Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer’s controversial plan to upgrade the pool deck of his Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort is barreling ahead. Florida lawmakers approved land use legislation Friday that ...

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Along with sunshine and warm waters, there’s controversy on the beach. The iconic Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach wants to build a waterpark on its property. That project has become a flashpoint ...

(Bloomberg) -- Wealthy Miami Beach real estate developer Jeffrey Soffer had been pushing to build a towering water park alongside his historic Fontainebleau Hotel. Many of his neighbors couldn’t have ...

A rendering of the revised proposal by the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel to build a water park and renovate the pool area. City of Miami Beach Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach will likely get the ...

The Fontainebleau says it had a "productive meeting" last week with the Mid Beach Neighborhood Association.