Engineer Warned of 'Major Structural Damage' at Florida Condo Complex

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36. Odd, I'd read that the parking structure was across Collins Ave.

Subterranean parking on a barrier island wouldn't work well, the water table is far too high, keeping it pumped out would be prohibitively expensive. If the parking was at street level under the building, it could explain a lot about how the collapse happened, especially if the part of the building still standing had no parking, just the lobby and other building amenities on the first floor.

I know my engineer parents were leery of high rise construction on barrier islands and stayed in a 3 story place in South Beach, a funky combination of art deco and Florida kitsch. It's long gone but has a cult following online.

It's still going to take a long time before engineers know what failed and why. It's known that structural work was planned, but not that it was either extensive or an emergency situation.

I do predict that oceanfront condos are going to get cheaper, at least in the short term.