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Article: Robins Hood: Craig Robins was a leading force in the transformation of South Beach. The Miami Design District came next. Now, he's creating a neighborhood from scratch- Aqua - that will become a model for New Urbanism in the heart of Miami Beach.
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- South Florida CEO
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- May 1, 2002
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A strong across Miami Beach this Saturday afternoon, whipping an otherwise light rain across the patio where Craig Robins is standing. The patio straddles the tip of Allison Island, an almond-shaped slice of land that sits in the middle of Indian Creek, the waterway dividing high-rise Collins Avenue from the elegant Lagorce-Pinetree neighborhood to the west.
The land where Robins is standing -- the southern half of Allison Island -- was once occupied by St. Francis Hospital. Only one of the medical buildings is still standing. It faces 63rd Street, the east-west road which divides Allison Island neatly in half as it heads towards Collins Avenue and the Atlantic ...