see url:
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/02/surfside-building-collapse-has-ripple-effect-on-condo-residents/
see full story...and so it should...and so it will. There will be a lot
of people living in condos suffering from a lack of sleep for a while,
as they ponder what the causes were of the buildings collapse...and
whether their buildings suffer from the same sort of problems...
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – The tragedy in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside
had a ripple effect on residents of condominium buildings in south
Florida — some of whom had concerns that actually turned out to be
unfounded.
Officials report they are getting flooded with complaints about alleged
structural issues, cracks, water dripping, and difficulties with condo
associations.
Nelly Tedone felt the fear in Key Biscayne, a barrier island
municipality across the Rickenbacker Causeway from the city of Miami’s
Brickell neighborhood.
Tedone is a resident of the Towers of Key Biscayne, a two-building
condominium complex at the south end of the island and next to the Bill
Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
One of the towers was built in 1971 and the other a year later. A video
on TikTok showed cracks on the ceiling of a parking garage. Some
residents there panicked.
“I live on the first floor,” Tedone said. “The building is old.”
A structural engineer responded quickly. The village manager and the
fire chief also showed up to investigate. Key Biscayne Mayor Michael W.
Davey was out of town.
The engineer determined the building is safe.
What appeared to be a crack, was not a flaw. It was part of the original
design of the building. The inspection revealed it was an expansion
joint designed to hold different parts of the building together.
Something similar happened at Hamilton on the Bay in Miami’s Edgewater
neighborhood. The parking garage has temporary support beams.
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