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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13899389/Florida-condo-Springbrook-Gardens-Fort-Lauderdale-collapses.html
Elderly Florida residents are being asked to immediately
leave their pricey condos behind as officials warn of
'structural problems' with the building's foundation.
Springbrook Gardens is pushing the 12 residents to to
evacuate by Friday - leaving many in distress as they
scramble to find a new place to stay.
Eviction notices have been plastered across the 18-unit
building after an engineer told the city's building
department that the foundations in one of the sections
are in bad condition and could collapse any time.
'Everybody was in shock. It hasn't hit me yet, it really
hasn't. [We were told] building is unsafe, get the hell
out,' said Warren Sackler, a retired New York professor.
The warning comes shortly after it was revealed that
faulty support columns in the tenant garage and pool
deck led to the collapse of Champlain Towers South,
Miami in 2021 - resulting in the death of 98 people.
. . .
They've been finding more and more such structures,
now that they're BOTHERING to check.
A LOT of these things were whipped-up FAST AND CHEAP
back in the late 70s thru 80s ... and various reports
say that "inspections" often involved an envelope
full of cash.
NOW ... the salt mist has penetrated all the supporting
columns and such and they're cracking to pieces. The
owners sometimes tried to just slap some plaster and
paint on the decaying supports - "See ! All fixed !" -
but really .....
The one that DID collapse (first) was "fixed" like that.
When it's support columns/foundations you really CAN'T
fix it ... gotta tear it all down and start over.
City pols - they didn't CARE how crappy these things
were. They saw 'prestige' and magnets for rich people
and the tax/biz revenue they'd bring. Likely most
are dead/senile at THIS point, so there's no getting
back at them.
Hate to say it, but that whole generation of condos,
esp ones kind right on the beach, are probably in
the same horrible condition now. The MONEY that's
gonna be involved moving (oft old) people and
tearing/rebuilding ... it's gonna be just INSANE.
Betcha mass quantities of lawyers are DROOLING.
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