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In reply to the discussion: Something about the Miami building collapse that no one is asking: [View all]TheOther95Percent
(1,035 posts)3. My sister is condo hunting in Florida
She's looking in the Orlando area to be closer to her children and grandchildren and she is avoiding high rises. She's also avoiding anything built before the building codes were reinforced after Hurricane Andrew so nothing built before 1994. Her RE agent said that a couple of people who were ready to go to contract have backed out of the deals since last week. Lots of articles in the Florida press and TV reports on the shoddy construction in the 1980s.
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Hey, I work in an engineering firm. We've seen some real atrocities over the years!
Initech
Jun 2021
#53
I feel sorry for anyone who closed escrow on one of the buildings recently
Demovictory9
Jun 2021
#48
But to be fair, Malaise, one person's cultural issue is another's quality of life issue.
jaxexpat
Jun 2021
#62
I would venture a guess that the condo business in the Miami area is going to fall off greatly. n/t
SheilaAnn
Jun 2021
#6
Someone who knows stuff! Do you think the ground under the building contributed?
Scrivener7
Jun 2021
#11
They drive piles 50 feet into the crappy soil (or whatever they are dealing with)
RAB910
Jun 2021
#16
It's possible there was a void, or as I said water from flooding and rising water tables changed the
RAB910
Jun 2021
#23
Thank you! It will be interesting to see what they find. And whether this is going to
Scrivener7
Jun 2021
#25
That seems like a good contender, given its location and rising sea levels. If so,
NH Ethylene
Jun 2021
#68
The last words one woman said to her husband, as she stood on their balcony, were...
Hekate
Jun 2021
#13
Possible, although it would be impressive for a building to last 40 years if it wasn't up to code
RAB910
Jun 2021
#83
From the documents I have read the work on the roof shouldn't have been all that impactful
RAB910
Jun 2021
#85
Their problem was that the concrete slab that held the pool etc was built flat like most
LiberalArkie
Jun 2021
#12
Engineering is a science-based discipline. FL, DeSantis, home-schooled R's, sheer ignorance boom!
machoneman
Jun 2021
#17
It happens everyday, inspector passes marginal concrete, techniques, etc...
Historic NY
Jun 2021
#34
It must be that some or most owners/landlords do maintenance and repairs.
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2021
#37
With all the buildings, bridges, dams, and highways that are on the verge of failure...
Binkie The Clown
Jun 2021
#39
what in those 2 pics shows imminent collapse? I see peeling paint and poorly place wiring
msongs
Jun 2021
#47
Let's see the owners of this structure try to justify not making repairs. Sure they are lawyered up
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2021
#59
Yes, here and there, the replacement of fresh water in the limestone with salt. nt
LAS14
Jun 2021
#88
It will be half dozen things, but the final factor may be rising sea & salt infiltration
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2021
#99
The reason this happens is the same reason a lot of bad things happen, we assume competence.
Renew Deal
Jul 2021
#114