Miami-Dade, FL, is invoking eminent domain to seize control of a ship fueling terminal on the ultraexclusive Fisher Island, escalating a highly contentious multimillion-dollar real estate dispute with luxury condominium developers.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a statement Friday that the county will begin eminent domain proceedings to seize the property at PortMiami after “negotiations concluded without an acceptable agreement.”
At the center of the controversy is a nearly 10-acre parcel of waterfront land housing a tank farm that provides fuel essential to PortMiami—one of the world’s busiest cruise hubs…