Miami-Dade mayor moves to seize 10 acres on Fisher Island after condo developers’ $400 million deal proves too rich

After negotiations over a roughly $400 million buyback collapsed, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the county will seek to take over a 10-acre property on ultra-exclusive Fisher Island.

The disputed site contains a fuel depot used by the Port of Miami, but developers have proposed replacing it with luxury condo towers.

What happened?

Last year, the parcel sold for about $180 million to a development group that includes Jorge PĂ©rez, the Miami real estate mogul often called the “condo king.”

The developers’ plan would remove the maritime fuel facility and replace it with two 13-story luxury condo towers, with top units expected to sell for $100 million, the Insurance Journal reported…

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