Cannonball! Jeffrey Soffer’s water park at Fontainebleau Miami Beach faces stiff opposition

Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer’s plan for a water park at his Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort is caught in a tidal wave of opposition. At a Tuesday meeting of the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board, neighboring residents, city activists and board members slammed the proposal to redevelop the 1,504-room oceanfront hotel’s outdoor pool area into a family-oriented attraction that would include a 12-story waterslide structure.  In a statement, Soffer’s Aventura-based Fontainebleau Development said the waterpark is an “opportunity to properly activate its iconic and internationally-known hotel brand to strengthen community opportunities and be part of the solution that fortifies the city’s future.” […]

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