Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. is proud to announce that its long-time client Clifton Hotel, LLC’s Clifton South Beach Hotel has received its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for its environmentally sustainable design and construction. The hotel is the first certified building in the City of Miami Beach, the first LEED Gold hotel in the State of Florida, and the only LEED certified hotel in Miami-Dade County.

The firm has represented Clifton Hotel, LLC, and its affiliates with respect to the acquisition and financing of three Art Deco hotels located in South Beach: the now LEED certified Clifton South Beach, the Majestic South Beach and the Nash. Clifton Hotel, LLC, has been a client of the firm since 2007, and the firm’s lead counsel in this matter was Ormend Yeilding.