The Towers and the Ticking Clock (Florida condos)

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14. The picture in the OP shows condos built on an offshore island

Which are simply sand buffers with no solid structure underneath. Naturally, those island migrate with the water and wind forces. Now that condos have been built on them, they are held in place to a certain extent but over time, they will still tend to wash away.

The condo that collapsed might have lasted longer had the condo association done proper maintenance and repairs, but the land will eventually erode from underneath those buildings.

I've lived in Florida all my life and would never buy waterfront property, whether coastal or inland. I grew up in the middle of the peninsula and now live less than ten miles from the Georgia border in North Florida. That is as close to the coast as I want to be!