Listen......... i have said it now........ and will say it again .....condos are shit ....... building ....i lived in one for 8 years ........nothing but rules........ and regs ..........unpaid board members........ barking ........and whining ......and making rules for their own egos ........because of their miserable ......lives and marriages .......and another .....thing is the money factor .....people are paying mortgages /taxes/insurances/HOA's/bills.....etc.........etc.....then assessments on top of all the financial shit ......and then ...........you are stacked on top of other people........ you have to deal with and some are just plain cunts ........assholes bastards of epic proportions ......i think condos are bad fucking designs and the only people that benefit is the bastards that bought the land ......you are in a human rat cage ,........but hey i could not wait to get out .......i like mine.........it was old condo .....but i have heard since ........they have been assessed too and it does not look good .......so fuck that ........glad i am gone .......and look at the Champlain towers......... ....they got fucked.....proper fucked an all ....... and could not afford the bills ........ and they paid the price .........with their lives .......as always....... the case is .....no one cares....... until someone dies !!! ..........then they take notice .....that's human nature for ya .....
Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials say
MIAMI (AP) — The swimming pool deck of a beachfront South Florida condominium that collapsed two years ago, killing 98 people, failed to comply with the original building codes and standards, with many areas of severe strength deficiency, federal investigators said Thursday.
Investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology gave an update on the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida, during a regular meeting of the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee. The town of Surfside is located just north of Miami Beach.
Besides design understrength, investigators reported signs of corrosion, misplaced reinforcement and the placement of heavier and additional plant containers on the deck than those in the original plans. These and other factors led to “ critically low margins against failure,” investigators said.
Experts have previously suggested problems with the pool deck might have led to the 40-year-old, 12-story building's collapse on June 24, 2021, but the NIST investigation is ongoing. Officials expect their technical work to be completed by next spring, with a report on the cause and any potential recommendations for updating codes, standards or practices to come in 2025.
- ADVERTISEMENT -As the investigation continues, developers are working to build a new structure on the site, despite calls from victims' family members to build a memorial at the location.
Dubai-based DAMAC International, which purchased the 1.8-acre (1-hectare) site for $120 million last year, submitted plans for a new condo building this week to the town of Surfside. The proposed building, designed by London-based Zaha Hadid Architects, includes 57 units, ranging in size from 4,000 to 9,000 square feet (360 to 810 square meters). The luxury building would include a business center, event space and two pools.
The proposal actually includes two variations for the building, depending on the final setback variance allowed for the site. One design features vertically aligned balconies, while the other includes tiered balconies that are set back as the floors go up. No prices have been listed for the units, but comparable residences in the area sell for over $1 million.
Since shortly after Champlain Towers South's collapse, family members of the victims and their supporters have called for a memorial to be placed on the site. Town officials have said they will dedicate space along a nearby street for a memorial, but some family members insist the memorial should be placed where people actually died.
Town officials still need to approve the new development plans
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