Miami-Dade temporarily shuts down historic downtown Miami courthouse

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https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/10/miami-dade-shuts-down-historic-downtown-miami-courthouse/

– Miami-Dade County closed the historic Miami-Dade County Courthouse Friday in Miami and those who have upcoming proceedings will receive notices with instructions, officials said in a statement late Friday night.

According to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Chief Judge Nushin G. Sayfie, and Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin, an engineer reported safety concerns in the 28-floor tower, at 73 W. Flagler St., and recommended that floors 16th and above be closed for repairs.

Courthouse staff will be working from home starting Monday. The Miami-Dade Internal Services Department completes the work. Engineers will also inspect the building’s basement area.

The tower was built in 1928 and was included in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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1. structural distress in various structural members such as support beams and joists

In its report, engineering firm U.S. Structures Inc. said that during its June 30 inspection, it found structural distress in various structural members such as support beams and joists, including steel columns that are in “poor condition” and concrete columns that have numerous cracks.

“In general, we observed numerous members with visible signs of structural deterioration that have been documented and reported by this and other firms for quite some time now. Many of these members are in an advance state of deterioration,” inspector Jose Toledo wrote in the firm’s Tuesday letter to Miami-Dade County officials.

In addition, it advised officials to remove heavy items such as books, office supplies and sandbags that were stored on upper floors.

Miami-Dade County is in the early stages of constructing a new civil courthouse and had been planning to sell the current one, which has been beset by leaks, mold and issues with its facade over the years. It’s unclear how the new findings might affect those plans to sell the building.

https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-health-courts-miami-f2934f1febdb5e82eabe3be2bac0b026

Historic? Built in 1928.

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