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North Miami Beach's Crestview Towers condo evacuated due to unsafe conditions
WPEC ^ | Friday, July 2nd 2021 | DJ Siddiqi

Posted on 07/02/2021 5:23:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin

According to North Miami Beach Police Department, Crestview Towers condominiums in North Miami Beach is being evacuated due to structural and electrical conditions.

The evacuation comes just a week after the Surfside condo collapse and as South Florida municipalities continue to push for more routine reviews of high-rise condominium complexes.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbs12.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: condo; crestview; florida; northmiamibeach
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To: BenLurkin

Salt air and corrosion in the concrete rebar...

Lot of places this old may be in real trouble.


21 posted on 07/02/2021 6:03:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Condos right on the beach should be torn do an after 40 years. All that saltwater.

That might be a bit extreme, but maintenance cannot be neglected. The really old ones may be beyond repair.

22 posted on 07/02/2021 6:04:43 PM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: BenLurkin

The wise man built his house upon the rock


23 posted on 07/02/2021 6:06:21 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice)
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To: NonValueAdded

Prices for single family homes in south Florida just doubled. Condo’s, buy one get one free!


24 posted on 07/02/2021 6:06:39 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: BenLurkin
Consulting engineers and concrete rehab companies are about to get very, very rich.

And, a hurricane of Hard Left political poop is about to hit Governor DeSantis.

There are literally thousands of Florida beach condos.

They are concrete deck buildings with concrete support columns that run from the foundation to the roof.

They are built to survive hours of 150 mph sustained winds and torrential rain.

None of them have collapsed or killed anyone for at least the last 50 years.

I am still waiting to hear any theory that explains how at least half of the dozens of concrete support columns underneath the Surfside FL building ALL collapsed at the same moment.

25 posted on 07/02/2021 6:08:11 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Owning a condo unit seems like buying into a commune to me.

You are at the financial mercy of everyone else who owns one.

And you are at the mercy of their maintenance/fee policies.”

This is why if you are going to own a condo, you n toeed be on the HOA board of directors. At least you see the big problems coming before most owners.


26 posted on 07/02/2021 6:08:43 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

I do.


27 posted on 07/02/2021 6:17:28 PM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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To: zeestephen
I am still waiting to hear any theory that explains how at least half of the dozens of concrete support columns underneath the Surfside FL building ALL collapsed at the same moment.


Very good point. There must be some way of assessing the integrity of the columns.
28 posted on 07/02/2021 6:28:58 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (A world in which dogs write poetry is more believable than the world as seen through the Media)
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To: MinorityRepublican

If they are built with a full frame support at ground level and no parking garage, they should have avoided the constant air contact with the pillars.

Take all the parking garages and almost completely enclose them, keeping much of the salt air away from the supporting elements.


29 posted on 07/02/2021 6:42:50 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: zeestephen
"I am still waiting to hear any theory that explains how at least half of the dozens of concrete support columns underneath the Surfside FL building ALL collapsed at the same moment."

IMHO, the correct theory will tie this type of incident in a safe Republican state to the same people who were responsible for paying the chicoms for the virus sneak attack on the Trump economy...

30 posted on 07/02/2021 6:52:52 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
#2: "Call Surfside 6 to investigate."

Them were the good old days!

31 posted on 07/02/2021 7:06:35 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have the United States in his holy protection" - GW)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

32 posted on 07/02/2021 7:11:23 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have the United States in his holy protection" - GW)
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To: George from New England; FatherofFive
Take all the parking garages and almost completely enclose them, keeping much of the salt air away from the supporting elements.

Should be easy enough to identify which 40+ years old buildings are structurally viable.

33 posted on 07/02/2021 7:23:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: BenLurkin

I live in a 40 year old concrete block construction condo in Florida. It is not in Miami and it is only two stories tall. In fact the town I live in does not allow high-rises. We have 110 buildings and they are constantly being updated, painted, reinforced. All the walkways are being replaced on the second story. The board plans for these repairs as much as possible. We did have an incident where someone fell asleep smoking and burn down their whole building which was 14 condos. The building had to be replaced and the owners relocated for about a year, and the association was under insured. We all had an assessment of $700 to pay for the replacement. However since that incident the association has upped our insurance and has agreed to their inspections for insurance every two years. We pay a monthly fee in which maintenance is budgeted for.
I am thinking what’s going to be found out about this building is that the people did not want to pay more maintenance fees. They didn’t do continuous maintenance and then when the problem got huge they couldn’t afford it. It would’ve cost about 100,000 or more per unit to fix their problem and they might’ve had to leave while it was being fixed. No one wants to do that.
The people who lived in the building let the maintenance slide and the inspectors for the county probably were bribed to leave it that way.


34 posted on 07/02/2021 7:26:11 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: BenLurkin

https://wsvn.com/news/local/crestview-towers-condo-in-north-miami-beach-being-evacuated-due-to-unsafe-conditions/

Looks like the city and county officials have some splainin’ to do.


35 posted on 07/02/2021 7:34:05 PM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Residential buildings in Japan are rarely over 30 years old. Their entire model is about new stuff.


36 posted on 07/02/2021 8:19:41 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: redshawk

Even along all coasts ya know? Condos proce drops, beach cottages price rise


37 posted on 07/02/2021 9:41:30 PM PDT by pangaea6
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To: dfwgator
Guess they’ll all have to move back to New York.

LOL!

38 posted on 07/03/2021 12:45:36 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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