“What this means, in practical terms, is that there are a lot of old buildings in Miami that might look good on the outside, but inside, they are barely standing. ‘It’s like cancer in the building, eating it from the inside,’ says one developer.” rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
“While renovating a South Beach hotel, one architect I know discovered the structural walls were so weak you could practically knock them down with a hammer.”
“A lawyer involved in redevelopment of an old structure on 5th Street told me the concrete wall was so soft that he could reach into it and grab a handful of sand.”
“After the collapse, the city of Miami’s building department also announced it will request citywide inspections of all buildings six stories or taller that are 40 years or older. More than a third of the 139 condo towers in Miami-Dade County were built between 1930 and 1979.”
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