gables projects

An unidentified commenter told meeting attendees that he comes from a family of zoning attorneys in Coral Gables and has represented developers, homeowners and local institutions on a series of projects over multiple generations.

The commenter said, “My father was a zoning attorney. So when I got out of law school, I started working with my dad. So we've had 2 generations of zoning attorneys in Coral Gables.” He listed local projects and clients he said he has represented, including Alan Morris on the 121 Alhambra Building — which he described as an “iconic triangular building” — and Armando Codino on what he said was the former Burger King building, now “the Bacardi Building.” He also referenced work with “John Stadler on the Hyatt Alhambra” and said he has worked with traffic engineers Plummer and Associates, naming David Plummer and Tim Plummer.

The commenter also cited long-running involvement with local institutions, saying he had worked on “almost every single school” and naming Gulliver, St. Thomas, Phillips, Riviera and Somerset. He characterized Coral Gables real estate as a stable market, saying the city “rarely went below market” and that he could not recall a time when property in Coral Gables lost value in his practice.

The remarks were descriptive about the speaker’s professional background and his view of local property values; the transcript does not identify the speaker by name or give additional documentation for the claims. No formal actions, votes or references to statutes or ordinances were made during the excerpted remarks.