We had a GE Profile counter-depth fridge in our previous home. Counter-depth was required, as in your case, because of the proximity of the island, with the sink, etc. directly opposite. It also looked better better because of the depth of adjacent counters. It was about 23 cu.ft. and was just fine, but we had another large fridge in the garage for those times we needed more space AND because we’re Costco shoppers.
The only issue we came across was that, when we thought we had a terminal technical problem with it, our home warranty company said they would only replace it with a full-depth model. Luckily they were eventually able to repair it because counter-depth units are much more costly (apparently due to engineering issues in manufacturing).
So… the only real concern I can see is how much fridge space you really need. We now live in a place that doesn’t have enough room for a full-size garage fridge, so we use a countertop (dorm ?) unit that sits on a shelf. Works just fine for us now, though it’s very small. Being empty-nesters, it’s not really a problem.
