Conflict on Brickell Key: Planned $34M seawall project raises concerns over who’s paying the bill

When Emelia Arencibia moved to Brickell Key in 2016, she thought that her one-bedroom condo would mark her final home. Then, she had to cover her share of a large assessment to pay for upgrades and repairs to her building after the deadly Surfside condo collapse in 2021.  Arencibia’s share of the assessment at Brickell Key Two in Miami was about $47,000, and she was able to secure a zero-interest loan for which she will have to start making payments next year.  The financing, she said, “saved my life, and saves a lot of people’s lives on this island.”  The […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.