Fort Lauderdale OKs 42-story condo next to Stranahan House, By Brittany Wallman | South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 3, 2007

FORT LAUDERDALE Under threat of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, city commissioners voted 3-2 late Tuesday night to allow the controversial Icon Las Olas condo to be built next to the historic Stranahan House.

A previous City Commission had approved the Icon condo on the Hyde Park Market site, but that was threatened by a court decision. Commissioners were ordered by the courts to consider whether the tower should receive a "certificate of appropriateness" to build on land that has been declared historic and is next to a historic property.

Stranahan House supporters hoped the historic angle would help them achieve what multiple lawsuits and years of passionate fighting have failed to bring so far — a denial of the 42-story tower they don't want next door.