Wipeout! Opposition grows against Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Miami Beach waterslide plan

Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer’s plan to add cabanas and waterslides at his iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort could be swept away next month. Two city elected officials, including Mayor Steven Meiner, joined a grassroots coalition of residents, activists and preservationists in opposing Soffer’s controversial proposal to add a towering water park-style amenity to the historic 1,593-room hotel’s pool deck, ratcheting up pressure on the city’s Historic Preservation Board days before a crucial vote on Feb. 10. The 22-acre landmark is at 4441 Collins Avenue. Meiner posted an image of the planned pool renovations on his Instagram account along with a long […]

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