Surfside collapse was slow-motion failure weeks in making, report says

Two columns that held up the building’s pool deck began to fail several weeks before the 2021 collapse, according to a new federal report.

'It is hallowed ground': After Florida's Surfside condo collapse, a developer snatched up the land at a bargain price. Now it can't sell a single unit

A new condo development on the site promised sky-high luxury. Instead, sales never got off the ground, while locals say the land carries a heavy legacy.
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Surfside building collapse: Search and rescue resumes after safety concerns

Members of a search and rescue team come off the site of the collapse after their shift in Surfside, Fla., June 30, 2021. Since the sudden collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South last week in ...

New findings reveal corrosion and design flaws behind Surfside collapse

Investigators, in new information released about the condo that collapsed five years ago, found "no evidence of any specific initiating event." ...
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“This building was already failing” - Why the Surfside collapse wasn’t sudden

The Surfside collapse wasn’t caused by a single moment. It was the result of structural weakening that accumulated over years ...

Surfside Condo Collapse Investigation

Take a deeper look as South Florida officials look into criminal charges and blame for the deaths caused when the Miami Dade ...
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The Tragedy That Changed the Florida Condo Market Forever

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It was the middle of a hot summer night in the Miami suburb of Surfside ...
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A Florida Condo Collapsed, Killing 98 People. The Cause Had Been Spreading for Weeks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A five-year-long investigation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Construction Safety Team ...

Surfside mayor halts construction near condo after families felt building shake: "I felt the shaking firsthand"

The vibrations, which were felt by residents in the 9300 block of Collins Avenue, have been linked to a Florida Department of Transportation street project associated with a new high-rise construction ...

Florida condo crisis deepens as 2,500 buildings show structural deterioration

A Florida report finds more than 2,500 residential buildings required deeper structural inspections, with 54 deemed "unsafe." ...
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Five Years After Surfside, New Federal Findings Confirm What Structural Intelligence Could Have Prevented

Five years to the day after the catastrophic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida claimed 98 lives, federal investigators have confirmed what many in the structural engineering and ...
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Surfside condo building was going through 40-year recertification before collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla. (WPTV) -- The 40-year-old Surfside, Florida, building that partially collapsed early Thursday morning was scheduled to undergo a recertification process this year. Dozens of association ...