And so it begins -Crestview Towers condo in North Miami Beach evacuated due to unsafe conditions

[malaise]

https://wsvn.com/news/local/crestview-towers-condo-in-north-miami-beach-evacuated-due-to-unsafe-conditions/

- The City of North Miami Beach has evacuated a condo building due to unsafe conditions.

The North Miami Beach Building Department ordered the immediate evacuation of the Crestview Towers Condominium due to unsafe structural and electrical conditions.

The evacuation comes after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside and the subsequent push by South Florida municipalities ordering reviews of condominium high rise buildings.

The North Miami Beach Police Department is assisting the condo association with the safe and orderly evacuation of its residents. The City is also working with the American Red Cross to find temporary shelter for displaced residents who do not have somewhere else to stay.

[CanonRay]

1. These events are going to crush the Florida condo market

who the hell would buy one today? I haven't seen any stories yet on the impact, but there's got to be one.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Townhomes Might Get Hot!

Lots fewer structural demands on 1 or 2 story buildings.

[malaise]

4. I would never live in one period

I could never put my life in the hands of people who quibble over the costs of repairing public space while spending vast sums of money on the latest trinkets.

[PortTack]

5. Boy...I don't know who would buy.

Happy to hear they are doing inspections and enforcing them.

I read where the the owners at surfside were told again and again as far back as 2019 that the structural damage was significant but owners were unwilling to put the money forward for repairs

[JanMichael]

6. Damn. Finally a beach condo under 50k! nt

[CanonRay]

15. Until you get the $250,000 special assessment

[Klaralven]

18. On a canal. 2.4 miles from the beach

Asking prices were $150 to $200 K. Probably less now.

https://www.bestofluxuryrealty.com/North-Miami-Beach/Crestview-Towers-Condos-For-Sale

[ZonkerHarris]

13. and lawyers are going to get rich.

[Amishman]

23. It's not just a Florida issue

It's buildings that were not maintained well reaching end of life. This is dependent on design and construction method.

Older structures tended to be masonry and wood frame. My first house was built in 1900, stone foundation and heavy oak framing. With modest maintenance, that house will be standing 100 years from now. Larger structures from that time period tended to be masonry; look at all the old industrial buildings being repurposed as their bones are good.

The switch to poured concrete, lightweight framing, and post pensioned slabs puts more of an expiration date on newer structures. We're starting to reach that with poorly maintained examples.

I imagine a comprehensive inspection program nationwide would find thousands in need of urgent overhaul or condemnation. If that were to happen, think of the impact on the already tight housing market...

[NJCher]

3. story doesn't say how many residents

but that is a very large complex (from the picture at site).

[Totally Tunsie]

20. This Daily Beast article mentions 156 units.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-miami-beach-crestview-towers-condo-to-be-evacuated-over-worrying-building-inspection?via=twitter_page

Residents of a North Miami Beach condominium complex are being evacuated after building inspectors warned of structural issues, CBS Miami reports. The order by authorities in North Miami Beach to close the 156-unit Crestview Towers Condominium comes just over a week after a condo in nearby Surfside partially collapsed

[joetheman]

7. Just like many wealthy hate to pay taxes, they also like to cheat and skimp on other things.

This is where we are... corruption in construction spawn.

[malaise]

10. Which is why I have no intention of sharing space with them

I am not going down with their collective greed

[PortTack]

19. Exactly..just move out rather than pay up

[keithbvadu2]

8. Condos have long been short-changed on long-term maintenance.

Condos have long been short-changed on long-term maintenance for quick profit.

https://democraticunderground.com/100215585760

https://hartmannreport.com/p/how-the-reagan-revolution-collapsed

How The Reagan Revolution Collapsed America & the Florida Condo

[malaise]

11. Trickle down fucked up an entire planet

So true

[SheltieLover]

9. Glad it was inspected & evacuated!

Scary stuff!

[malaise]

12. Agree

That's a start

[SheltieLover]

14. Sure is!

And there are a lot of them in S. FL.

Building codes are almost nonexistent in FL.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. and that hurricane aimed straight for Miami.

Not good on several levels of grim.

[malaise]

17. Can't predict these storms accurately but Elsa should

go up the West coast as a TS. It is going so fast that it won't have time to flood anywhere.
I can't remember a hurricane moving at 30mph!

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Fast means more Wind tho.......???

We've had a week of hot days, but storms come in each afternoon to cool us down, sort of a perfect summer so far.

Will be eyeballing the Gulf, of course.
Too bad it won' t hit till after the Sarasota rally.........

[malaise]

22. slightly but the strength is the big issue and it's weakening

We should escape again