Iris Escarra
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Email address
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(305) 579-0737Share profile
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About
Provided by Iris Escarra
Practice Areas
Land Use
Environmental
Government Law & Policy
Career
Iris Escarra is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Land Use Practice and practices land use, zoning and procurement law, and is certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in city, county and local government law. She represents land owners and developers in every phase of a property's development and operation, including conducting due diligence regarding the property's development potential, obtaining all local and state entitlements for new construction, redevelopment, and the introduction of new uses or the preservation of existing uses.
Iris also secures local government approvals, including platting, waiver, warrants, major use special permits, special exceptions, variances, special area plans, modifications to ordinances, historic preservation approval, DRI approvals, marina approvals, rezoning and comprehensive plan amendments. Once development occurs, she continues to serve her clients by resolving complex code enforcement matters that may arise.
Concentrations:
Governmental affairs
Land use representation
Procurement
Real estate transactions
City, county and local government law
Subdivision law
Professional Memberships
Board Member, Latin Builders Association
Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Member, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI); Southeast Florida/Caribbean Advisory Board, 2020
Participant, United Way Woman's Leadership
Graduate, Leadership Miami, Class 30, 2008-2009
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Dade County Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Committee
Member, Cuban American Bar Association
Member, The Florida Bar; Board Certified, City, County and Local Government, Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Former Member, City, County & Local Government Law Certification Committee
Publications
Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2018-2022
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2019-2022
“Up and Coming,” 2018
Personal
J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, 2001
B.B.A., Florida International University, 1997
Chambers Review
USA
Iris Escarrá handles zoning and development approvals for residential, transit and mixed-use projects, often acting for developers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Iris knows where to take risks and where not to, and I think she has an unbelievable understanding for code and city persona."
"She is fantastic if you have a land use matter in city of Miami, she is a go-to person."
"Iris knows where to take risks and where not to, and I think she has an unbelievable understanding for code and city persona."
"She is fantastic if you have a land use matter in city of Miami, she is a go-to person."
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