Fisher Island's Luxury Condos Controversy: A Battle Over Development and Safety

Fisher Island residents thought the island's last major development site was headed for a luxury reset. Developer HRP bought the 9.6-acre property late last year for $180 million and agreed to demolish the century-old fuel bunker, clean up the land and build luxury condos.

What residents say they didn't know: HRP was negotiating a $400 million deal with Miami-Dade County that could keep the fuel depot in place.

Now, the Fisher Island Community Association and Fisher Island Club are suing, alleging HRP is trying to sidestep its promise — and leave one of the country's richest enclaves beside 28 million gallons of combustible fuel.

At the link in comments, Katherine Kallergis reports on how the island's last big development site became a fight over luxury, land and what residents call "perpetual danger."

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