This all had to be paid for out of pocket by the apt. owners. It would have to be an assessment imposed on the owners. I think it was an estimate in the range of $16-18 million. I guess it probably had to go through the condo board. Why it wasn’t done, who knows? It obviously should have been done. I guess nobody really thinks the whole building could collapse so they move more slowly than anybody thought was necessary. Any unit owner who demanded it sooner would probably be written off as a crank and troublemaker.
My sister and I are surprised that any building in that area has underground basements. Like I said, when I lived in South Florida in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, no building I ever saw—from the smallest house to a high rise—had basements. Has that changed?
I’ve got to think that ground that close to the beach has got to be prone to getting soaked and soggy, if that kind of thing can happen. I sometimes joke about the Beach getting flooded and overrun with water, half-jokingly, but I saw some news footage from one of the local So Fla TV stations after a big rain several years ago. There were flooded streets in South Beach and fish flopping around in and out of water on the streets and sidewalks. You could probably take your rod and reel with you while you took a walk. Never saw anything like that in my years in Miami Beach. How can you build a high rise on what is almost marshland. I know I sound crazy—usually with good reason—but I don’t know what he future is of Miami Beach.
I have a feeling we are going to see an increase in these collapses as water levels continue to rise. Underground parking seems to be a big thing due to limited space. Packing these buildings in so closely together on a beach with underground parking seems like a recipe for disaster.
Jesus H Christ....Total F-ing Murderous incompetence...smfh
That would’ve been on the condo association. They have to approve all work if I know how those laws work correctly.
There’s no way that went unreported to the association. Not only is that incompetence but that has to have accumulated in years. I heard about the the pool on the top of the building was built wrong without a slope to control water leakage down internal support walls a week ago via the news but if it was THAT bad then then association is so liable for that. There’s no way you could get me to believe they didn’t know that much damage was occurring.
I couldn't even imagine how difficult that is.
What horror. Prayers for this man and his family, I cannot imagine going through this.
Yea, they do it out of respect but it’s gotta be tough. I don’t know if they were actively working today or not but they allowed them to recover her. The FDNY did the same thing during 9/11 for the retired FDNY dads and fellow members of the fire house they served at.
Buy waterfront in Alaska. The sea levels are dropping there.
Is there a way we can help?
